Category: faerie tale

  • Some Kind of Fairy Tale

    By Graham Joyce Personal notes:  I may have found a new favorite author with this book.  I loved the gritty feel that this story has – the feel of this story is how I picture Tara’s description of viewing this reality after being away.  I loved the characters – especially Ritchie.  (Who doesn’t love a…

  • Dead and Gone

    By Charlaine Harris Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Ace Books, 2009 Genres: Mystery, fantasy, dark fantasy, contemporary fantasy, faerie tale, paranormal, paranormal mystery, romance, paranormal romance, vampire Series: Southern Vampire Mysteries (Sookie Stackhouse); 9 ISBN: 9780441017157 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 312 Setting: Bon Temps, LA Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: Werewolves and…

  • Bones of Faerie

    By Janni Lee Simner Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Random House, 2009 Genres: Fantasy, dark fantasy, faerie tale, dystopian Series: A sequel – Faerie Winter – is due to be published in April, 2011 ISBN: 9780375845635 Audience: Young adult Number of pages: 247 Setting: St. Louis, Missouri area Time period: About twenty years in…

  • Kin

    By Holly Black and Ted Naifeh (Illustrator) Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Graphix, c2008, 2009 Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, dark fantasy, urban fantasy, faerie tale Format: Graphic novel Series: The Good Neighbors; 1 ISBN: 9780439855655 Intended audience: Young adult Number of pages: 117 Setting: West City (USA) Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: When Rue…

  • Nevernever

    by Will Shetterly Place: Publisher & Year: Orlando: Magic Carpet Books, 2004 Genres: Fantasy, faerie tale, punk fantasy, urban fantasy Series: Sequel to Elsewhere, part of the Borderlands series edited by Terri Windling ISBN: 9780152052102 Intended audience: Young adult Number of pages: 226 Setting: Bordertown- the city which acts as a gateway between the realms…

  • Stardust

    By Neil Gaiman Place: Publisher, Year: New York : Spike, 1999 Genres: Fantasy, faerie tale ISBN: 0061142026 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 238 Setting: Wall, England and Faerieland Time  period: Victorian era Plot summary: Tristan Thorn begins his adventure through Faerieland with a promise to Victoria Forester, the young woman he wishes to marry. …