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Fantasy. Fiction. Liam never knew who his father was. The town of Derry had always assumed that he was the bastard of a protestant �?? his mother never spoke of him, and Liam assumed he was dead. But when the war between the fallen and the fey began to heat up, Liam and his family are pulled into a conflict that they didn�??t know existed. A centuries old conflict between supernatural forces seems to mirror the political divisions in 1970�??s era Ireland, and Liam is thrown headlong into both conflicts! Only the direct intervention of Liam�??s real father, and a secret catholic order dedicated to fighting �??The Fallen�?� can save Liam... from the mundane and supernatural forces around him, and from the darkness that
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LibraryThing member TeresaFrohock
It’s good to see something fresh brought to the fantasy genre and Stina Leicht does it with flair in her debut novel Of Blood and Honey. Set in the 1970s when the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) and the British Army (BA) clash, Leicht’s story opens with action that doesn’t stop until
Ireland’s Fey are at war with the Fallen, and as that conflict escalates, so does the confrontations between the IRA and the BA. Caught up in the war zones from both sides is Liam, a young man who always assumed that his protestant father was dead. When Liam is wrongly accused of participating in a riot and is arrested, his mother turns to her old lover and Liam’s father, a member of the Fey, for help.
Told with the fierce voice of the Irish, Leicht takes the reader deep into Northern Ireland’s Troubles through Liam’s experiences. She pulls no punches and shows both the IRA and the BA in all their brutality while never losing sight of either the old Celtic religion or the new (Christianity). It’s rare to see such a masterful weaving of worlds, but Leicht keeps a tight grip on her story and propels the reader forward like a bullet from a gun.
All of Leicht’s characters are rich and complex, and she keeps the surprises coming. She masterfully intertwines fantasy with reality to create a world so gritty, you feel like you’re walking Belfast’s streets. Dark and feral in its imagery, this is a story you don’t want to miss.
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the last page is turned.Ireland’s Fey are at war with the Fallen, and as that conflict escalates, so does the confrontations between the IRA and the BA. Caught up in the war zones from both sides is Liam, a young man who always assumed that his protestant father was dead. When Liam is wrongly accused of participating in a riot and is arrested, his mother turns to her old lover and Liam’s father, a member of the Fey, for help.
Told with the fierce voice of the Irish, Leicht takes the reader deep into Northern Ireland’s Troubles through Liam’s experiences. She pulls no punches and shows both the IRA and the BA in all their brutality while never losing sight of either the old Celtic religion or the new (Christianity). It’s rare to see such a masterful weaving of worlds, but Leicht keeps a tight grip on her story and propels the reader forward like a bullet from a gun.
All of Leicht’s characters are rich and complex, and she keeps the surprises coming. She masterfully intertwines fantasy with reality to create a world so gritty, you feel like you’re walking Belfast’s streets. Dark and feral in its imagery, this is a story you don’t want to miss.
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LibraryThing member TheAlternativeOne
Inference and subtlety, in my opinion, has become somewhat of a lost art in literature. While this talent hasn’t disappeared entirely and some writers continue to maintain the proficiency of suggestive narrative I’ve noticed a decline in its use. What surprised me then was the skill in which
Of course, Of Blood and Honey is not a perfect urban fantasy but, then again, none really are*. What I feel missing from this tale was the intricately woven account connecting the Fey and human worlds. In truth, and perhaps in defense of this omission, I was under the distinct impression during reading - and here again is the subtleness of inference at play - that the Fey would become more prevalent in later books. Additional works would certainly offer the opportunity to delve deeper into the world of Fey and meld it with that of the commonplace home of humanity. On this point only time (and the publication of additional volumes in the series) will tell but the author would do well to bring the compelling world of Bran and Redcap to the forefront in at least one subsequent story. I also found a number of very dark moments scattered throughout this novel which may offend some readers. I, on the other hand, felt that those sobering flashes provided a certain “punch” and the “hard edge” moments made it more emotional, therefore more enjoyable to me. And giving a novel sentiment and mood is what every writer strives for, or should. While the unimaginative and angry step-father cliché has been overdone those scenes were crafted skillfully enough that I could appreciate the struggle between the love and duty suffered by Liam’s mother and the emotional tug-of-war she endured. Fortunately, the step-father character is only found in a few scenes for abbreviated stretches of time.
