The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door

by H. G. Parry Narrated by Not Yet Available

Overview

From the author of*The Magician's Daughter*comes*The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door,*a mythic, magical tale full of secret scholarship, faerie curses, and the deadliest spells of all-the ones that friends cast on each other.*

All they needed to break the world was a door, and someone to open it.*
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Camford, 1920.*Gilded and glittering, England's*secret*magical academy is no place for Clover, a commoner with*neither connections nor magical blood. She tells herself she has*fought her way there*only*to find a cure for her brother Matthew, one of the few survivors of a faerie attack on the battlefields of WWI which left the doors to faerie country sealed, the study of its magic banned, and its victims cursed.

But when Clover catches the eye of golden boy Alden Lennox-Fontaine and his friends, doors that were previously closed to her are flung wide open, and she soon finds herself enmeshed in the seductive world of the country's magical aristocrats. The summer she spends in Alden's orbit leaves a fateful mark: months of joyous friendship and mutual study come crashing down when experiments go awry, and old secrets are unearthed.

Years later, when the faerie seals break, Clover knows it's because of what they did. And she knows that she must seek the help of people she once called friends-and now doesn't quite know what to call-if there's any hope of saving the world as they know it.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

By turns wondrous, haunting, and mysterious, The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door asks big questions and delivers all the right answers. This book is historical fantasy at its finest."—Olivia Atwater, author of Half a Soul

"A brilliant story of magic and scholarship and ambition. Of sacrifices made to keep loved ones safe, and a secret world that is wilder and stranger and more complicated than even those living in it know. This is a marvelous, thought-provoking, captivating novel, and I loved it completely." —Kat Howard, Alex Award-winning author of An Unkindness of Magicians

"The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door is thoughtfully written and thoroughly enthralling. H.G. Parry illuminates the pleasures and perils of knowledge—and friendship—in a voice that is exquisite and empathetic to the very end." —Sylvie Cathrall, author of A Letter to the Luminous Deep

"Weaving magic and history together, Parry explores what it means to come of age, to belong and not belong, and to strive to save someone you love. The characters in this book captivated me and the writing felt as smooth as a rain-polished stone. The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door is a spellbinding novel."—Elyse John, author of Orphia and Eurydicius

"Magical, creepy, and comforting all at the same time—The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door is an instant classic. You'll remember all your favorite books and be reading late into the night to find out more. H.G. Parry has something truly special here." —Kritika H. Rao, author of The Surviving Sky

“The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door is a rare treat of a novel. H. G. Parry breathes magic and history to life—weaving the eerie lore of faerie through the glittering Jazz Age of the 1920s. I devoured this book with wide eyes and a racing heart, and I have no doubt that others will do the same.”—Ryan Graudin, author of The Enchanted Lies of Celeste Artois

Praise for H. G. Parry: 

"The Magician's Daughter is that most rare and precious thing: a brand-new classic, both wholly original and wonderfully nostalgic. It's an absolute treasure." —Alix E. Harrow, author of The Ten Thousand Doors of January

"Brilliantly imagined. I love the way Parry blends mythic elements with wit and heart. A fast pace, period detail and an intriguing cast of real, flawed people make The Magician's Daughter a book to be absolutely devoured."—Lucy Holland, author of Sistersong

"The Magician's Daughter is innovative fairy tale and deftly researched historical fiction in one, full of captivating magic and richly drawn characters. HG Parry crafts an evocative world rife with a struggle for equity, justice, and the occasional miracle that readers won't be able to forget."—Rowenna Miller, author of The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill

"Parry has written another winning fantasy novel full of adventure, found family, and magic. This is a fully realized world that feels like a homage to the classic fantasy tales of Diana Wynne Jones...For readers who love a great fantasy adventure."—Booklist

"A charming romp of an old-school coming of age fantasy about family and magic that will take your heart for a wild ride."—NPR

Product Details

BN ID:	2940191371009
Publisher:	Hachette Audio
Publication date:	10/22/2024
Edition description:	Unabridged
Sales rank:	918,076