Stacey from Page Turners Blog has a bit if an obsession with the fey, so it's no surprise that she here today to share here thoughts on these mysterious creatures... What are the fey?
Depending on who you talk to, "fey" have many different names and many different ways of spelling their name. But most popularly, they are Middle English mythical creature that causes all sorts of trouble for humans. They are generally described to have human like features, but over time they have gotten the "Hollywood" treatment. Fey in my head look more like what you see in the Lord of the Rings movies, tall and graceful with a very amoral take to the world.
What do you love about fey? Favorite fey creature in fiction:
Puck (Yes, Robin Goodfellow, he's been in everything from Shakespeare to Julie Kagawa's Iron Fey series.)
Favorite fey creature in pop culture:
Tinkerbell - yes, she's technically a pixie, but still part of the larger fey world.
If you like fey, you should read... - The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
- The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa
- The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa
- Wings by Aprilynne Pike
- Spells by Aprilynne Pike
- Illusions by Aprilynne Pike
Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr- Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr
- Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr
- Radiant Shadows by Melissa Marr
- Darkest Mercy by Melissa Marr
- The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff
- Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
- Supernaturally by Kiersten White
- Fairy Tale by Cyn Balog
I used to be really anti-faery until I read Julie Kagawa's The Iron Fey series. I would also add "Wondrous Strange" by Lesley Livingston to the recommendation list!
ReplyDeleteLOL yeah, i know i make a Lord of the Rings Reference, and there are no Fey in Lord of the Rings, but still the Elves in LOTR are what i picture Fey to look like. They have that Noble look, so any way, that's my story for the LOTR reference.
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