pFrom Colin Meloy, lead singer of the Decemberists, and Carson Ellis, acclaimed illustrator of emThe Mysterious Benedict Societyem, comes the stunning third book in the emNew York Timesem bestselling fantasy-adventure series the Wildwood Chronicles.ppA young girl's midnight s ance awakens a long-slumbering malevolent spirit.... A band of runaway orphans allies with an underground collective of saboteurs and plans a daring rescue of their friends, imprisoned in the belly of an industrial wasteland.... Two old friends draw closer to their goal of bringing together a pair of exiled toy makers in order to reanimate a mechanical boy prince.... As the fate of Wildwood hangs in the balance.ppThe Wildwood Chronicles is a mesmerizing and epic tale, at once firmly steeped in the classics of children's literature and completely fresh at the same time. In this book, Colin Meloy continues to expand and enrich the magical world and cast of characters he created in emWildwoodem, while Carson Ellis on