Ivan Frostbreather is on a quest. A beautiful firebird has been stealing apples from his father's garden, and Ivan is tasked with capturing the bird and stopping the theft. What he gets, though, is a talking wolf, a terrifying witch, a magical horse, and a prophecy that puts him right in the middle of a struggle for the very existence of the fae.
Now Ivan has to avoid being eaten by the witch, kill the unkillable, and rescue the woman who will be his bride.
I just couldn't finish this one. It took too bloody long, the pace was plodding, the quests, tasks etc. etc. etc. kept coming, the story kept circling while nothing significant happened. I got bored.