Harvest of Changelings - Softcover

Rochelle, Warren

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1930846525 ISBN 13: 9781930846524

Publisher: Golden Gryphon Press, 2008

Synopsis

Although the familiar themes of fantasy are present in this novel, the characters are not princes or sorcerers but ordinary people with seemingly ordinary lives. Ben Tyson, a librarian, met and loved Valeria, a fairy woman; but her death left Ben to raise their child, Malachi, alone. The two of them lived a quiet life until Malachi turned 10 and began to manifest previously unknown powers. Now the lords of Fairy have called home the changelings they left in the universe generations ago, waking up long-dormant DNA and fay blood. More than a straightforward fantasy novel, this tale’s underlying current deals with people that are different physically, mentally, and in their choice of lifestyle. The fairy children are seen as outsiders to mainstream culture, and as they become aware of each other they must unite to overcome the apathy and prejudice of humans, as well as the evil Fomorii, before it is too late.

About this title

About the Author:

Warren Rochelle is an associate professor of English at the University of Mary Washington. He is the author of Communities of the Heart: The Rhetoric of Myth in the Fiction of Ursula K. Le Guin and The Wild Boy. He lives in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

From Booklist:

Ben Tyson was an ordinary man with an extraordinary wife, Valeria, a Daoine Sidhe, until the Fomorii, enemies of Faerie, killed her, leaving Ben to raise their son, Malachi. Ten years on, Malachi's fairy powers manifest, but because he is only half fairy, he cannot control them. Ben determines to get Malachi to Faerie and enlists neighbor Jack and Father Jamey to help. Meanwhile, the latent powers of Malachi's contemporaries Russell, Hazel, and Jeff also develop, and the four constitute a tetrad of earth, air, water, and fire mages. Meanwhile, Jack's son Thomas embraces powerful black magic. As magic becomes visible, ordinary people panic, and the tetrad race to reach the nearest Faerie gate before Thomas and the Fomorii. The sensory details of the North Carolina primary setting and the multifaceted characters come alive in Rochelle's hands. Faerie, on the other hand, is hardly explored. The chapters' focuses shift among eight primary and a few supporting characters, making for a jumpy, sometimes cloudy narrative. Still, this is an absorbing fantasy full of sympathetic characters. Hutley, Krista
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About this edition

• Publisher: Golden Gryphon Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1930846525
• ISBN 13: 9781930846524
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 313