Some of Ms. Leicht’s strengths are simply a result of blood, sweat, and hard work. The time period and politics of 1970’s Ireland and the clash between the Irish Republican Army and the British Army has been meticulously researched and she reveals to us the enviable ability to construct entire worlds in just a few short but concise paragraphs. Mingling Irish folklore and the mundane and then throwing a mystery into the mix is a stroke of genius. Every one of her characters are elaborate and intricate, even those that are flawed, secondary, or cliché and she reveals surprises in delightfully proportioned servings. The worlds she’s created are foreboding and rough and magical and dark and we are fortunate to be able to visit there, if only for a short while. The Fey and The Fallen is a series I’ll be following closely. If you enjoy finely crafted fantasy then you should too.
* Samuel R. Delaney’s Dhalgren comes very close to perfect and I’d rally behind just about any of Emma Bull’s urban fantasies or Richard Kadrey’s Sandman Slim books, but I digress.
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Stina Leicht, a first time novelist, uses the ability of suggestion and nuance in her debut urban fantasy Of Blood and Honey. The literary foreplay leading up to the violent, traumatic sexual assault of the main character, Liam, for instance, is handled with a great deal of subtlety – more the fodder for our imaginations and more effective than a straight telling of the incident which, by the way, never happens. And the first time Liam unwittingly allows the otherworld beast inside him to escape we are shown more than told of that transformation. Because of the competence employed utilizing the art of supposition Ms. Leicht makes us a better audience. We are allowed to use our imagination to fill in the subtle nooks and crannies that remain unwritten but which are obviously present. Of course, Of Blood and Honey is not a perfect urban fantasy but, then again, none really are*. What I feel missing from this tale was the intricately woven account connecting the Fey and human worlds. In truth, and perhaps in defense of this omission, I was under the distinct impression during reading - and here again is the subtleness of inference at play - that the Fey would become more prevalent in later books. Additional works would certainly offer the opportunity to delve deeper into the world of Fey and meld it with that of the commonplace home of humanity. On this point only time (and the publication of additional volumes in the series) will tell but the author would do well to bring the compelling world of Bran and Redcap to the forefront in at least one subsequent story. I also found a number of very dark moments scattered throughout this novel which may offend some readers. I, on the other hand, felt that those sobering flashes provided a certain “punch” and the “hard edge” moments made it more emotional, therefore more enjoyable to me. And giving a novel sentiment and mood is what every writer strives for, or should. While the unimaginative and angry step-father cliché has been overdone those scenes were crafted skillfully enough that I could appreciate the struggle between the love and duty suffered by Liam’s mother and the emotional tug-of-war she endured. Fortunately, the step-father character is only found in a few scenes for abbreviated stretches of time.
Some of Ms. Leicht’s strengths are simply a result of blood, sweat, and hard work. The time period and politics of 1970’s Ireland and the clash between the Irish Republican Army and the British Army has been meticulously researched and she reveals to us the enviable ability to construct entire worlds in just a few short but concise paragraphs. Mingling Irish folklore and the mundane and then throwing a mystery into the mix is a stroke of genius. Every one of her characters are elaborate and intricate, even those that are flawed, secondary, or cliché and she reveals surprises in delightfully proportioned servings. The worlds she’s created are foreboding and rough and magical and dark and we are fortunate to be able to visit there, if only for a short while. The Fey and The Fallen is a series I’ll be following closely. If you enjoy finely crafted fantasy then you should too.
* Samuel R. Delaney’s Dhalgren comes very close to perfect and I’d rally behind just about any of Emma Bull’s urban fantasies or Richard Kadrey’s Sandman Slim books, but I digress.
