I found this book quite by accident while I was ordering things on the libraries web-site, not even really sure HoW I did that since I rarely do anything other than order what I'm planning and move on, but I'm really glad I did!

"The Faery Reel: Tales from the Twilight Realm" is a fascinating collection of fantasy from some of the top authors in the genre. Including two of my favorites, Charles de Lint and Neil Gaimen. The stories range from the more traditional, to set in modern cities, to adaptations of stories from places like Japan where you might not be accustomed to hearing stories from!

While I didn't fall in love with every story in the book, I did fall in love with quite a few of them, and I've found some new authors to read! I made a nice long list of authors, books, and other anthologies to read. I'll be ordering them one by one and sharing them with you!

It's hard to pick favorites among so many great stories, but here's a little bit about a few of them that stood out in my mind.

"CATNYP" by Delia Sherman tells the story of the fairies that live on the fringes of New York City. There's a fascinating adventure in the library that got my mind racing with ideas and possibilities! I have a fantasy story to tell about books of my own now. We'll see if it develops into anything readable.

"The Feary Handbag" by Kelly Link fascinated me because it wove together stories of the old world and the new.

"Never Never" by Burce Glassco takes a fun new look at the old story of Peter Pan and Captain Hook, this time from Hook's point of view!

"The Faery Reel" by Neil Gaiman is a poem that will make you want to get up and dance! ( )

Travel around the world with this anthology of fairy tales. ( )

Only picked this up for one story, "Night Market" by Holly Black, but I didn't realize that the other authors were all equally prestigious. Definitely enjoying so far.

This is better than I thought it would be, as it is considerably less twee than I expected.

The story average is an ok 3.29, but the book has some added extras.

Windling produces a quite lengthy introduction in the form of an essay on the history of the Faerie in literature/art as a background to people.

At the end, a reading guide of books in this sub-genre is given for those with a further interest. This makes the publication definitely of interest for people looking to find books like this, so well done there.

Faery Reel : Catnyp - Delia Sherman
Faery Reel : Elvenbrood - Tanith Lee
Faery Reel : Your Garnet Eyes - Katherine Vaz
Faery Reel : Tengu Mountain - Gregory Frost
Faery Reel : The Faery Handbag - Kelly Link
Faery Reel : The Price of Glamour - Steve Berman
Faery Reel : The Night Market - Holly Black
Faery Reel : Never Never - Bruce Glassco
Faery Reel : Screaming for Faeries - Ellen Steiber
Faery Reel : Immersed in Matter - Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Faery Reel : Undine - Patricia A. McKillip
Faery Reel : The Oakthing - Gregory Maguire
Faery Reel : Foxwife - Hiromi Goto
Faery Reel : The Dream Eaters - A. M. Dellamonica
Faery Reel : The Shooter at the Heartrock Waterhole - Bill Congreve
Faery Reel : The Annals of Eelin-Ok - Jeffrey Ford
Faery Reel : De La Tierra - Emma Bull

Changer library danger.

3 out of 5

Sister swap.

3.5 out of 5

Sea loss.

3 out of 5

Skinny goblin relation lopping.

3 out of 5

Accessory home hunt.

4 out of 5

Retail magic.

2.5 out of 5

Elf boy gear.

3.5 out of 5

The reverse crocodile dork Hook.

3.5 out of 5

Stinky boy nookie.

4 out uof 5

Pat the horsey, monkeyish boy.

3 out of 5

Hubby nicking practice.

3.5 out of 5

Woodman and a lot of Jerry.

2.5 out of 5

Doglets and monsterspiders.

3 out of 5

Oneiroreavers.

3 out of 5

Dead swap.

4 out of 5

Mini sandkings.

3 out of 5

Resource allocation reality.

4 out of 5

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