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A Chimerical World
A Chimerical World: Tales of the Unseelie Court
The Fey have been with us since the beginning, sometimes to our great joy but often to our detriment. Usually divided (at least by us silly humans) into two courts, the second volume of A Chimerical World focuses on the Unseelie Court: the court we humans seem to view as the "evil" faeries. But "good" and "evil" are human concepts and as alien to the Fey as their mindsets are to us. Inside you will find 19 stories that delve into the world of the faeries of the Unseelie Court, from authors both established and new, including Michael Shimek, Deedee Davies, and Nick Bryan. But don't be surprised if these faeries decide to play with their food.
Stories included in Tales of the Unseelie Court:
In Plain Sight by Rebecca Leo
The Wunderhorn by David Turnbull
Treehouse by Kim Smith
I'll Watch Over You by Angeline Trevena
The Enemy of my Enemy by Deedee Davies
Maestro by Nicholas Paschall
Prey of the Boggart by Rony Blechman
Fear of Little Men by Mike Pieloor
Faerie Stories and the Bean Nighe by Carmen Tudor
Gifts by Michael Shimek
Djinn and Tonic by S. Clayton Rhodes
The Bet by Jodi Ralston
The Fool and his Money by Nick Bryan
The Yielding by J. A. Ironside
The Tamer of Beasts by Doug Blakeslee
The Last Sword of Barrow Thorns by Matthew A. Timmins
The Rose and the Dragon by Steven S. Long
The Brothers Doran by John A. McColley
Wonderland by Stephanie Jessop
Be sure to also see A Chimerical World: Tales of the Seelie Court, for more tales of the Fey!
Stories included in Tales of the Unseelie Court:
In Plain Sight by Rebecca Leo
The Wunderhorn by David Turnbull
Treehouse by Kim Smith
I'll Watch Over You by Angeline Trevena
The Enemy of my Enemy by Deedee Davies
Maestro by Nicholas Paschall
Prey of the Boggart by Rony Blechman
Fear of Little Men by Mike Pieloor
Faerie Stories and the Bean Nighe by Carmen Tudor
Gifts by Michael Shimek
Djinn and Tonic by S. Clayton Rhodes
The Bet by Jodi Ralston
The Fool and his Money by Nick Bryan
The Yielding by J. A. Ironside
The Tamer of Beasts by Doug Blakeslee
The Last Sword of Barrow Thorns by Matthew A. Timmins
The Rose and the Dragon by Steven S. Long
The Brothers Doran by John A. McColley
Wonderland by Stephanie Jessop
Be sure to also see A Chimerical World: Tales of the Seelie Court, for more tales of the Fey!
422 pages, Paperback
First published February 6, 2014
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April 4, 2015
I have two books of A Chimerical World, Seelie and Unseelie, but somehow I found myself drawn to read this one first. Does that mean I have some affinity for the frightening side of fae? I’m not sure. But what I found was a really cool collection of radically different tales, and a really great read.
The stories are fun, intriguing, surprising, and all with secrets hidden in the dark. These fae are cruel and manipulative, huge and powerful, tiny and strange. Rebecca Leo’s In Plain Sight draws the reader straight in with mystery hiding behind a New Orleans parade. Innocent fairytales morph into Orwellian darkness in David Turnbull’s The Wunderhorn. Quietly scary horror invades Treehouse by Kim Smith. And Britain’s hallowed shores prove of source of many twisted myths and terrors. Fear of Little Men by Mike Pileoor offers a perfect blend of Victorian gothic and steampunk in the middle of the book. But Carmen Tudor’s haunting Faerie Stories and the Bean Nighe is surely my favorite. You’ll find grim humor, classic accents, horror, magic and fun in this collection, something for everyone with any turn of interest in chimerical strangeness. But be aware, by the end you’ll hear a voice crying, “Run... They’re coming,” and you’d better obey.
Disclosure: I hosted one of the authors during a blog tour and was delighted to get a chance to get a free ecopy of the book.
The stories are fun, intriguing, surprising, and all with secrets hidden in the dark. These fae are cruel and manipulative, huge and powerful, tiny and strange. Rebecca Leo’s In Plain Sight draws the reader straight in with mystery hiding behind a New Orleans parade. Innocent fairytales morph into Orwellian darkness in David Turnbull’s The Wunderhorn. Quietly scary horror invades Treehouse by Kim Smith. And Britain’s hallowed shores prove of source of many twisted myths and terrors. Fear of Little Men by Mike Pileoor offers a perfect blend of Victorian gothic and steampunk in the middle of the book. But Carmen Tudor’s haunting Faerie Stories and the Bean Nighe is surely my favorite. You’ll find grim humor, classic accents, horror, magic and fun in this collection, something for everyone with any turn of interest in chimerical strangeness. But be aware, by the end you’ll hear a voice crying, “Run... They’re coming,” and you’d better obey.
Disclosure: I hosted one of the authors during a blog tour and was delighted to get a chance to get a free ecopy of the book.
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