Ruler of the Realm

by Herbie Brennan

Overview

Queen Holly Blue is suspicious when Lord Hairstreak, leader of the Faeries of the Night, offers the Faeries of the Light a peace treaty. But while the Faeries are bickering, the Demons of the Faerie Realm are plotting a takeover. They deviously implant Henry Atherton with a controlling device and force him to kidnap Blue, right under the noses of her brother, Pyrgus, and Lord Hairstreak. Grand adventure ensues as Henry and his friends rush to save the Faerie Realm.

This dynamic new novel lives up to its predecessors in every way, filling each page with a fast-paced story that will thrill fans new and old.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781599904054
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	01/15/2011
Series:	Faerie Wars Chronicles Series , #3
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	448
Lexile:	730L (what's this?)
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

About the Author

Herbie Brennan lives and works in County Carlow, Ireland. He is the author of many wonderful books for children and adults including Faerie Wars and The Purple Emperor.
Herbie Brennan is a highly acclaimed author of fiction and non fiction for children and adults. He has written over one hundred books including his popular Faerie Wars fantasy series for teen readers, published by Bloomsbury.

Herbie Brennan lives and works in Ireland. He is the author of many wonderful books for both adults and children.

Editorial Reviews

Snappy pacing keeps the pages turning in this third installment of the wars between Faeries of the Light, Faeries of the Night and demons from Hael. Sixteen-year-old Blue is now queen of the Faerie Realm, advised by two iconically funky adults. The FONs' leader offers a highly suspect truce for negotiation just as Pyrgus, 17, discovers strange crystal flowers being grown on a FON's estate. Henry, a 17-year-old friend from the Analogue world (ours), arrives by way of a flying saucer and inexplicably kidnaps Blue. Time stoppage and aliens cause twists, as do events that are later annulled (possibly disaffecting some readers). Magic and science are blurred ("spell technology") and un-detailed. Brennan's characters seem younger than their ages and his prose is often cluttered; however, images are colorful, and the ricocheting narrative-each chapter ending in suspense and the next chapter jumping to a different plotline-pulls readers to a surprisingly satisfying conclusion. (glossary) (Fantasy. 10-14)

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