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Sibling sorcerers William and Tamara Swift mix it up with spirits and sprites in this zesty pastiche of the Victorian ghost story. In 1838 the Swifts—whose supernatural family pedigree makes them frequent hosts to the ghosts of Lord Byron, Queen Bodicea and other spectral standard bearers of England's glorious past—travel to the village of Blackbriar, where mothers of illegitimate newborns are finding their children magically swapped for demonic changelings. In the course of unraveling the mystery, the two are compelled to cast flashy spell and counterspell against Wild Edric the ghostly huntsman and Godda the Faerie Princess, heavies with hands in the affair. This thinly plotted novella is spun off from a BBC animated Webcast, and likely would seem more substantial if rendered in an active graphic medium. Benson played Tara on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Golden (The Boys Are Back in Town) has written bestselling novelizations of that show and this book will play best to the audience they have cultivated.
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Benson, who played Tara on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and frequent Buffy author Golden team up for the first entry in a supernatural series set in Victorian England. Siblings William and Tamara Swift are the Protectors of Albion, taking over from their grandfather, who was killed in a supernatural battle, and their father, who is possessed by a demon. The siblings are summoned to the small village of Blackbriar by Dr. Nichols, who tells them of a rash of babies born to young, unwed girls and how the babies have been replaced by demon children. The Swifts, along with Bodicea, one of the three ghosts who has taken residence in the Swifts' manor, journey to Blackbriar, along the way encountering a seductive warrior's spirit and a vengeful fairy queen who seek to prevent the Swifts from solving the Blackbriar mystery. Look for a full-length Albion novel next year; before then, this enticing novella gives a taste of the imaginative, exciting world the Swifts inhabit. Kristine Huntley
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- PublisherSubterranean
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 1596060115
- ISBN 13 9781596060111
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages92
- IllustratorNieto Jose R.
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