THE STORY:
Walter Wangerin’s profound fantasy concerns a time when the sun turned around the earth and the animals could speak, when Chauntecleer the Rooster ruled over a more or less peaceful Kingdom. What the animals did not know was that they were the Keepers of Wyrm, a monster of evil long imprisoned beneath the earth…and Wyrm was breaking free.
THE AUTHOR:
With fans numbering in the millions, Walter Wangerin, Jr. is widely recognized as one of the most gifted writers on issues of faith and spirituality. Beginning with a renowned The Book of the Dun Cow, Wangerin’s career has encompassed almost every genre: fiction, essay, spirituality, children’s stories, and biblical exposition.
Wangerin has won the National Book Award, the New York Times Best Children’s Book of the Year Award for The Book of the Dun Cow and several Gold Medallions Awards, including best fiction awards for both The Book of God and Paul: A Novel.