Best of
Fairies

2016

Ever After High: Dragon Games: The Junior Novel


Stacia Deutsch - 2016
    Can she finally convince her daughter, Raven Queen, to accept her fairytale destiny and join her in being evil? Meanwhile a new litter of baby dragons is born and before long the Dragon Games are back at Ever After High, but the reinstatement of the games is all part of the Evil Queen's master plan. Can Raven, Apple, Darling, and the rest of the gang stand up to the Evil Queen? One thing is for sure...Ever After High will never be the same! Let the Dragon Games begin! ©2016 Mattel. All Rights Reserved.

Kiss of Vengeance


E.A. Copen - 2016
    And now he’s lost everything. Robbed of the happy life he once knew, Dal takes up his silver pike and hits the streets of South Boston looking for vengeance. There’s just one problem. The boss doesn’t want him looking into it. To make matters worse, the local feds charged with monitoring supernaturals in the city won’t leave him the hell alone.His only lead is a tenacious elf who would rather kill him than help him. But she’s looking for answers of her own, answers that could spark a bloody turf war. That is, if there are enough fae left in the city to fight once Dal is done with them.

A Fairy's Fire


Kiki Thorpe - 2016
    But when strange fires begin igniting all over Pixie Hollow, everyone wonders if the new fairy’s talent is too dangerous. Or maybe the mysterious blazes have something to do with the dragon tracks Kate, Mia, Lainey, and Gabby discovered? This beautiful jacketed hardcover edition packed with illustrations features an all-new story by author Kiki Thorpe that is perfect for readers ages 6 to 10.• Kate craves adventure and excitement. • Mia loves dresses, roses, and anything beautiful. • Lainey dreams of talking to animals. • Gabby believes in fairies more than anyone.Together, they are The Never Girls—four real girls in a fairy’s world!From the Hardcover edition.

Elle the Thumbelina Fairy


Daisy Meadows - 2016
    Can the girls help their fairy friends put things right?

Blossom the Flower Girl Fairy


Daisy Meadows - 2016
    She's organizing the biggest wedding Tippington has ever seen -- and she needs Rachel and Kirsty's help! Rachel and Kirsty are put in charge of the bride's flower girls. But when Jack Frost's goblins show up uninvited, the wedding is in trouble. Luckily for everyone, Blossom the Flower Girl Fairy has a very special kind of magic -- and she's determined to make sure this wedding goes off without a hitch!Find the magic objects in all three stories inside this Rainbow Magic Special Edition and help save the wedding magic!

The Halfling


H.D. Gordon - 2016
    She’s super fast, incredibly strong, and on her own for the first time ever.Throw in a brand new best friend who’s a computer genius, a mysterious and super-fly older neighbor, and a drug that’s turning people into maniacs, and you’ve got the potion for trouble.Will Aria risk everything to keep the streets of Grant City safe, or will the beasts of the jungle make her their next meal?

Skyler the Fireworks Fairy


Daisy Meadows - 2016
    The village is celebrating its bicentennial and there are a ton of fun activities planned. The girls are most looking forward to the fireworks show at the village's big birthday bash. Skyler the Fireworks Fairy is on hand to make sure everything goes smoothly. Unfortunately, Jack Frost is determined to take all the fireworks back to the Ice Castle so only he can enjoy them! Find the magic objects in all three stories inside this Rainbow Magic Special Edition and help save the fireworks magic!

Garden of Shadows


Meara Platt - 2016
    Lodore’s Church in the quiet village of Borrowdale.Julia doesn’t believe in faeries or magic or dreams coming true, but odd things have been happening at the vicarage lately that cannot be explained. Her orphaned cousin, Charlie, believes in mythical creatures and claims that faeries now inhabit the vicarage’s bluebell garden. The boy also claims the faerie king, Cadeyrn, has promised to make him a prince in his kingdom and teach crippled Charlie to walk again if he will cross into the Fae realm.As the faerie king’s influence on the boy grows stronger, another threat emerges from the boy’s uncle—Douglas Hawke, the Earl of Eastbourne, who has come to wrench him from Julia’s guardianship. Julia is determined to fight both men, but as she and the boy begin to fall under the spell of the faerie king, Julia realizes that only her love for Douglas can save them.But is Douglas capable of loving her, even at the cost of his own life?

