Published 2001
Remember the faery stories you were told as a child? Tales of tiny, magical, winged beings and elves, wicked witches and goblins. Demons… What if one day you found they were true? What if, when you became an adult, you discovered they were all based on fact? That's what happened to Thom Kindred. The wonders were revealed to him. But so were the horrors, for not far behind the Good, there always lurks the Bad. And the Bad had designs on Thom. He would see the hellhagges and the demons. He would be touched by perverted passion. And corruption. And he would encounter his own worst nightmare. Only the magic of the little beings would be able to help him. — Synopsis taken from cover
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Fan Site Editorial Review
Herbert's most fantastical novel is a genuine departure — part fairy tale, part horror, wholly unexpected. The lighter tone won't suit every reader, but those who surrender to it will find something enchanting and occasionally very dark.