The King, the Sorceress, the Trickster . . . they are members of the Circle of Twelve, primal human archetypes whose powers are manifest in us all. Most people never meet the Twelve, except in books and movies-but they exist. Those who have the Sight, like young Bobbi Yandro, can speak with them at will. Bobbi does not will-but her own budding powers are beyond her control. And when she becomes the mistress of Shane, a black mustang with eyes like blue fire, a horse who is more than a horse, events sweep her into the very hands of the Twelve. . .Sounds good, huh? Given it's YA, I was impressed. Last year, I discovered the author, Nancy Springer, when I started hearing about her tremendous YA series called the Enola Holmes Mysteries (Sherlock Holme's younger sister). Which, of course, I gobbled up all three of them and then asked the Euless Library to order the last two - which they did. Ms. Springer writes pretty much in the YA genre and mysticality is always a strong theme. I have a few other of her books in my 2010 pledge so I'm eager to get those as well.
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