The Way It Grows: an Introduction to Dvarsh, by Robert Stikmanz & Amanda Kimmerly, is a concise guidebook to Dvarsh, the constructed language and writing system created by Stikmanz as part of the world of his contemporary fantasy cycle, The Hidden Lands of Nod. Comparable to the Elvish tongues of Tolkien's Middle Earth, to Star Trek's Klingon, or Na'vi in James Cameron's Avatar, Dvarsh is a fully realized language that reflects and embodies the richly textured fictional society from which it springs. Including discussions of grammar, word formation, the writing system, a glossary of several hundred words, and elements of Dvarsh culture and history, The Way It Grows is a playful and imaginative textbook with which to begin exploring this ultimately unique contribution to fantasy linguistics.