Moon currants grow only in wetlands on Uma, home to the Foren (who we meet in the Tales of Moerden Book 2). Moon currants thrive in areas of boggy ground where rivers and streams approach larger bodies of water. The plants grow on small hummocks in the wetland: yellow flowers appear in early spring, and berries form before summer. Borne on vertical stems, the berries often appear to hang suspended over the hummock, and seem to glow with reflected sunlight on a sunny afternoon

In Moerden, the best place to find a bojert is in the Darjugan River Canyon. They scavenge dead animals and also hunt for live food, and will even attack a human if they think they can win.

The land of Moerden, where Follow the Shadows is set, almost built itself. I didn’t know much about it before Marise Leeson got dropped on a steep unstable mountain slope. I knew it was a place where dragons lived, which suggests caves, but the rest was still hidden from me. Finding out more about it was like visiting a brand new landscape and fearlessly exploring.

River flowing through mountain canyon Central to the story of Marise Leeson and her adventure in Moerden, the Darjugan River flows from the north through the coastal mountain range and desert of Moerden, turning southwest when it nears the coast. For much of its length, the river flows at the bottom of a deep canyon that it has carved out over the eons. The water goes underground in places and has produced many cave systems. Where the river changes course, caves are left dry

Where exactly is the fantasy world of Moerden that Marise Leeson travels to in Follow the Shadows and in The Tales of Moerden Book 2?

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