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Unregistered User
(8/19/03 2:59 pm)
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One of my favorites
The Borderlands series by Terri Windling and others. Good luck finding them except in second hand bookstores or maybe through abebooks or amazon.com. They're worth the effort. They opened my eyes to urban faerie (which wasn't really a genre yet), along with Emma Bull's "War For The Oaks," another great book who's author, unfortunately, has yet to top it.
Laurell K. Hamilton's "A Kiss of Shadows" and "A Caress of Twilight" are interesting takes on an alternate Los Angeles where the Fey are known and accepted (somewhat) by regular society, kind of like her vampires in her other Anita Blake series. It follows the adventures of a private detective who is also a Faerie Princess of the Unseelie court. Hamilton's stories contain much eroticism, which doesn't bother me, but might not be everyone's cup of tea, so be warned.
Cecilia Dart-Thornton's Bitterbynde trilogy is supposed to be an excellent series on a more traditional high fantasy style, about a magical world populated by the Fey, the Seelie, Unseelie, etc. Haven't read it yet, but the reviews make me want to.
Tithe, mentioned here before, deserves to be mentioned again. Great book about a girl who is less normal than she thought. Classic young adult faerie novel.
Two more hard to find but very good urban faerie novels are "The Glove of Maiden's Hair" by Michael Jan Friedman, and the excellent "Street Magic" by Michael Reeves. I was always sorry Reeves didn't continue in this vein. Anyway, two lost nuggets.
There is also Mercedes Lackey's "A Knight of Ghost and Shadows," and her Serrated Edge series, co-authored by others. If you can deal with Lackey's sometimes overwrought style and predictable stories, these might entertain you.
As has been noted here, there are many more, and some I see listed by others I'll have to check out. These were ones I thought to mention off the top of my head...
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Kerrie
Moderator
(8/19/03 4:48 pm)
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Healing with the Fairies Oracle Cards- artists...
There is a deck of cards, with the above title, and a guide by Doreen Virtue. Here are some of the artists included:
The Art of
Jeffrey K. Bedrick
Nancy Chien-Eriksen
Gail
Gastfield
Kylie
InGold
COREY WOLFE ILLUSTRATION
Amy Brown is also included, as well as Christine Kloss, Karen Krangel, and Diana Stanley.
Dandelion wishes,
Kerrie
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Rosemary
Lake
Registered User
(8/19/03 8:06 pm)
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Re: Faeries
Patricia C. Wrede's SNOW WHITE AND ROSE RED
Mercedes Lackey, a small book whose title I've forgotten.
These both have mortal girls visiting back and forth to the Faerie reality and marrying into the Faery royalty.
R.
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Terri
Registered User
(8/19/03 11:42 pm)
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Re: Faeries
Kerrie, I'm not doing a full list of artists (or art books) -- there was just a place in the Introduction where I mentioned a few besides the Frouds who have done faery work, mostly Charles Vess and the illustrators Jane suggested. As a YA fiction anthology, I'm more focused on contemporary faery fiction, so art is just mentioned briefly. Nonetheless, thanks for all these links -- it's always nice to see new work.
And thanks everyone for your suggestions of titles to put on the "Further Reading" list of faery novels, which we're putting at the back of the book. I haven't used all of them (Laurell K. Hamilton is too adult for a YA list, for instance), but I've used many of them. (Nav, thanks for the reminder about Cecelia Dart-Thorton.) I've turned the list in now, so I hope there weren't *too* many good books we've forgotten.
The anthology itself, The Faery Reel, which Ellen Datlow and I edited for Viking and which Charles Vess is illustrating, will be out in 2004. It's got some great stories by Pat McKillip, Tanith Lee, Greg Frost, Emma Bull, Kelly Link, Holly Black, Nina Hoffman, Hiromi Gotto, Delia Sherman, Jeff Ford, and others, as well as poetry from Charles de Lint and Neil Gaiman. Lordy, there are a lot of good writers in the fantasy field. Even after nearly 25 years in this genre, it still amazes me sometimes.
Edited by: Terri at: 8/19/03 11:49 pm
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janeyolen
Registered User
(8/20/03 8:12 am)
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Re: Faeries
Is that the anthology I have "Green Boy" in? Or is that a different one?
Jane
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Heidi
Anne Heiner
ezOP
(8/20/03 9:08 am)
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Re: Faeries
Jane,
Your "Greenkid" has place of honor as the first story in Terri's new "Swan Sister" collection which is in bookstores now. I think that is the story you asked about, but don't want to assume.