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LibraryThing member Lavinient
Maybe I have been reading too many urban fantasies with kick-ass heroines lately, but it was really refreshing reading one with a male lead and set in 1970's troubled Ireland. The story follows Liam, a young Catholic, who seems to always be in the wrong place at the wrong time. After 3 years in two
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different prisons and marrying into a political family he joins the IRA. Liam has never known his father and has grown up thinking his father was a Protestant. His life turns to sorrow and violence as he slowly learns he is something more than human, and human politics mixes with the battle between the Fey and the Fallen. The story is dark and terribly sad, but also creative and wonderfully written. Show Less
LibraryThing member CourtneySchafer
Excellent debut novel that combines the Sidhe and fallen angels with the gritty reality of life during the Troubles in 1970s Ireland. Leicht does a terrific job with her characters and their relationships, which were all both intense and utterly believable. Her protagonist Liam's struggle with his
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own darker impulses makes for compelling, gut-wrenching reading - after a certain scene in the book, I couldn't put it down. I stayed up far too late telling myself "just one more chapter...okay, just one more..." until I at last I finished, bleary-eyed but satisfied (and very much looking forward to the next installment!). I highly recommend the novel to anyone who likes their fantasy dark, complex, and full of realism. Show Less
LibraryThing member leahsimone
I did not like this story at all. It takes place in the 1970's during The Troubles, a period of ethno-political conflict between Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland. The protag is constantly tortured with imprisonment, beatings, rape, shame, guilt, and death of friends and loved ones even
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after he finds out he is Fae. I'm not sure why the author chose to add a small fantasy sub-plot (barely fleshed out and read like an afterthought) to a story that is really about a terrible historical conflict. If your looking for a good fantasy story, this is not it. Do not recommend. Show Less
LibraryThing member gsmattingly
i finished "Of Blood and Honey" yesterday. It was enjoyable. As noted in various reviews it concentrated a bit more on The Troubles in Northern Ireland than the fantasy/fae side of things but I still liked it.
LibraryThing member MarFisk
Stina Leicht is talented, no question, able to pull me into a world where politics is deadly and being in the wrong place at the wrong time can set you on a path from which there is no return. And that’s just the “normal” world for Northern Ireland in the 1970s.
Liam is an average young man
This is a story of discovery, both of what defines a person and of who you become when pressed to the wall. The social and political situation is stark and dangerous. One wrong step and a young man’s life can be torn apart, with choices stolen and hopes destroyed. But for Liam, this is only one aspect of the challenges he faces as he learns the truth about who his father is, and discovers the battle he tried to avoid is being fought on levels both physical and metaphysical, with him pushed to the very center. His actions and choices have real, and concrete, effects on the people around him, sometimes at great cost and other times opening eyes to possibilities that could change everything if the right people will only listen.
This is a book that can be read as a simple thriller, with horrible things happening to Liam and everyone he becomes close to, but that would be doing it, and yourself, an injustice. Beyond the overt activities, Of Blood and Honey taps into faith and belief, not always the same thing, and perceptions versus reality. It’s got a lot to say, but in such a honeyed voice that the complexity is more on reflection than while you’re reading. There’s no time for contemplation as you’re down in the trenches with Liam.
Which is not to say this is a fast-paced novel that never stops to breathe either. It’s just one where every moment has significance, whether immediately apparent or something that builds. It starts with a bang, throwing the reader head-first into Northern Ireland’s political conflicts, and from that moment on, trouble after trouble comes for Liam, making bad moments worse and ripping away ones where he believes he’s found a kind of balance.
In case you can’t tell, I enjoyed this book. It sucked me into an unfamiliar world, and kept me trapped in a full sensory experience well worth every minute I spent absorbed in Stina Leicht’s words. And even better, from the way it ended, or rather the epilogue after a solid conclusion to the soul-searching Liam struggles through, I’m guessing a little search will find me another, equally compelling, read as his tale continues.
Liam is an average young man
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in a place where tensions are high. He is just trying to impress his girl and stay out of trouble, but trouble follows him around like a curse, a feeling he has no idea is the honest truth.This is a story of discovery, both of what defines a person and of who you become when pressed to the wall. The social and political situation is stark and dangerous. One wrong step and a young man’s life can be torn apart, with choices stolen and hopes destroyed. But for Liam, this is only one aspect of the challenges he faces as he learns the truth about who his father is, and discovers the battle he tried to avoid is being fought on levels both physical and metaphysical, with him pushed to the very center. His actions and choices have real, and concrete, effects on the people around him, sometimes at great cost and other times opening eyes to possibilities that could change everything if the right people will only listen.
This is a book that can be read as a simple thriller, with horrible things happening to Liam and everyone he becomes close to, but that would be doing it, and yourself, an injustice. Beyond the overt activities, Of Blood and Honey taps into faith and belief, not always the same thing, and perceptions versus reality. It’s got a lot to say, but in such a honeyed voice that the complexity is more on reflection than while you’re reading. There’s no time for contemplation as you’re down in the trenches with Liam.
Which is not to say this is a fast-paced novel that never stops to breathe either. It’s just one where every moment has significance, whether immediately apparent or something that builds. It starts with a bang, throwing the reader head-first into Northern Ireland’s political conflicts, and from that moment on, trouble after trouble comes for Liam, making bad moments worse and ripping away ones where he believes he’s found a kind of balance.
