The Sleep of Stone
Louise Cooper
DAW Books, 1991
ISBN:0-88677-555-8 (paperback)
Born of Ancient Magic.... Ghysla was one of the Old Folks - shapeshifters and wielders of magic -
the last of her kind. She lived in the forest far from the dangers of humankind, content with her
solitary existence, until she glimpsed Prince Anyr. Anyr's bravery and kindness touched her heart,
and she vowed to win his love. But Ghysla dared not reveal her true form to Anyr for fear of
frightening him, so she visited her beloved in the forms of the wild and beautiful creatures of the
wood. Anyr was enchanted, and as Ghysla accompanied her Prince through filed and forest, she
became convinced that he returned her love though she had never revealed her true nature to
him.
When Sivorne, Anyr's betrothed, arrived for their wedding day, Ghysla was filled with despair. In
desperation, she cast the ancient spell known as the sleep of stone over Sivorne,
determined to assume Sivorne's likeness and take her place at the altar. But what would she do
when Anyr, who loved Sivorne deeply, found out that he hadn't married the woman he's waited a
lifetime for? Indeed that he had not married a human woman at all?
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