Cruel Enchantment (2010) (edit title/settings)

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Characters edit see section history

• Emmaline Siobhan Keara Gallagher: aka "Emily Millhouse" Used to be the Summer Queen’s assassin; Co-founder of HFF
• Aeric Killian Riordan O'Malley: aka "The Blacksmith" The only fae in the world who could create weapons of charmed iron; A member of the Wild Hunt; One of Aislinn's closest advisers
• Aileen Arabella Edmé McIlvernock: Aeric's dead fiancée
• Aislinn Christiana Guinevere Finvarra: The Shadow Queen; Unseelie Royal of the Black Tower; A necromancer, able to call souls from the Netherworld and control them. With that power came the ability to control the sluagh, the army of unforgiven dead.
• Gabriel Cionaodh Marcus Mac Braire: Lord of the Wild Hunt; Unseelie fae who is half incubus; One of Aislinn's closest advisers; Aislinn's husband; The Shadow King through marriage
• Aodh Críostóir Ruadhán O'Dubhuir: The former Shadow King; Aislinn's biological father
• Caoilainn Elspeth Muirgheal: The Summer Queen of the Seelie Court
• Brother Gideon: "Gideon P. Amberdoyle" The most menacing of all the Phaendir
• Brother Maddoc: The Archdirector of the Phaendir
• Lars Elof Thorin Anderssen: The Summer Queen’s barely leashed pit bull; A nature fae who dealt in the realm of death in some capacity
• Ronan Achaius Quinn: An Unseelie mage with unique abilities born from his mixed fae and Phaendir parentage; One of Aislinn's closest advisers
• Bella Rhiannon Caliste Mac Lyr: Aislinn's best friend; One of Aislinn's closest advisers
• Kieran Aindréas Cairbre Aimhrea: "Kieran the Damned" A member of the Wild Hunt; One of Aislinn's closest advisers
• Diarmad Ailbhe Eòin Aimhrea: Kieran's twin brother; Assassinated by Emmaline on the Summer Queen's orders
• Melia: Battle fae; A member of the Wild Hunt; One of Aislinn's closest advisers
• Aelfdane: Melia's Twyleth Teg mate; A member of the Wild Hunt; One of Aislinn's closest advisers
• Bran: His magick lay in the realm of nature: he could communicate with animals; A member of the Wild Hunt; One of Aislinn's closest advisers
• Lex: Bran's pet crow
• Abastor: The mystic black stallion that leads the Wild Hunt.
• Taliesin: Sleek black Netherland hound that runs in the Wild Hunt
• Blix: Sleek black Netherland hound that runs in the Wild Hunt
• Will the Smith: aka "Will o’ the Wisp" - Evil man
• Brother Cederick: High ranking brother
• Cáel O'Malley: Aeric's father; Blacksmith retired due to Watt syndrome
• Driscoll Manus O'Shaughnessy: aka "The Butcher" Seelie; Assassinated by Emmaline on the Summer Queen's orders
• David Sullivan: HFF member; Emmaline's old partner at HFF; Emmaline's ex-husband
• Lillian: Free fae; Co-founder of HFF; One of Emmaline's closest friends
• Calum: Trooping fae; Co-founder of HFF; One of Emmaline & David's closest friends; Fae scholar
• Kiya: Girl David meets in Israel; Egyptian immigrant
• Niall Daegan Riordan Quinn: One of Aislinn's closest advisers; Mage
• Brother Bowen: One of the lesser brothers
• Kolbjorn Einar Soren Halvorson: Emmaline assassinated his father on the Summer Queen's orders
• Aurora: The birch lady
• Graeme Alaisdair Mackenzie: Old friend of Emmaline's
• Brian Bentley: Commentator for Faemous
• Teresa: Nurse in Blessed Labrai Hospital
• Aydan Corrigan Mac Gearailt: Unseelie
• Priss: The Piefferburg witch
• Meghann: Psychotic free fae
• Brother Aloysius: Gideon's accomplice
• Brother Rhys: Murdered high ranking brother
• Brother Baeddan: Murdered high ranking brother
• Brother Hugh: One of the oldest and most respected of the Phaendir
• Martha: Add a description of this character.

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Piefferburg
• Ireland
• Atlit, Israel
• Haifa, Israel
• Atlit Yam: A nine-thousand-year-old village that now lay at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea.
• Blessed Labrai Hospital: On the Phaendir campus
• Protection City, Carolina
• Black Tower: A large building on one end of Piefferburg Square that is constructed of black quartz. This is the home of the Unseelie Court.
• Boundary Lands: The area where the wilding fae live. ceantar dubh Dark district. This is the neighborhood directly buttressing the Black Tower.
• ceantar dubh: Dark district. This is the neighborhood directly abutting the Black Tower.
• ceantar láir: Middle district. Fae “suburbia.” Also borders a mostly commercial area of downtown Piefferburg where the troop live and work.
• Goblin Town: The area of Piefferburg City where the goblins, a fae race with customs that differ greatly from other types of fae, live.
• Netherworld: Where the fae go after they die.
• Piefferburg (“Fife-er-berg”) Square: Large cobblestone square with a statue of Jules Piefferburg in the center and the Rose and Black Towers on either end.
• Rose Tower: Made of rose quartz, this building sits at one end of Piefferburg Square and houses the Seelie Court.
• Piefferburg Gates

Organizations edit see section history

• Faemous: Reality TV show
• Furious Host: Those who follow the Lord of the Wild Hunt every night to collect the souls of the fae who have died and help to ferry them to the Netherworld.
• Humans for the Freedom of the Fae (HFF): An organization of humans working for equal fae rights and the destruction of Piefferburg.
• Worshipful Observers: Steadfast human supporters of the work the Phaendir does to keep the fae races separate from the rest of the world.

