Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Publish Date: January 2009
ISBN: 0375845631
Page #: 256pp
Reading Level: Young Adult
Classification: Fiction
Genre: Fantasy
Subjects: Faerie, Magic, Post-Apocalyptic, War
Subjects: Faerie, Magic, Post-Apocalyptic, War
Annotation:
This is the story of the War between humans and faeries. It's a cautionary yet hopeful apocalypse story.
Summary:
Set in a post-apocalyptic world, the faerie war ended before Liza was born, but it seems the world will never recover from the devastation that took place. Liza's town has become very secluded ever since and doesn't welcome strangers. There are references are made about "Before" when there were such things as TV and airplanes but there has been a traumatic war that involved "our world" and the world of the Faerie. This has created great fear in the sense that children who are born with faerie hair like Liza's newborn sister are cast out to die as people who are touched by magic are even more dangerous than the trees, so when Liza suspects that she may be tainted with magic as well, she flees from her village. She soon finds out that there is much more about herself, the magic, and her world, that she did not know before.
Megan says:
Bones of Faerie is a beautifully written, page-turning and thought provoking story. The post apocalypse/magic angle is unique and makes for an intriguing plot. Teens who enjoy faerie fiction (hi Melissa Marr and Holly Black fans) with dark fantasy twists will love this book.
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