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Orson Scott Card’s *Enchantment* transposes the classic Sleeping Beauty tale into a richly imagined fantasy. The story follows Ivan, who first encounters the dormant princess Katerina in the Carpathian woods as a boy and later, as an American graduate student, returns to his homeland to awaken her and face a time‑bound menace. Card weaves romance, adventure, and cultural conflict across ages, creating a unique narrative that blends traditional motifs with original twists.
First publish date: 1984
Genre: Fantasy/Historical Fantasy
Authors: Orson Scott Card
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