Fey Hearted


N.E. Conneely - 2016
    But as she grows up, Rose learns that the world suits people who have ordinary hopes and dreams very well but leaves people like her unsatisfied.When a fey takes her through the Slit and into a world she never knew existed, Rose is torn between the life she’s always known and the magic from her dreams. The fey offer Rose a home with them, but there’s a steep cost. She can never see her family again. If Rose is unwilling to stay, she will be returned to the human world with no memory of her night in the land of magic.Rose’s decision will change the course of her life and challenge her deepest beliefs. Will she choose the magic she desires or the family she loves?

Ubel Blatt, Vol. 5


Etorouji Shiono - 2016
    Using his special dispensation from the emperor to his advantage, Lebellond claims the land and demands that the tribes demonstrate their allegiance by delivering to him the hero-killing rebel from their midst. The air above Jebr is thick with Lebellond's military airships and dragon riders, and the people are wary of rousing the wrath of a man with Lebellond's cruel history. Will Köinzell make an ally of the tribes of Jebr, or will they be his undoing?!An epic fantasy on the grandest of scales!

Wild Flowers of Britain: Month by Month


Margaret Erskine Wilson - 2016
    In 1999, she donated to the Society 150 sheets of water-colour paintings representing a thousand British and Irish plants in flower and in fruit, painted in situ over many years and in various places. At the time she donated the paintings to Kendal Natural History Society, she wrote: Begun in 1943/4 for a friend who said, I might learn the names of flowers if you drew them for me, in the months they re in flower ! The result is this beautiful, previously unpublished book of all her accurate and informative illustrations, painted over a period of 45 years. Over a thousand British and Irish flowers are represented in this book and it still today serves Margaret Erskine Wilson s original purpose it is an easy way to learn the names of our delicate and beautiful wild flowers."

Chimehour


Caitlin E. Jones - 2016
    Dublin dies in the wake of a disease, dragging its victims back from the grave, mindless and very hungry. The people of Ireland flee in fear of plague, but Stanley knows better, and this is no plague; this is a curse.Stanley Brigham only wants peace. Born a Chime Child, his second sight connecting him to England’s magical and supernatural, and long giving him grief as a secret world he shares with seldom few. The introverted British youth has only come to Ireland to introduce himself to his newly betrothed fiancée, but an outbreak of death and decay ruins the social call, unleashing a massacre on Dublin. Only Stanley hears the undead voices calling from the other side, and suspects something more magical is afoot. His suspicions are confirmed by Maggie MacNamara, an eccentric-but-powerful spiritualist keen on saving her home. Though returned to England, a reluctant Stanley finds himself involved once more when Maggie approaches both himself and his inventive companion, Vincent Cammish. She proposes that he can use his ability against the curse. Someone is behind these undead, and she wants them found. Armed with little save for a folklore guide, Stanley ventures back to Dublin in search of the curse’s mastermind. He is soon drawn across The Veil, into another Ireland: one full with Druids, good folk, and all manner of magical kin. He finds an ally in a faerie named Willow, as charming as she is suspicious. An erratic practitioner comes on her heels, deeply involved in the curse and aiming to take the faerie away, but to what end? Stanley, Vincent, and Willow must work together to find out and unearth to cause of Dublin’s undead, soon unleashing a world of ancient magic and dark creatures the British Isles had long forgotten. And perhaps with good reason.

Changeling's Fall


Emily Lavin Leverett - 2016
     Deor Smithfield had it all figured out. She had a great education, a new job teaching at a good university, and a plan to move across the country to start her new life. Then her body betrayed her, and she seemed to be falling prey to the same wasting sickness that killed her mother. When medical science failed her in spectacular fashion, Deor's grandmother told her that her long-lost father was more than just another deadbeat dad - he was a faerie, and she's a Changeling, half-human, half-fae. Now Deor has to rush to Faerie in search of her missing father before his magical parting gift kills her. She's in a new world with no friends, no money, no job, and only a few days to find her disappearing daddy before she's kicked back out into the mundane world to die. Oh yeah, and somebody's hunting Changelings in Faerie. Changeling's Fall is the first volume of the Eisteddfod Chronicles, the stunning debut contemporary high fantasy series from Sarah Joy Adams and Emily Lavin Leverett.

