An Enchanted Sword in Abigaila And The Wolf Prince

A prince with an unclaimed ambition

Abigaila And The Wolf Prince by David Littlewood follows Prince Zayden, who dreams of heroism while an enchanted sword remains embedded in a tree near his father’s palace. An unusual wolf and an ancient prophet bring those dreams into contact with a specific task.

A princess faces dark forces, and helping her requires Zayden to claim the sword Neerwana. He must then travel through a magical portal. The familiar shape of an enchanted-weapon quest is grounded in the distance between wanting to be a hero and setting out to help someone.

Companions beyond the portal

An old soldier and the wolf accompany Zayden on the journey. Beyond its trials waits a witch from the Dark Lands, giving the quest an opposing force as well as a person to protect.

Readers interested in legends of magical swords can approach this story through what the weapon asks of its would-be bearer. Claiming it is connected with a responsibility rather than simply a reward for wishing. The companions and the portal expand the prince’s world beyond the palace where his ambitions began. The portal turns a distant ambition into an immediate commitment: Zayden must leave the palace behind and face the dangers attached to helping someone else.