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Name: Sister Light, Sister Dark
Author: Jane Yolen

📘 Sister Light, Sister Dark by Jane Yolen

Jenna grows on a rugged mountainside, mastering the warrior arts and the ancient lore taught by the mountain women. Amid her training, she discovers the most powerful magic: the ability to call forth her twin, Skada, from the depths of a mirror that reflects a land of light and shadow. Skada exists only in the moonlit shadows or the flicker of lamplight, a dark sister who complements Jenna’s light.

First publish date: 1988

Genre: Fantasy/Epic Fantasy

Authors: Jane Yolen

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