Black-and-white map, 304 pages, 5 1/2x8 1/2"
hardcover
ISBN: 0-8109-5969-0
EAN: 9780810959699
US $16.95
May 2006
Availability: In Stock
$16.95
Sequel to the critically acclaimed The Hunter's Moon
This second book in a series "shimmering with magic, myth, and romance" (Booklist), follows sixteen-year-old Laurel as she tries to understand the cause of her twin sister's mysterious death. Honor believed in Faerie, a parallel world of mischievous immortals. Laurel doesn't. That is, until the fairies ask her to take up her sister's failed quest to find the Summer King, a lord who can light the midsummer fire that preserves their kingdom. Laurel decides to help those whose killed her sister, and, in the process, comes to believe that there is magic--and love--in the world.
Lush descriptions of Ireland and Celtic lore make this a satisfying read for armchair travelers to other lands, real and mythic.
O.R. Melling didn't plan to be a writer; in fact, she wanted to become Canada's first female prime minister. Before getting her first book published after many rejections, Melling worked as a barmaid, a bank teller, and a secretary. She spent a month in law school, and did a short stint in the Canadian Armed Forces. While trying her hand at all of these occupations, she completed her MA at the University of Toronto in Mediaeval Irish History and Celtic Studies. O.R. Melling currently writes, lectures, and does film work in Ireland, where she lives.
