Wednesday, September 01, 2004
Faerie Wars by Herbie Brennan
Faerie Wars is a great example of a young adult book about the faerie world. Herbie Brennan joins together two boys of about the same age, one a Faerie prince and one a youth from our "Analog" world. Henry has just had a terrible shock, his family is shaken by an affair but it is nothing Henry could ever have imagined would happen to HIS family. Prince Pyrgus is in a lot of trouble but there may be more to it than a run of bad luck. He is jerked from what is expected to be a safe and temporary exile into the danger of Henry's world. Treachery, romance, scientist bank robbers, and demons (who resemble Aliens) all figure into the convoluted plot.
This book is amusing without being cutesy and tough without being crude. The traitor wasn't who I thought it would be.
The affair and an incident where Henry sees a girl in her bath are not prurient but some parents may not think them suitable for their children.
I barely finished this book when a 12 year old girl collected it from me so she could read it. I had to get it back for this review. An engaging book, I read it through in a day and look forward to the sequel The Purple Emperor.
This book is amusing without being cutesy and tough without being crude. The traitor wasn't who I thought it would be.
The affair and an incident where Henry sees a girl in her bath are not prurient but some parents may not think them suitable for their children.
I barely finished this book when a 12 year old girl collected it from me so she could read it. I had to get it back for this review. An engaging book, I read it through in a day and look forward to the sequel The Purple Emperor.
# posted by JJ @ 5:58 PM 
