Feyguard Books 1-3

Feyguard #1-3

by Anthea Sharp

The Feyland series continues, where high-tech gaming opens a portal to the treacherous Realm of Faerie. This collection features over 800 pages of adventure, gaming, faerie magic, and a touch of romance. Plus two bonus short stories!

SPARK - Pro gamer Spark Jaxley risks everything to journey deep into the Realm of Faerie to save a computer hacker, only to find out he doesn't want to be rescued...

ROYAL - When a new girl attends Crestview High, Roy Lassiter can't help being drawn to her, but she carries a dark secret that could destroy his world.

MARNY - Marny Fanalua heads to the big city, glad to leave the creepy magic of the Realm of Faerie behind, but discovers there's no escape from Feyland...

Bonus story 1 - Brea’s Tale: Arrival - Find out a bit more about the mysterious Brea and how she came into the mortal world.

Bonus story 2 - Trinket - Another short adventure in the game of Feyland, featuring a new character, Violet.

Genres: Fantasy, Fae

636 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 6, 2016

About the author

Growing up, Anthea Sharp spent her summers raiding the library shelves and reading, especially fantasy. She now makes her home in the Pacific Northwest, where she writes, plays the fiddle, hangs out in virtual worlds, and spends time with her small-but-good family. Contact her at antheasharp@hotmail.com, follow her on twitter, find her on facebook (http://www.facebook.com/AntheaSharp), and visit her website.

Reviews

[Linda Burchfield · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sad for them to be over

Well be 3 is over, Marney, was great book just like the other two! I so enjoyed the three some! Young teenagers will really enjoy reading your wonderful books. Since I work around young people I really have an inkling as to what type of books most of them look for and this collection is right on the money! I look forward to reading more of your books Ms. Sharpe and I can guaranty I will refer your books to the great students at my school.

[Marcelo · Rating 4 out of 5]

The first two books are very good. But Marny didn't start well me. I think the story was very slow until chapter 13 or so. After that, it got as good as I expected and just as good as the other books which I really liked.

[Myla L A · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good Gaming meets Magic

Gaming meets fae magic and this continues the story of our heroes in the first 3 series. It has a cool gaming world, magic, action, romance, and nice world building.

[Arielle Pettis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing!

I can’t even describe how amazing this second half of Feyland was without spoilers.... all I can say is it’s worth the read, and I can’t wait to find out what is next to come!! Both for the Feyguard and now Violet.

[Dingle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very immersive experience

Good, fast pace. Author doesn't get caught in gaming details. Too many late nights still reading. It keeps your attention for as long as possible.

[Lesley · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've just finished 'The Feyguard' trilogy by Anthea Sharp. I think it was a 99p box set for Kindle, and it wasn't until I'd started that I realised there was a whole other trilogy before this one, so I had to slip into the stories sort of midway. In the end that didn't matter as the author provided enough back story ( and not in a really annoying way). If you like YA fantasy with bits of romance (I can tolerate it) this author is a reasonable read. Not mind blowing literature, but the plot holds you and rolls along at a good, adventure story pace. The characters are well drawn and I enjoyed spending some time in their company. I probably wouldn't go out of my way to read more, but for books on special offer, these are worth a read.

[Amber · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is a great series if you like fantasy. it deals with the Fey. fairies, etc. love the characters

[Pat Raab · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series just keeps getting better! With new characters, great storylines, and lots of action. I liked that there was more interaction with Feyland and different adventures on several levels. Some scary stuff too, though.

[Linda Rout · Rating 5 out of 5]

Faery Fantasy series

This is the second series of Feyland the continued story line from the Feyland series. More details about the Feyguard a story about the sub characters that were part of the original series.

[Pippa P. · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have done it again: I bought a book based on an interesting description and cover, only to discover that it refers to events that have already happened and that it is several books on in a series. In searching further, I found that the first three books in the series are grouped as “Feyland” and the second three as “Feyguard”. This set was a joy to read and I have already bought the first set so that I can find out how the characters came to be in the situations in which they find themselves.

