Ruler of the Realm (#3 Fairie Realm)
Author(s): Herbie Brennan
The thrilling third adventure set in Herbie Brennan's Faerie Realm, full of plot twists and turns and a heart-stopping climax.
It is Henry's third visit to the Faerie Realm, but this time in a rather different guise and to a rather different kind of place. Holly Blue is Queen and Lord Hairstreak appears to be proposing a truce between the Faeries of the Night and the Faeries of the Light. Meanwhile Prince Pyrgus has stumbled across some mysterious crystal flowers with an apparently formidable secret weapon, and there are rumours of a demon invasion led by Beleth, the Prince of Darkness. Queen Blue, wary of her uncle's uncharacteristic generosity, pays a visit to the Spicemaster's labyrinth in an attempt to divine the possible future of the Realm. She is warned to beware someone close, little realising just how careful she will need to be - and when she is kidnapped by the most unlikely candidate, the Realm rapidly descends into chaos. In a thrilling adventure Blue, Pyrgus and Henry will find themselves in the midst of a furious battle to protect the future of the Realm and secure the throne for the rightful ruler.
Fisrt published 2006.
General Information
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- : Bloomsbury Press
- : Bloomsbury Press
- : 01 October 2006
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Herbie Brennan
- : Paperback
- : Export ed
- : 432
More About The Product
An ingenious plot from a masterful storyteller drives this unputdownable fantasy adventure Boy readers in particular will love Herbie's brand of irreverent humour and depiction of high-tech wizardry in the Faerie Realm Herbie's third book featuring the Faerie Realm, following on from the critical and commercial success of Faerie Wars and The Purple Emperor
'If Mervyn Peake met Melvin Burgess in a very dark alley, they might emerge with "Faerie Wars"' Eoin Colfer 'A crossover title from which few readers of any age would wish to cross back. Brennan writes with all the dash of an Irish storyteller at the peak of his form. Inventive as Harry Potter, dark as Gormenghast and as intelligently probing as Philip Pullman, here is a title to brighten the dreariest of winter days' (Faerie Wars) The Independent 'With its gutsy details, terrific descriptions and great storyline Faerie Wars is a winner - an inspiration, never perspiration. And don't take my word for it. Several 12-year-olds I know, boys and girls, have read it; their verdict: brilliant!' Irish Times 'It is even better than its predecessor, and more confident' The Bookseller (Praise for The Purple Emperor)
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.
