Siri has always been the superfluous princess – her eldest sister, Vivenna, has been betrothed to the God King of Hallandren since birth, her middle sister Fafnan, had become a monk, and her brother, Ridger, was the heir. Hallandren had long been her country’s enemy, and Vivenna had trained her whole life to be married

Loch and Kail start this story in jail – a very particular kind of jail – hanging from the bottom of the floating city of Heaven’s Spire, keeping the crystals that keep the city floating clean. They were sentenced to this fate by trying to sneak into Heaven’s Spire, because that city is reserved for

This was great light reading – it’s a murder mystery, where DI Jack Spratt, and his brand new Sergeant Mary Mary, are trying to solve the killing of Humpty Dumpty. Who is a womanizer, possible philanthropist, and possible criminal on the run. There are more fairy tale references than you can shake a stick at,

One of the things I really like about de Lint’s Newford books is how he blends in various traditions of Fae, or other supernatural beings from various other cultures, into the present day. In this book, it’s the animal people common to many of the Native American cultures. Raven is now the owner of an

When Mercy tries to return a book she was lent by a Fae, she finds his bookstore locked up. Not much later, several people try to approach her about the book. Something’s clearly happened to the real owner, and Mercy’s on the case. At the same time, some members of the local pack are not