In case you can’t tell, I enjoyed this book. It sucked me into an unfamiliar world, and kept me trapped in a full sensory experience well worth every minute I spent absorbed in Stina Leicht’s words. And even better, from the way it ended, or rather the epilogue after a solid conclusion to the soul-searching Liam struggles through, I’m guessing a little search will find me another, equally compelling, read as his tale continues.
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LibraryThing member bookwormdreams
While I was reading I could not stop wondering: 'Why is this book fantasy?'
The main focus of the book are political & religious conflicts that happened in 1970s in Ireland. And the Liam's struggle with his inner monster could be looked as a metaphor of his struggling with accepting murdering of
The thing that bothered me the most while reading is how naive & blind is Liam. Everybody is hiding something from him and he does not notice. Especially the part when his wife Mary Kate was pregnant. Common man, it was sooooo obvious.
The main focus of the book are political & religious conflicts that happened in 1970s in Ireland. And the Liam's struggle with his inner monster could be looked as a metaphor of his struggling with accepting murdering of
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people... The fact that his father is fey & fantastic element are only background and I think book could go without them without loosing much of it's strength.The thing that bothered me the most while reading is how naive & blind is Liam. Everybody is hiding something from him and he does not notice.
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LibraryThing member justabookreader
I put it on my list and then pretty much did nothing about this book until I found it floating around on my Nook one day and decided it was time. Let me tell you, actually, I don’t know how to tell you how amazing this story is. It’s dark, in some ways terrifying, and in others, sort of sweet.
Liam has never known his father and has no relationship to speak of with his stepfather. His mother, trying to protect him, let’s him believe his father is dead. That doesn’t help matters especially when knowing would be in his favor. Liam’s true father is fey and when the battle between the fey and the fallen gets bloody, Liam is dragged in not knowing, or understanding, what is going on in his life.
Poor Liam. The boy gets picked up and jailed for being in the wrong place at the wrong time, is abused in prison, and can’t get a break outside of it. Mary Kate, the love of his life is his only redemption but even that relationship has it’s limitations and problems. Liam’s father, a man not fully human, has passed along several traits to Liam but he’s ill-equipped to deal with any of it because no one’s told him how to. He can’t get out of anything, and is stuck in more ways than one.
While parts of this story are painful, it’s worth the read. Leicht overlays the political tensions of Ireland in the 1970s with a biblical battle of good and evil with the church taking sides and even condoning killing, believing the fallen angels need to be killed. Liam is protected not only by his mother but the local priest as well, Father Murray, who tries his best to help him. It becomes a tale of good and evil but the lines are incredibly blurry.
I said some of the story was dark and it’s not only the fantasy elements that apply. The prison scenes are rough but do add to the story in an impressively emotional way. Would it be easier to read this story without these parts? Yes. Would the story be the same without these parts? No.
And Blue Skies From Pain is the follow up to Of Blood and Honey in the Fey and the Fallen series. It’s on my list.
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The sweet parts are very few and far between and last only a sentence or two but you need them to get you through the darkness of this book. And don’t let my saying this book is dark turn you off; there’s some great reading here.Liam has never known his father and has no relationship to speak of with his stepfather. His mother, trying to protect him, let’s him believe his father is dead. That doesn’t help matters especially when knowing would be in his favor. Liam’s true father is fey and when the battle between the fey and the fallen gets bloody, Liam is dragged in not knowing, or understanding, what is going on in his life.
Poor Liam. The boy gets picked up and jailed for being in the wrong place at the wrong time, is abused in prison, and can’t get a break outside of it. Mary Kate, the love of his life is his only redemption but even that relationship has it’s limitations and problems. Liam’s father, a man not fully human, has passed along several traits to Liam but he’s ill-equipped to deal with any of it because no one’s told him how to. He can’t get out of anything, and is stuck in more ways than one.
While parts of this story are painful, it’s worth the read. Leicht overlays the political tensions of Ireland in the 1970s with a biblical battle of good and evil with the church taking sides and even condoning killing, believing the fallen angels need to be killed. Liam is protected not only by his mother but the local priest as well, Father Murray, who tries his best to help him. It becomes a tale of good and evil but the lines are incredibly blurry.
