Here's what people are saying about it:
"Combines deep knowledge of Faerie with a thoroughly entertaining plot."
"Combines deep knowledge of Faerie with a thoroughly entertaining plot."
-barnesandnoble.com
"An ingenious blend of fantasy, mythology, and hints of Shakespeare."
-amazon.com
"Pure magic. Like a modern version of Alice in Wonderland with a touch of Narnia."
-disincentive reviews
"Provides a tangible, closer-to-home fairytale feel... reads fast and leaves you hungry for more!"
-goodreads.com
"Will take you on your own journey from skepticism to wonder, and maybe, you'll find yourself believing in a world you didn't think could possibly exist."
-barnesandnoble.com
"Pulled me right in. Has that delicious thrill... reminds you why you started reading fantasy in the first place."
-goodreads.com
Synopsis:
Once, there was civil war in Faerie...
But that was a long time ago – so long ago that even the few Fayborn who know who they are can't be sure what really happened, or what it was all about. They have to piece together their history from whatever scraps of distorted truth they can find here on earth, in Exile. Although no accurate record of Faerie or the Fay can be made in the mortal realm, many Fayborn believe in the Restoration, the chance of returning to an unbroken Faerie, a Faerie made new.
Petra Godfellow – descendent of Robin Goodfellow, legendary Advisor and Royal Jester to Oberon, the Fairy-King – is the key. If James Oberon, Faerie's true-blooded heir, can convince her to bow the knee, he can use her homage to forge a spell restoring his kingdom. There's just one catch: if she does, she becomes James Oberon's sworn servant. Forever.
Petra doesn't know any of this. She doesn't want to know. And no matter who tries to warn her about it – her aunt, her godfather, her university professor – all she wants is to have a good start to her four years at Lightfoot College. She's sure there's a more rational explanation for James Oberon's ongoing harassment of her family, convinced that the increasingly... uncanny... abduction attempts her friends have so far defended her from are not as extraordinary as they seem. James Oberon and his right-hand man Wormsworth might be crazy, but they certainly aren't fairies. And neither is she. The very idea is ridiculous, impossible.
...Right?
Petra doesn't know any of this. She doesn't want to know. And no matter who tries to warn her about it – her aunt, her godfather, her university professor – all she wants is to have a good start to her four years at Lightfoot College. She's sure there's a more rational explanation for James Oberon's ongoing harassment of her family, convinced that the increasingly... uncanny... abduction attempts her friends have so far defended her from are not as extraordinary as they seem. James Oberon and his right-hand man Wormsworth might be crazy, but they certainly aren't fairies. And neither is she. The very idea is ridiculous, impossible.
...Right?
