Destiny: A Story of the Fey

The Fey #0.5

by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Written as a prequel to Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s popular Fey saga, “Destiny” follows the Shapeshifter Solanda on Nye. The Black King wants her to use her special abilities on a job that will change the Fey forever. But Solanda wants to change the life of one child. Can she do both? Or should she do nothing at all?

“Destiny” by Kristine Kathryn Rusch first published in French as “Destin” in Toutes Les Fantasy, Hiver 2000-2001. First published in English in Creature Fantastic, edited by Denise Little, Daw Books, 2001.

International bestseller, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, has written seven novels in the world of the Fey. Published all over the world, the Fey novels have recently been rereleased in the United States as audio books by Audible.com. WMG Publishing will be releasing all seven existing Fey novels in 2011 and early 2012 in both trade paper and electronic editions. A new Fey novel is scheduled for the fall of 2012.

For more information about her work, go to kristinekathrynrusch.com.

Genres: Fantasy, Short Stories

120 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Kristine Kathryn Rusch is an award-winning mystery, romance, science fiction, and fantasy writer. She has written many novels under various names, including Kristine Grayson for romance, and Kris Nelscott for mystery. Her novels have made the bestseller lists –even in London– and have been published in 14 countries and 13 different languages.

Her awards range from the Ellery Queen Readers Choice Award to the John W. Campbell Award. In the past year, she has been nominated for the Hugo, the Shamus, and the Anthony Award. She is the only person in the history of the science fiction field to have won a Hugo award for editing and a Hugo award for fiction.

In addition, she's written a number of nonfiction articles over the years, with her latest being the book "A Freelancer's Survival Guide".

She has also published as:
Sandy Schofield (collaborations with husband Dean Wesley Smith)
Kristine Grayson - romances
Kathryn Wesley (collaborations with husband Dean Wesley Smith)
Kris Nelscott - mysteries
Kris Rusch - historical fiction
Kris DeLake - romances

Reviews

[Lois · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this short story because I quite enjoy Solanda in the series. Still I think it should be a short story before the 3rd book. As the start of the series it kinda is intriguing but confusing.

[Ken Finlay · Rating 2 out of 5]

Fey Shapeshifter Solandra wanders through the city of Nir, the Fey-captured capital of Nye, gathering intelligence.
It helps that she is a cat and the inhabitants have a fondness for felines.
For convenience she spends her down time with a local family - very handy for cat treats.
She is particularly fond of their young daughter, Esmerelda, who is a tomboy at heart but almost totally repressed by her parents.
The Black King's son, Rugar, wants Solandra to join him on a planned invasion of the Blue Isle but she's not having any of it.
But, various predictions about Solandra's destiny indicate that she should be packing her bags asap.
“Destiny”, a prequel to the 'Fey' series, is nicely done but just didn't draw me in.
2.5 Stars, brought back to 2 Stars.

[Justine Mailliot · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this book as I had previously read the whole Fey series, which I loved ! I do not say that the book is not good, just that it is not of much interest for the people who will have read the full series first. Even though, "Destiny: a story of the fey" was written after the last book of the Fey series, I would recommend to read it before reading the Fey series, as the story happens before the rest of the Fey series.

[Dion Cassidy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting getting a complete story from Solanda and a great reintroduction to the world of the Fey

[Harper Valentine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short and sweet I guess, I love the Fey books and was very eager to read this prelude to the Fey series, but it is only 40 pages long and then the rest is the start of Sacrifice, the first book in the series. so it is not worth the £12.99 it cost to buy - That said I did end up paying £30 for a paperback version of Resistance years ago, because it wasn't available to buy, but for that reason I felt a little cheated.
But the simple story of Solandra's days in Nye and the Vision playing out and showing her destiny is pre-written, or is it?

[Aerine · Rating 3 out of 5]

if I hadn't read the series, this would be uninteresting. there were a couple of anomalies: Solanda's relationship to rugar... fast read, not sure it was worth the money, would love to have had more of her backstory than a simple chapter.

[Mathew Walls · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty good, but very short and without any real stakes since we already know what happens to the characters. It also seems to contradict some of Solanda's established backstory a bit, but not in a major way.

[Dallas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love and parenting

A nice short story about the differences between caring and loving, freedom and being part of a family. All in a respite between conquering wars as a shapeshifter begins to wonder if her future is her choice or her fate.

[Christine · Rating 3 out of 5]

While it is not necessary to read the Fey series before reading this short story, it does help. Rusch is playing with the idea of a changeling in this short story.

[Reader Rick · Rating 3 out of 5]

Taken for granted.

This is a cute little yarn reminding us that we need to allow our kids to be kids. we should never stifle them and never leave them in doubt that they are loved.

[Christine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Loved getting back into the world of Fey, but wanted more from the story. Can't wait for her next novel-sized release.