I said some of the story was dark and it’s not only the fantasy elements that apply. The prison scenes are rough but do add to the story in an impressively emotional way. Would it be easier to read this story without these parts? Yes. Would the story be the same without these parts? No.
And Blue Skies From Pain is the follow up to Of Blood and Honey in the Fey and the Fallen series. It’s on my list.
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LibraryThing member Mrs_McGreevy
Northern Ireland in the 70s is a war zone between protestant and catholic. Liam, in the wrong place at the wrong time, is caught up in the fight, and soon learns that there's another battle going on, too—this one between the fey and the fallen angels. The Catholic Church, having decided that
Great characters, fascinating history, and an ear for dialect that makes the dialogue sing.
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anything supernatural is a demon, has spent years killing the fey, who have been trying to drive the fallen from Ireland.Great characters, fascinating history, and an ear for dialect that makes the dialogue sing.
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LibraryThing member teknognome
This was a decent read. I found the plot too meandering; too much time is spent on Liam's everyday life, with only brief teases at supernatural matters. And then it reaches a conclusion that doesn't resolve much about Liam's life, or any of the details or happenings with the fey. (Other than the
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LibraryThing member devilwrites
The premise: ganked from BN.com: Liam never knew who his father was. The town of Derry had always assumed that he was the bastard of a protestant - his mother never spoke of him, and Liam assumed he was dead. But when the war between the fallen and the fey began to heat up, Liam and his family are
My Rating: Worth Reading, with Reservations
Of Blood and Honey is dark and brutal, and from the start, utterly captivating in every respect. My enthusiasm for the book waned as I read it though, At first, I wasn't sure who I was going to pick for the Campbell Award, but by time I reached the book's end I realized there really was no contest. On the surface, the book definitely feels unique, but there are some missteps and manipulations along the way that tried my patience. I wish the conflict between the Fae and the Fallen had more of a link to the real world conflict between the Catholics and the Protestants, between the Irish and the British. Perhaps I'll see more of that in the sequel, which I'm still interested in, but not as desperately as I was when I first started reading the book. Yet for all my reservations, and the revelations about historical inaccuracies, this is certainly a unique urban fantasy. I've not seen one like it, and in that regard, the book is worth reading. If you're one to catch the inaccuracies because you're familiar with the Troubles in Ireland, the book will likely drive you batty. But if you're ignorant, the tale is worth reading (and then learn about the inaccuracies afterword, because if you're going to enjoy the book, you owe it to history to learn what the author got wrong). Leicht definitely shows a lot of promise and has a lot to offer, but I hope she grows as a writer and gets better as she goes. I'll definitely be keeping my eye open as her career progresses.
Spoilers, yay or nay?: Yay. There's a lot to talk about with this book, especially given how it works as fantasy versus historical fiction, and all the problems that arise when the two are mixed. The link to the full review, with spoilers, is below. Comments and discussion are most welcome!
REVIEW: Stina Leicht's OF BLOOD AND HONEY
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pulled into a conflict that they didn't know existed. A centuries old conflict between supernatural forces seems to mirror the political divisions in 1970's era Ireland, and Liam is thrown headlong into both conflicts! Only the direct intervention of Liam's real father, and a secret catholic order dedicated to fighting "The Fallen" can save Liam... from the mundane and supernatural forces around him, and from the darkness that lurks within him.My Rating: Worth Reading, with Reservations
Of Blood and Honey is dark and brutal, and from the start, utterly captivating in every respect. My enthusiasm for the book waned as I read it though, At first, I wasn't sure who I was going to pick for the Campbell Award, but by time I reached the book's end I realized there really was no contest. On the surface, the book definitely feels unique, but there are some missteps and manipulations along the way that tried my patience. I wish the conflict between the Fae and the Fallen had more of a link to the real world conflict between the Catholics and the Protestants, between the Irish and the British. Perhaps I'll see more of that in the sequel, which I'm still interested in, but not as desperately as I was when I first started reading the book. Yet for all my reservations, and the revelations about historical inaccuracies, this is certainly a unique urban fantasy. I've not seen one like it, and in that regard, the book is worth reading. If you're one to catch the inaccuracies because you're familiar with the Troubles in Ireland, the book will likely drive you batty. But if you're ignorant, the tale is worth reading (and then learn about the inaccuracies afterword, because if you're going to enjoy the book, you owe it to history to learn what the author got wrong). Leicht definitely shows a lot of promise and has a lot to offer, but I hope she grows as a writer and gets better as she goes. I'll definitely be keeping my eye open as her career progresses.
