![]() ![]() The book's backdrop, so firmly rooted in Celtic myth, is scary, mysterious, magical, and horrifying. Stiefvater published her first novel, Lament, in 2008. ![]() "Readers of Holly Black's Tithe (2002) or Charles de Lint's The Blue Girl (2004) will enjoy this rich foray into faerie. : Ballad: A Gathering of Faerie (A Lament Novel) (9780738714844) by Stiefvater, Maggie and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. As Halloween―the day of the dead―draws near, James will have to battle the Faerie Queen and the horned king of the dead to save Nuala's life and his soul. But the rest of the fairies are not as harmless. When his best friend, Dee, fell in love with a faerie, James realized shed never. James has plenty of reasons to fear the faeries, but as he and Nuala collaborate on an achingly beautiful musical composition, James finds his feelings towards Nuala deepening. And it has attracted Nuala, a soul-snatching faerie muse who fosters and then feeds on the creative energies of exceptional humans until they die. James Morgan has an almost unearthly gift for music. Remember us, so sing the dead, lest we remember you ![]() It’s got a bit of everything romance, devious faeries, magic, and teen drama. " Ballad is giddy, intoxicating, and threatening all at once. Ballad is the sequel to Lament, which I reviewed earlier. ![]() FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING NOVEL SHIVER ![]()
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