The Black Fairy and The Dragonfly: Escape From The Dark Queen

by Paul G. Day

After escaping the Dark Queen, Lilly wrestles with strange dreams as she tries to figure out what role she is to play in her ever expanding world. Queen Eglarth herself has recovered and now seeks revenge. But when Lilly meets the fabled creatures of the Mystical Mountains, she learns secrets which will dramatically alter her course and change her world forever.

138 pages, Paperback

First published January 8, 2013

About the author

I write books designed to thrill, to inspire, to make the reader think, but most of all to get the reader to connect. I have adopted a classic style that in some ways harks back to the writing of yesteryear, yet is current and accessible.

Reviews

[Kurt Springs · Rating 3 out of 5]

This review was originally published on Kurt's Frontier.

Synopsis:

Lilly is a very rare fairy. She is born a black fairy with black skin and white hair. She is unusual and different. This frightens the fairy elders. They refuse her a name and her parents leave fairy society with her. When her parents die, she is left an outcast. Although lonely, without fairy friends, she is not without friends. She is befriended by most of the creatures of the forest, especially dragonflies. When the fairies disappear, Lilly sets out on quest with her dragonfly friends to find them and finders herself face to face with the Dark Queen of Charms.

Once Lilly escapes the Dark queen, she visits the King of Frogs and Queen of Grasshoppers. She seeks the mystical people who live with the crystal sphere she remembers from dreams. However, the Dark Queen of Charms has recovered from her defeat and wants revenge. The conflict will require cunning, strength, and some help from her friends.

Review:

This is two story rolled into one: Search for the Lost Fairies and Escape from the Dark Queen of Charms. Paul G. Day has written and interesting fantasy story. It is listed for a young adult audience, and the themes and action suggest this is the right category. My primary criticism would be the lack of dialogue. Much of the story is exposition, meaning mostly description, and what dialogue there is is often almost childlike with tendency to being repetitive and singsongy.

Lilly is an intriguing heroine. As a black fairy, she is an outcast, but when captured by the Dark Queen of Charms, her fist instinct, the instinct she follows, is to save them. This tale has the elements of a coming of age story as Lilly must grow into her powers.

[Janice Spina · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is part two of the Black Fairy, Lilly, and her adventures. This is a creative and imaginative story that will capture your heart over the courage and perseverance of such a small creature as a fairy. Lilly is different from the other fairies because of her color and is not accepted by her own kind. She is adopted by some kindly dragonflies who give her a home. Lilly must face some obstacles and the evil Queen Eglarth. Will she be able to help her fellow fairies and other woodland creatures? Read this fascinating story and find out.

Middle grade children and older as well as adults will enjoy reading this wonderful tale filled with adventure, emotion and good against evil. I highly recommend this series.

[Chris The Story Reading Ape · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great sequel to 'The Black Fairy and the Dragonfly' in which Lilly not only escapes the evil Dark Queen and meets fabled creatures from the Mystic Mountains, she also befriends someone even smaller than herself and learns the secret of the Dark Queens strangely shaped Minions.

But this is not all, there are still tasks to be performed, secrets to discover and mighty battles to be fought.

Thank you Mr. Day for a great, and inspirational, two book saga.

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[Gigi Sedlmayer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic Fairy story

I first read the eBook “Star Child, the cosmic birth” by Paul Day. Since l loved it very much and liked his writing and style and the second book is not out yet, I bought, a kindle version as well, and started to read “The Black Fairy and the Dragonfly”.

As much as I loved the Star Child, I loved that one. Magical black Fairy and her best friends the dragonflies.

Since she was born as a black Fairy, she was not welcome in the Fairy Kingdom and was not given a name. And when her parents died, she was an outcast. But shortly after she made friends with Dragonflies and they invited her to come to their Kingdome. Spending time there and they giving her the name Lilly, she suddenly encountered strange dreams, dreams... well, I will stop here, because I really don’t want to spoil the amazing and great story about the black Fairy.

I really can’t wait to read on, the second book in the series, “The Black Fairy and the Dragonfly: Escape from the Dark Queen”.

I recommend that book, not only for children, for older and the young at heart, as I am one of them.

Thank you Paul for a great and magical story.

[Caitlin (Bend the Bookshelf) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read : Mar 2016 / 3 stars