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Liked It “I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I read it during lunch breaks; taking me some time to complete. I have always been intrigued by the legends and myths founded deep in the Irish and Celtic culture. Whether you call him the Fairie King or Peer Gynt - his character makes us wish his defeat. Feist...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“ In early summer, the Hastings-- Phil, his wife, teenage daughter, and eight-year-old twin sons--move into the Old Kessler Place on the edge of a densely wooded parcel known as Erl King Hill. The twins, Sean and Patrick, are the first to feel emanations of evil and danger, even before they hear odd tales of the woods--missing children, peculiar lights, eerie music. In the following months, disturbing and often terrifying scenes are witnessed and strangely forgotten, desires enflamed, and fear and dread raised as the evil purpose of the Erl King, ruler of the Dark Lands, is carried out. Bitter at the meddling of the Magi, a secret sect of human conjurers whom he credits with the disruption of balance and peace in the spirit world, the Erl King schemes to touch off a war with the humans and eventually reunite the Dark Lands and the Bright Lands, which were rent untold centuries earlier. Acting through the unsavory deeds of his foul pet/servant, the Erl King leads the Hastings to unearth a chest of priceless gold coins, which they are unaware is a good-faith offering by mortals to uphold the truce, or Compact, that has helped to avert war over the centuries.
Wendy B wrote this review Wednesday, July 29 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
With the Compact broken by human hands, the Erl King’s plan begins to unfold, but his downfall is his desire to add the twins to his warped and perverse entourage. He succeeds in capturing Patrick but underestimates Sean’s courage and persistence in a daring rescue. The boys escape by trapping the Erl King in the Hall of Ancient Seasons, from which he is unable to escape in time to journey with the faerie kingdom to their next temporary home. The Compact is restored, the faeries depart, and all the remarkable events disappear from human memory.
Feist, author of a successful fantasy trilogy, appears to have researched faerie lore from several cultures--particularly Celtic and Irish--and he melds these diverse traditions to create a well-paced but not compelling horror-fantasy story.
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0 of 1 members found this review helpful“One of the scariest books I've read in a long time but utterly riveting.
Olivia S wrote this review Thursday, April 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Loved it.
”0 of 1 members found this review helpful“kind of creepy”
m0rgandel D wrote this review Monday, March 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This book was such a ride! From beginning to end it was everything a person could want in a fantasy type book. It had funny moments, scary moments and plenty of just plain strange moments. ”
Angela wrote this review Sunday, February 17 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I read it during lunch breaks; taking me some time to complete. I have always been intrigued by the legends and myths founded deep in the Irish and Celtic culture. Whether you call him the Fairie King or Peer Gynt - his character makes us wish his defeat. Feist understood innocense and fear; strength and love; and the human nature to destroy/defeat evil even in it's most beautiful package. ”
Rebecca G wrote this review Sunday, November 11 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is one of my all time favorites. It's got everything: fantasy that seems nearly real, a story-telling style that keeps you on your toes, access to that very dark place where nightmares come from and our fantasies stripped naked in front of our eyes. The erotic descriptions are brilliant without being the least bit graphic - actually, at places, there would be nothing to describe graphically and the plot is constantly surprising.”
Sarshi wrote this review Wednesday, September 26 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Even though this is one of Feist's less popular books, I find it to be his most intriguing. It is n this book that he is free to explore the myths and legends carried through the ages. He openly discusses sexuality and innocence and winds a wonderful fabric of magic and darkness. ”
roomagic wrote this review Monday, August 13 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A modern faerie tale, with a mad and sinister Faerie king and a poor family of mortals drawn into the intrigues of the Unseelie Court.”
Justin_the_Jack wrote this review Friday, August 10 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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