Ever After High: Epic Winter: The Junior Novel


Perdita Finn - 2016
    As a wicked winter spreads across the land, Crystal takes off on a daring quest with her friends from Ever After High to melt her father's frozen heart and save the world from turning into a giant snow globe. With Jackie and other fairy dark forces working against them, will Crystal, Briar, Ashlynn, and the rest of the gang be able to heat things up before summer is gone forever after? Includes 8-page color insert from the animation! © 2016 Mattel. All Rights Reserved.

Posse: The Duoviri


T. Hammond - 2016
    I’ve lead men to war, and been the cause of a few. I am a warrior, mother, widow, and a proxy shapeshifter.You know my names and heard tales of my bravery, ferocity, passion, and strength, but you don’t know the real stories- after all, history has been written by men who paint the accomplishments of women with a tainted brush. I have many names; one of them was Boudicca.As the last of my line, and the strongest of the shapeshifters, I lead a posse of paranormal warriors. I am the Duoviri, the judge, jury, and executioner for our society, the Eximium.If you turn Rogue, mine will be the last face you see.This prequel novella tells the backstory of the Duoviri, the supernatural community's sheriff, and her Juris, deputy.WARNING: The Duoviri is wrapped around true historic events. This novella contains reference to the rape of Boudicca's daughters, a pivotal incident that fueled her anger against the Romans. While not graphic or drawn out in my re-telling, the rape is part of this story and may be a trigger for some readers.Reading Order:Posse: The Duoviri, prequel novellaPosse: Legends (book 1)Posse: The Dragon Gods (book 2) Summer 2016Posse: The Fall of Atlantis (book 3) Winter 2016

Ubel Blatt, Vol. 4


Etorouji Shiono - 2016
    For the memory of the countless men who died helping them, these four fought on, only to be betrayed by the seven who would let that sacrifice be in vain. This, then, is the root of Köinzell's rage: that the whole empire was deceived into placing its trust in seven cowards, that betrayal and lies fed their ascent to power. As Köinzell reflects on the past, rumors abound that Ascheriit has reappeared to protect the people. The remaining heroes are forced to consider their history as well as their next move should Ascheriit come hunting them next...!An epic fantasy on the grandest of scales!

Doodletopia: Fairies: Draw, Design, and Color Your Own Super-Magical and Beautiful Fairies


Christopher Hart - 2016
    With the Doodletopia series, Hart offers us a chance to practice and perfect our artistic skills. For this latest title, Hart returns to the lush, gorgeous, and mystical subject of fairies. Doodletopia: Fairies provides aspiring fantasy artists and fairy fans with activities to stimulate their creativity. After covering the basics of rendering these characters, Hart sets us loose to interact with the book's many exercises and challenges. Pairing the informative content for which Hart is beloved with myriad opportunities for creative expression, Doodletopia: Fairies offers aspiring artists the next level of interactive art instruction.

Open Doors


Grace Hudson - 2016
    Aussie bloke. Unlucky in love. Rock fanatic. Talented artist. Makes a mean coffee. Just don't call him a barista. When Sean meets Tam by chance at a local bar, he thinks his luck may have taken a turn for the better. But when Sean drinks a spiked drink, he comes to a startling realisation. Either he is losing his mind or fairies are real. Enter Evie, who bears a striking resemblance to Tam, but is anything but human. Trapped in Sean's world, they must learn to coexist while Sean tries to keep his shifts at the cafe, finish his paintings, all while trying to convince Tam that he's not a creepy lunatic. But Evie has her own problems, and Sean as a human is powerless to protect her. Can Sean find a way to fix things with his fairy, Tam and himself before the doors close forever? Open Doors is an urban fantasy set in Melbourne, Australia. Warning: Contains Aussie blokes, swearing, fairies and mild drug use.

The Golden Winged Fairy


Lala Fae - 2016
    But she never joins in, ashamed of the thing that makes her different —her one golden wing. When she attempts to mask the color of her wing and a storm uncovers its golden glow, the other fairies help her discover how truly special she is. With artwork highlighted by silver and gold foil, this book reveals the sensitive side of nature and will inspire all to celebrate their differences and glow golden true.

Telling It To The Moon: Faerie Tales and Fantastical Journeys


L. Stephanie Tait - 2016
    Each story has an accompanying black and white illustration by Brian Carroll. Appropriate for ages 14+We do not recommend as reading material for younger ages unless pre-approved/read by a responsible adult.Can be purchased at: www.verthandipress.com

Liefdom: Path of the Monstrous Prince


Jesse Teller - 2016
    Cast out and hated for his differences, his violent nature makes him wonder at the purity of his soul. He hunts for belonging while fighting to protect the human child bound to him. Explore the mythical realm of The Veil, the grating torture of the Sulfur Fields, and the biting tension between power and purpose in this wondrous struggle against a demonic wizard and his denizens. Can Mandrake overcome such terrible foes to defend those he loves?