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Glossary edit see section history

• Alahambri: Language the goblins speak.
• Book of Bindings: Book created when the Phaendir and the fae were allied. The most complete book of spells known. Contains the spell that can break the warding around Piefferburg.
• bosca fadbh: Puzzle box consisting of three interlocking pieces. Once was an object owned by both the Phaendir and the fae, back when they weren’t enemies. When all three pieces are united, it forms a key to unlock part of the Book of Bindings.
• charmed iron: Iron spelled to take away a fae’s magick when it touches the skin. Used in prisons as handcuffs and by the Imperial and Shadow guards, it’s illegal for the general fae population to possess it. Charmed iron weapons were a major reason the fae lost in the war against the Milesians and Phaendir in ancient Ireland.
• Danu: The primary goddess of the Tuatha Dé Danann, both Seelie and Unseelie. Also followed by some other fae races. Danu is accompanied by a small pantheon of lesser gods.
• Goibhniu (Go-ive-nu): Celtic god of blacksmiths, brewers, and weapon makers.
• Great Sweep: When the Phaendir, allied with the human race, hunted down, trapped, and imprisoned all known fae and contained them in Piefferburg.
• iron sickness: The illness that occurs when charmed iron is pressed against the flesh of a fae for an extended period of time, eventually fatal.
• Joining Vows: Ancient, magick-laced vows that twine two souls together. Not often used in modern fae society because of the commitment involved.
• Jules Piefferburg: Original human architect of Piefferburg. The statue honoring him in Piefferburg Square is made of charmed iron and can’t be taken down, so the fae constantly dishonor it in other ways, like dressing it up disrespectfully or throwing food at it.
• Labrai: The god the Phaendir follow.
• Old Maejian: The original tongue of the fae. It’s a dead language to all except those who are serious about practicing magick.
• Orna: The primary goddess of the goblins. Accompanied by many lesser gods.
• Phaendir (“Fane-dear”): A race of druids whose origins remain murky. The common belief of the fae is that their own genetic line sprang from the Phaendir. The Phaendir believe they’ve always been a separate—superior—race. Once allied with the fae, the Phaendir are now their mortal enemies.
• Seelie (“Seal-ee”): A highly selective fae ruling class, the Seelie allow only the Tuatha Dé Danann Sídhe into their ranks. Members must have a direct bloodline to the original ruling Seelie of ancient Ireland and their magick must be light and pretty.
• Shadow Amulet: The one who wears the amulet holds the Shadow Throne, though the amulet might reject someone without the proper bloodline. It sinks into the wearer’s body, imbuing him or her with power and immortality, leaving only a tattoo on the skin to mark its physical presence.
• Shadow Royal: Holder of the Unseelie Throne.
• Sídhe (“Shee”): Another name for the Tuatha Dé Danann (Irish) fae, both Seelie and Unseelie.
• Summer Ring: Like the Shadow Amulet of the Unseelie Royal, this piece of jewelry imbues the wearer with great power and immortality. It also sinks into the skin, leaving only a tattoo, and may reject the wearer at will. This ring determines who holds the Seelie Throne.
• Summer Royal: Holder of the Seelie Throne.
• trooping fae: Those fae who are not a part of either court and are not wilding or water fae.
• Tuatha Dé Danann (“Thoo-a-haw Day Dah-nawn”): The most ancient of all races on earth, the fae. They were evolved and sophisticated when humans still lived in caves. Came to Ireland in the ancient times and overthrew the native people. The Seelie Tuatha Dé ruled the other fae races. When the Milesians (a tribe of humans in ancient Ireland) allied with the Phaendir and defeated the fae, the fae had to agree to go underground. They disappeared from all human knowledge, becoming myth.
• Twyleth Teg (“Till-eg Tay”): Welsh faeries. They’re rare and live across the social spectrum.
• Unseelie (“UN-seal-ee”): A fae ruling class, the Unseelie will take anyone who comes to them with dark magick, but the true definition of an Unseelie fae is one whose magick can draw blood or kill.
• water fae: Those fae who live in the large water areas of Piefferburg. They stay out of the city of Piefferburg and out of court politics and life.
• Watt syndrome: Illness that befell all the fae races during the height of the race wars. The sickness decimated the fae population, outed them to the humans, and ultimately caused their downfall, weakening them to the point that the Phaendir could gather and trap them in Piefferburg. Some think the syndrome was biological warfare perpetrated by the Phaendir.
• Wild Hunt: Comprising mystic horses, hounds and a small group of fae known as the Furious Host, led by the Lord of the Wild Hunt, the hunt gathers the souls of all the fae who have died every night and ferries them to the Netherworld. The identities of the Unseelie fae who make up the Wild Hunt are kept secret.
• wilding fae: Nature fae. Like the water fae, they stay away from Piefferburg proper, choosing to live in the Boundary Lands.

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Wicked Enchantment, and followed by Dark Enchantment.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Anya Bast (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

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• Dewey: 813

Notes for Parents edit see section history

sexual content

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Erotica
• Books › Romance › Fantasy, Futuristic & Ghost

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• http://www.anyabast.com: author's website
• Anya Bast's Piefferburg: Map of Piefferburg

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