Buy it Now!
I found this book quite by accident while I was ordering things on the libraries web-site, not even really sure HoW I did that since I rarely do anything other than order what I'm planning and move on, but I'm really glad I did!
"The Faery Reel: Tales from the Twilight Realm" is a fascinating collection of fantasy from some of the top authors in the genre. Including two of my favorites, Charles de Lint and Neil Gaimen. The stories range from the more traditional, to set in modern cities, to adaptations of stories from places like Japan where you might not be accustomed to hearing stories from!
While I didn't fall in love with every story in the book, I did fall in love with quite a few of them, and I've found some new authors to read! I made a nice long list of authors, books, and other anthologies to read. I'll be ordering them one by one and sharing them with you!
It's hard to pick favorites among so many great stories, but here's a little bit about a few of them that stood out in my mind.
"CATNYP" by Delia Sherman tells the story of the fairies that live on the fringes of New York City. There's a fascinating adventure in the library that got my mind racing with ideas and possibilities! I have a fantasy story to tell about books of my own now. We'll see if it develops into anything readable.
"The Feary Handbag" by Kelly Link fascinated me because it wove together stories of the old world and the new.
"Never Never" by Burce Glassco takes a fun new look at the old story of Peter Pan and Captain Hook, this time from Hook's point of view!
"The Faery Reel" by Neil Gaiman is a poem that will make you want to get up and dance!
3 comments:
sounds really interesting! Thanks for sharing!
I love collections...it's how I tend to find new authors...I'll have to check & see if my library has this one...
That sounds like a fun book.
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