Spoilers, yay or nay?: Yay. There's a lot to talk about with this book, especially given how it works as fantasy versus historical fiction, and all the problems that arise when the two are mixed. The link to the full review, with spoilers, is below. Comments and discussion are most welcome!
REVIEW: Stina Leicht's OF BLOOD AND HONEY
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LibraryThing member ladycato
I enjoyed the book overall, but my reaction to it is complicated--as is the book. It follows Liam, a young Catholic man coming of age in 1970s Northern Ireland. He is repeatedly imprisoned and abused by the occupying British Army--and battles against his own dark nature. He does not understand that
Foremost, this is the only fantasy book I've read that is based in the Troubles, and it's brilliant. Dark and disturbing, but brilliant. For Americans like me, who grew up with mentions of the IRA and bombings in lands-afar with no personal connections to the conflict, it will be a necessary education. I didn't like the presence of rape throughout the novel, though I understand it is also part of the reality of the time period.
Liam is a fantastic protagonist to follow. He does terrible things, but he never lost me. Again, he feels real. Human and frail, even as he doubts his own humanity at times.
What drove me bonkers, though, was that almost all of the book happens because people cannot communicate about simple things. They hint, they hedge, but they cannot reveal the truth, even when people are brutalized and raped and killed. That might be realistic, yes, but it's also infuriating as a plot device. I didn't like it in old Flintstones episodes when I was a kid, and I don't like it now, especially when those frustrating secrets kept the major cool aspect of this world almost entirely hidden: I wanted to know more about the fae and the parallel war against the Fallen. I wanted to know more about magic, period. Instead, it feels like that has likely been pushed off for the next book. At this point, I'm left so frustrated by the pacing that I don't know if I want to continue to get to the bits I really wanted.
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he is part fae, and that he has been targeted by his estranged father's old enemy.Foremost, this is the only fantasy book I've read that is based in the Troubles, and it's brilliant. Dark and disturbing, but brilliant. For Americans like me, who grew up with mentions of the IRA and bombings in lands-afar with no personal connections to the conflict, it will be a necessary education. I didn't like the presence of rape throughout the novel, though I understand it is also part of the reality of the time period.
Liam is a fantastic protagonist to follow. He does terrible things, but he never lost me. Again, he feels real. Human and frail, even as he doubts his own humanity at times.
What drove me bonkers, though, was that almost all of the book happens because people cannot communicate about simple things. They hint, they hedge, but they cannot reveal the truth, even when people are brutalized and raped and killed. That might be realistic, yes, but it's also infuriating as a plot device. I didn't like it in old Flintstones episodes when I was a kid, and I don't like it now, especially when those frustrating secrets kept the major cool aspect of this world almost entirely hidden: I wanted to know more about the fae and the parallel war against the Fallen. I wanted to know more about magic, period. Instead, it feels like that has likely been pushed off for the next book. At this point, I'm left so frustrated by the pacing that I don't know if I want to continue to get to the bits I really wanted.
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LibraryThing member tldegray
This is a book about the fey. This is also a book about Ireland in the 1970s. I don't think it's necessary to have much knowledge of either in order to read this book, but I suspect you'll enjoy it a lot more if you do.
This story is painful. No surprise there, given where it's set. It's horrible
This is a story about war and the impossibility of peace in some situations, about how hard it can be to tell your enemies from your friends, and about how long grudges can last. It's a story about families, and love, and all the ties that bind. Mostly this is a story about Liam and how he lives the life he was handed the best he can.
TRIGGER WARNING: Actual rape of a man. Mention of rape of a woman. Lots of violence.
[John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, 2013]
This story is painful. No surprise there, given where it's set. It's horrible
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and, yet, somehow the people in it still seem to find beautiful moments. Even Liam, who is perhaps the unluckiest man to ever draw breath.This is a story about war and the impossibility of peace in some situations, about how hard it can be to tell your enemies from your friends, and about how long grudges can last. It's a story about families, and love, and all the ties that bind. Mostly this is a story about Liam and how he lives the life he was handed the best he can.
TRIGGER WARNING: Actual rape of a man. Mention of rape of a woman. Lots of violence.
[John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, 2013]
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Awards
IAFA William L. Crawford Fantasy Award (Finalist — 2012)
Original publication date
2011-01-29
Local notes
Fey and the Fallen, 1
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