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Journey through Lent with the insight and imagination of the Oxford Inklings - a group of writers who reshaped Christian thought and storytelling in the twentieth century. Drawing on the work of some of the Inklings’ most well-known members, C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, as well as friends of the Inklings such as Dorothy Sayers and T.S. Eliot, Wardrobes and Rings explores through their eyes a faith which is tinged with seriousness, creativity and joy.

Princess Taoshira is appalled when she is ordered to marry Prince Ramil ac Burinholt in order to unite their lands. And Ramil's not too pleased either. They hate each other on sight. So when she and Ramil are kidnapped, they fear there's no escape - either from their kidnappers or from each other. Can they put aside their differences long enough to survive ambush, unarmed combat, brainwashing, and imprisonment?

Magical Mallins Wood is under threat from developers. Unknown to everyone but the members of the top-secret Society for the Protection of Mythical Creatures, the wood is the home of the last gorgon, a creature so deadly she can kill with a look. Col's difficult mother is the gorgon's Companion - a human with a special bond with the gorgon - and she's determined to save it. So determined that she'll allow the evil shape-shifter Kullervo to help her, even if it means having to sacrifice her son to him. But Kullervo wants more than to help the gorgon.

Connie is a member of the Society for the Protection of Mythical Creatures and the only one who can talk to animals and the mythical creatures she has vowed to protect. But now something dark is calling her, giving her a dangerous power. When her strange behavior means Connie is rejected by the secret society, she runs away and finds solace among the wounded mythical creatures the Society and the world have long since forgotten. But even here, she can't block out the dark voice in her head. Who is it and where does it come from?

Connie is the world’s last Universal–the only person who can communicate with all creatures; the only person who can keep peace between humans and the hidden mythical beings being destroyed by pollution. But the shapeshifter Kullervo craves her power. He wants to wipe out humanity. During a long, hot summer, as the sun beats down and the earth gets dryer, Kullervo prepares for war. The serpent-like chimera is just one part of his frightening army.

Flame-haired Thorn is taken, as a child, into the blood-thirsty service of the priests of Hollin. Her life looks set for a quick death as she has no skills to save her. Then chance intervenes, and she is made prisoner in Brigard and brought before King Ramil's son, Lagan for judgement. What is Lagan to make of the bitter girl standing before him? Little does he know that his path is now bound with hers. Through mountains, over seas, and on the battlefield, their choices will decide the destiny of three nations. It is just a shame that Thorn hates him, and he distrusts her.