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London, December 1871
Orphaned and picking pockets in London’s Charing Cross station to support not only herself, but her ‘family’ of orphans, sixteen year-old Tiki steals the Queen’s ring and thinks she’s solved their problems. That is, until Rieker, a pickpocket from the North End,... read more

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Debut novelist Kiki Hamilton takes readers from the gritty slums and glittering ballrooms of Victorian London to the beguiling but menacing Otherworld of the Fey in this spellbinding tale of romance, suspense, and danger.

The year is 1871, and Tiki has been making a home for herself and... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Debut novelist Kiki Hamilton takes readers from the gritty slums and glittering ballrooms of Victorian London to the beguiling but menacing Otherworld of the Fey in this spellbinding tale of romance, suspense, and danger.

The year is 1871, and Tiki has been making a home for herself and her family of orphans in a deserted hideaway adjoining Charing Cross Station in central London. Their only means of survival is by picking pockets. One December night, Tiki steals a ring, and sets off a chain of events that could lead to all-out war with the Fey. For the ring belongs to Queen Victoria, and it binds the rulers of England and the realm of Faerie to peace. With the ring missing, a rebel group of faeries hopes to break the treaty with dark magic and blood—Tiki’s blood.

Unbeknownst to Tiki, she is being watched—and protected—by Rieker, a fellow thief who suspects she is involved in the disappearance of the ring. Rieker has secrets of his own, and Tiki is not all that she appears to be. Her very existence haunts Prince Leopold, the Queen’s son, who is driven to know more about the mysterious mark that encircles her wrist.

Prince, pauper, and thief—all must work together to secure the treaty…

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  • Tiki: Pickpocket girl that usually dresses as a boy to avoid detection. Lives in an old clockmaker's shop near Charing Cross Station, with three other orphans. Accidentally steals the Queen's ring, and must team up with fellow pickpocket Rieker to stop a faerie war.
  • Rieker: A fellow thief that watches over and protects Tiki from the faeries that try to steal the ring.
  • Leopold: Prince of England.
  • Victoria: Queen of England.
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First Sentence edit see section history

You wouldn't be here pickin' pockets, would you?"

Table of Contents edit see section history

Chapters 1 -40

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 1 of 4 in The Faerie Ring. (standard series)

Followed by The Torn Wing.

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  1. Kiki Hamilton (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Tor Teen
Country: USA
Publication Date: September 27, 2011
ISBN: 9780765327222
Page Count: 352

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