The Forest of Shadow and Bones


Jessica Sorensen - 2016
    Every few days, a ghost appears into her life, disoriented and unaware that they’re dead. And it’s her job to break the news to them. Once the ghost accepts they’re death, her life can go back to normal. At least for a few days.All that changes, though, the day she meets Dash.A spin-off series of the Guardian Academy series.Approx. 20,000 wordsNote: May contain spoilers from the Guardian Academy Series

By Force


Sara Hubbard - 2016
    But when Isame leaves home to accept another man’s proposal, she happens across five fierce, handsome warriors. She wonders why they’ve travelled so far from home, but she never imagines their purpose might have something to do with her. Not even after they kidnap her. Remmie is a man of honor and fierce loyalty. So when his king commands him to find a specific young woman on the island of Copaxa, he’s prepared to obey. But he’s not prepared for the woman to change everything. Isame is special. He can see it from the start. But how can one puny woman make him question everything he’s always known, including the rightness of doing what he’s promised?

The World of Fairies: A Coloring Book for Adults


Ruth Sanderson - 2016
    Colored pencils are suggested for best results on this paper.

Walt Disney's Treasury of Classic Tales, Vol. 1


Frank Reilly - 2016
    The chronological all-star line-up in this first volume is an almost embarrassment of riches: the animated Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, Peter and the Wolf, and two precursers to the series, Cinderella and Alice in Wonderland! The live-action adaptations are: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Robin Hood, The Sword and the Rose, Ben and Me, and Rob Roy. Disney stalwarts Manuel Gonzales and Dick Moores drew the cartoon adaptations, while the live-action stories were illustrated by legendary Tarzan artist Jesse Marsh!"

Ubel Blatt, Vol. 6


Etorouji Shiono - 2016
    Lebellond's youngest son, Guelld, eager to prove himself, has secured the help of the legendary "siege master" Betzegarm to lead his troops. However, when one legend meets another--namely the "Traitorous Lance" Ascheriit-the limits of loyalty and leadership will be tested in the heat of the battle!

Farrah the Shy Fawn


Janey Louise Jones - 2016
    Are you sure that's safe, Farrah? A shy fawn has found a magical plant she thinks will make her beautiful, but the Superfairies know it can make her sick! Can they find her deep in the forest?

Princess Fairies Bundle (4 Books in 1): The Princess Fairy Collection (The Princess Fairies Book 5)


Mary K. Smith - 2016
    Each fairy has a special magical power! This book is especially great for traveling, waiting rooms, and reading aloud at home. Also available in audiobook format! Nocturna is a lovely little fairy. She has skin the color of cocoa and hair as yellow as buttercups. She wears a little green dress made of leaves, and she carries a pretty little wand with a star at the end, which she uses to turn daylight into night. This is her magical power.But what happens when the wand stops working?Aquatica is a perky little fairy with alabaster skin and golden hair that waved like the ocean. She wears a two-piece pink dress that she had made from flower petals, and she is able to bring about rain with a snap of her tiny fingers. This is her magical power.But what happens when the rain won't come?Primavera in charge of making sure the seasons change on time. Since there are four season changes in a year, Primavera is always quite busy. But she enjoys her job—except for the one time when it seems that the magical forest is stuck in winter forever!Flora is a pretty little Princess Fairy, with ivory skin, pale-blue eyes, and dark-red hair pulled back from her face. She wears a bright-yellow dress that she herself had made from the petals of one of her favorite flowers—the daffodil. Flora is in charge of making sure the flowers bloom every year, but this year the flowers don't want to bloom! What will Flora do? Excellent for beginning and early readers Great for reading aloud with friends and family Illustrated story book great for a quick bedtime story Scroll up and click 'buy' and spend some quality time with your child!

Santa's Christmas Genies (Shimmer and Shine)


Hollis James - 2016
    Can Nickelodeon’s Shimmer and Shine save Christmas after they accidentally make Santa disappear? Children ages 3 to 7 will love finding out in this hardcover Big Golden Book featuring full-color illustrations.