Feist is the author of a well known fantasy trilogy that I read waaaay back when I was at school. This book however was something of a surprise as the story takes place in modern day America. Having said that, he obviously did a massive amount of research into Celtic folklaw while writing and incorporates it into the story in a fascinating and riveting read. The years that I lived in Scotland (with a landlord who really did believe in faeries, and travelled Ireland gave a fairly thorough knowledge of the genre.
If you like faerietales, and by that I mean traditional (a couple of hundred years ago the world of faerie is a scary scary thing to be avoided at all costs and they were considered creatures to be feared, not cute little walt disney characters), then this book is for you.
Me? One of my all time faves. Seriously 5 star.
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