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A far better thing

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell meets 'A Tale of Two Cities' in H. G. Parry's 'A Far Better Thing', a heart-rending fantasy of faery revenge set during the French Revolution. The faeries stole Sydney Carton as a child, and made him a mortal servant of the Faery Realm. Now, he has a rare opportunity fo...

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Main Author: Parry, H. G. (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Tor/Tor Publishing Group, 2025.
Edition:First edition.
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Magic > Fiction.
Fairies > Fiction.
Kidnapping > Fiction.
London (England) > Fiction.
Paris (France) > Fiction.
Fantasy fiction.
Historical fiction.
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Summary:Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell meets 'A Tale of Two Cities' in H. G. Parry's 'A Far Better Thing', a heart-rending fantasy of faery revenge set during the French Revolution. The faeries stole Sydney Carton as a child, and made him a mortal servant of the Faery Realm. Now, he has a rare opportunity for revenge against the fae and Charles Darnay, the changeling left in his stead. It will take magic and cunning--cold iron and Realm silver--to hide his intentions from humans and fae and bring his plans to fruition. Shuttling between London and Paris during the Reign of Terror, generations of violence-begetting-violence lead him to a heartbreaking choice in the shadow of the guillotine.
Physical Description:404 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN:9781250334183
1250334187
Author Notes:H. G. PARRY is the author of several books including The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep , the Shadow Histories duology, and The Magician's Daughter . She holds a PhD in English Literature from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, and divides her time between her tiny Wellington flat and a house on the Kapiti Coast where she lives with her sister and a menagerie of small animals.

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