Pocket Star, New York, 2003, 1^st/1^st.  ISBN 0-7434-5631-9.  MMPB, 436 pages.  Unread copy; pages lightly tanned.  Cover art by Rowena Morrill.  ‘For Seavy County is home to not just animal life, but to fantasy life as well:  mythical creatures long vanished from the rest of the planet. ... The Buckingham family has protected the hidden wonders of Seavy County for generations.  Forty years ago, Lyssa Buckingham’s father lost his life doing just that.  Lyssa fled …  With her ten-year-old daughter, Emily, in tow, she has come home at last, just as the malignant forces that killed her father are gathering strength once more.’ (from rear wrap)