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Lud-in-the-Mist, the capital city of the small country Dorimare, is a port at the confluence of two rivers, the Dapple and the Dawl. The Dapple has its origin beyond the Debatable Hills to the west of Lud-in-the-Mist, in Fairyland. In the days of Duke Aubrey, some centuries earlier, fairy things had been looked upon with reverence, and fairy fruit was brought down the Dapple and enjoyed by the people of Dorimare. But after Duke Aubrey had been expelled from Dorimare by the burghers, the eating of fairy fruit came to be regarded as a crime, and anything related to Fairyland was unspeakable. Now, when his son Ranulph is believed to have eaten fairy fruit, Nathaniel Chanticleer, the mayor of Lud-in-the-Mist, finds himself looking into old mysteries in order to save his son and the people of his city.

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If you don't have the book or can't find it here is a link to a PDF!

http://www.eithin.com/texts/Lud-in-th...

Just read the first chapter.

I've just read up to chapter 6. The story is starting to grow on me. I think it was the descriptions of places and things that threw me off a little bit.

that Willy Wisp and that fiddler guy are very suspicious.

I need to start this soon! I’m almost finished with some sci-fi books and once I’m done I’ll read this one!

Is Dr Leer the good guy or the bad guy? This story gets better as i read it! Is anyone else reading this story?

Yes, I will be soon. I have a few scifi reads I'm finishing up before I join you! :D

Cool. Just an fyi, it's a little suspenseful towards the 75 % mark.

I was kind of on the fence about whether or not I wanted to read this book; it was actually the list of Mirrlees' close friends (TS Eliot, Katharine Mansfield, Virginia Woolf, WB Yeats, etc) that piqued my interest. I'm glad I read it-- I didn't find it to be particularly outstanding as far as storylines go, but it was a very pleasant read and some of the nature descriptions were beautiful. It was a perfect read for a lazy summer afternoon, sitting in my sunny garden with my cats.

I liked how an absent father turned into a great father when he went to rescue his children. That was the best part for me.

I am glad the book ended well, Shannon.

shannon wrote: "I liked how an absent father turned into a great father when he went to rescue his children. That was the best part for me."

I liked that, too. It took a lot to light that spark, but once he got started there was no stopping him.

Agreed. Lol