Here's the link on Amazon to see the cover image if you are interested:
www.amazon.com/exec/obido...lalufairyt
Heidi
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janeyolen
Registered User
(8/20/03 10:02 am)
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Re: Faeries
Silly me--"Greenkid" (I am in Scotland and my brains are mush.) Thanks. Bet I have a copy ofn the book back home!
Jane
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Terri
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(8/21/03 1:40 am)
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Re: Faeries
Yes, "Greenkid" is in the newly-released anthology Swan Sister, for Middle Grade readers (Simon & Schuster). The Faery Reel is for YA readers (Viking), and is a sequel of sorts to our anthology The Green Man. We sent you an invitation to it, but didn't get a story from you for this particularly book. >Sigh.< Midori didn't send us one either. >Another sigh.< Ah well, perhaps the next one...
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inkgypsy
Unregistered User
(8/21/03 1:14 pm)
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3 more..
Steel Rose by Kara Dalkey
Great for YA - university student stumbles on Faerieland - accepts a gift without realizing the full extent of the price and is caught between Seelie and Unseelie Courts
Faerie Tale by Raymond E. Feist
Darker side of Faerie spills into our modern world, particularly with Puck and the Wild Hunt - teens love this one
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
London below and London above.. - the book on tape is good too
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Rebecca
Unregistered User
(8/21/03 4:09 pm)
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fairy tale art
Hi Terri-
Ron McCutchan told me of your posting.
I am an illustrator(www.rebeccaguay.com)
I have done lots and lots of work in the Fantasy gaming industry,as well as a great deal of work for DC comics,and many fantasy related y/a book covers.
My first childrens book, Goddesses:A World of Myth and Magic comes out this Sept. (more on my web site)
My next book is a Ballet book with Jane Yolen( I am very excited about this project-being a dancer myself!)
Your project sounds so wonderful. I just completed a fairy painting for a private commission piece for two professsional ballet dancers. I would be happy to send you a jpeg if you are interested in seeing my work.
You can e-mail me through my web site or more directly at
studio@crocker.
I hope to hear from you.
Best wishes,
Rebecca
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Charles Vess
Unregistered User
(8/21/03 7:56 pm)
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Hey there...
Hello there Rebecca, Charles Vess here, long time no see.
I look forward to picking up your new children's picture book as well as the next one w/ Jane. The more the merrier.
Terri, Rebecca's work is indeed beautifull. I even have one hanging on my wall...
Best,
Charles
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Nav
Unregistered User
(8/21/03 10:17 pm)
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Oops!
Sorry, didn't know we were concentrating on young adult stories.
Yeah, Hamilton is definitely not for them! Nosiree!
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Terri
Registered User
(8/22/03 12:42 am)
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Re: Oops!
Folks, as I mentioned above, the book is turned in, I can't add anything more to the list! That doesn't mean we can't keep discussing faery novels of course -- but I just want to make sure that's clear.
Rebecca, welcome to this discussion board. I took a look at your web site, and your work is indeed lovely. I'm glad to have had a chance to see it -- thank you! There's no need to send me your fairy picture, however. First, because the book has been turned in already; and second, because I think may have not have made my intentions here clear. I'm not creating a Recommended List of faery artists for this book. What I was doing was creating a Recommended List of modern faery novels to put at the back of the book, since the book is focused on faery fiction rather than art. The only reason I asked which "faery artists" people here liked best was because in the book's introduction I *briefly* mention a few artists who are particularly known for doing faery work -- Brian Froud, Charles Vess, Suza Scalora, and just a few others who have done alot of work illustrating faeries. It wasn't ever meant to be a long or definitive list, so please don't feel slighted that you're not mentioned. But now that you're here, I hope you'll join us for other discussions!
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Kerrie
Moderator
(8/22/03 11:48 am)
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Sorry! :)
Sorry Terri! You know us, when there's a good topic, there's no
stopping us.
But thank you for the clarifications.
Let the moss-balls roll.... (too early for snowballs, at least here in New England)
Dandelion wishes,
Kerrie
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Rebecca Guay
Unregistered User
(8/25/03 11:40 am)
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OOPS!
I feel silly!
My brain went to mush when I saw the words "fairies" and "artists anyone"
thanks for checking out my site.
I look forward to keeping up with the mesage baord
best-
R
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Rebecca Guay
Unregistered User
(8/25/03 11:45 am)
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hi there
Yeah-it's been ages!
I heard you did a beautiful y/a peter pan. I'm giong to go find it!
I hope you are well-
Did you go to San Diege this year?
We've been going to gen con for a few years instead, but we may go back to San diego next year.
later-
R
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