<DIV><DIV><DIV>Only a few weeks ago, Meg Morgan and her siblings went to England for the holidays—and found themselves in the middle of a fairy war. Now the war is over, but the battle for control of the fairies has just begun.</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>A mysterious painter named Gwidion appears at the Rookery, ready to give the children art lessons. But his real plans are far more sinister: He means to destroy the Guardian of the Green Hill, the woman who keeps the peace between fairies and humans.</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>Meg knows nothing of the evil artist's plans, but she is beginning to understand that she might be the only one who can become Guardian when her great-great aunt's time is over. Yet Meg is just a girl—surely she has plenty of time before she must decide whether she wants to take on such an enormous role.</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>Then someone she loves is stolen by fairies, and no one but Meg can get him back. . . .</DIV></DIV></DIV>