The Called

Incorporating myths from Cherokee, Wiccan, and Celtic cultures, this complex sequel to Harvest of Changelings explores many facets of prejudice within an adventurous storyline. After their last battle, the four changelings have been living in Faerie, examining their newly discovered powers. Meanwhile, the defeated Fomorrii are quietly influencing human movements on Earth—organizing religious and governmental “antimagical” groups. Sensing this shift towards intolerance, Malachi and Hazel return to help the fae who need to cross over. When Malachi is kidnapped, Jeff and Russell come to Hazel’s aid. Gathering an army of noble allies from the magical beings that are currently reviled on Earth, they ready themselves for a deadly battle for control of the opening gateway between the universes.

Warren Rochelle is an associate professor of English at the University of Mary Washington and a former school librarian. He is the author of several articles on rhetoric and literature as well as the books Communities of the Heart: The Rhetoric of Myth in the Fiction of Ursula K. Le Guin, Harvest of Changelings, and The Wild Boy. He lives in Fredericksburg, Virginia.