The set of three books (with two short stories thrown in for good measure) is set sometime in the near future, where anti-gravity units allow motorcars, skateboards and other modes of transport to fly. The gaming industry is being swept away by Virtumax’s new game and platform called FullD, an immersion unit comprising a headset and gloves which allows the player to interact with the game environment in a way which makes her or him feel that the game-world is real (much like the 3D systems being developed and sold currently). The game is based closely on the world of Faerie, an all-too-real world which exists alongside the human world but which touches it at points and allows crossovers. It becomes apparent through the stories that these crossovers, although dangerous for each side, are necessary for the existence of both worlds - the Faerie needing the power provided by the life and faith of humans; the human world needing the magic, imagination and energy of the fey to brighten an otherwise dull world. The Feyguard are those who watch the borders of the Faerie realm, particularly where it crosses over by means of Feyland, Virtumax’s game, to ensure that unauthorised crossings from either side do not endanger either world.

The first novel tells the story of Spark Jaxley, a celebrity gamer who is part of the Feyguard. She is approached by one of the Elder Fey to warn her that a young hacker, trying to make his way in the human world by hacking games and selling illegal codes and cracks to other gamers, has been pulled into the service of the Dark Court, the night side of Feyland. Aran is charged by the Dark Queen to use his hacking skills to open wider the crack between Faerie and the real world so that the Dark Court can escape into the world to gather power and wreak havoc. Spark manages to track Aran down, but he refuses her offer of help, thinking that his work for the Dark Queen will bring him the success he has been trying to achieve. Spark is left to battle the incursion of the Dark Court into the human world and trying to convince Aran to undo what his work.

The second novel deals with Royal Lassiter, the young man who is searching for a place where he belongs. He is the son of Virtumax’s CEO, is good-looking, does well at school but is trying to find out who he is and where he belongs. Having dealt with some issues and personality quirks (covered in an earlier story), he has started to make a place for himself as a part of the Feyguard, and with their friendship, is starting to carve his own place in the world. And then he meets Brea. Brea is an agent sent by the Dark Queen into the mortal world to bring human captives to the Dark Realm. She is fearful of everything, far from home, and bound to accomplish a task which no one expects her to complete. When she meets Roy and the rest of the Feyguard, she thinks she has found a group who are open to her magic who could easily be brought to the Dark Queen. She has not reckoned on falling for Roy.

Marny Fanalua, a satellite member of the Feyguard, is the subject of the third novel. She is on her way to start a summer internship with corporate giant, Intertech, the communication specialist. Meanwhile, a young local entrepreneur, Nyx Spenser, has discovered that his game-time in Feyland can bring surprising rewards in the real world and is looking to use this to create a business where people can relax in forests, meadows and other supernaturally natural settings which bridge the two realms. What Nyx does not realise is the dangers that this is inviting, and he puts his sister, Emmie, in danger, along with himself and Marny when they have to go to rescue her.

These three books, and the short stories that accompanied them, bring a magic of their own to the reader. Ms Sharp has crafted an beautiful blend of magic, adventure, science-fiction, soap opera and romance to bring to life worlds and characters which will captivate readers and leave them wanting more. Her descriptions are vivid and detailed. Her characters are people that one could imagine meeting and getting on with in real life. Each book builds on what has gone before and has hints and portents of what might follow in the future, so that there are no surprises such as the deux ex machina.

Her research on the mythology of Faerie has been detailed and quite extensive, as has been her work in adapting this to a form which allows the series to gel. In particular, what caught my attention was the description of the gaming side. As a gamer of several years myself (not to any great degree, I’m embarrassed to say) I was able to recognise the multi-player and massively multi-player style environments, the questing engines, and the descriptions of the graphics displays. I also recognised the descriptions of the fanbases and the conferences which is so much a part of that world. It was fascinating to see how easily Ms Sharp had threaded her fantasy worlds through those parts of the real world to make a magical story that resonated on so many levels.

The only problem I had with these books was the almost too-perfect nature of the relationships that inevitably developed between the main character and the supporting character in each book. It did become a little predictable, and the outcome hinted at people who were so devotedly in love that nothing would ever change between them, could ever come between them, or mar their relationship. As much as I want to believe in the magic of such a world, my time in this world has shown that this is not the case; people are not that perfect or noble, and while this gives people hope that such love can exist, it does not provide resources to mend a relationship or work through issues when our human imperfections get in the way.

However, I loved these books and am looking forward to reading “Feyland”.