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Faeries Never Lie

By Zoraida Córdova & Natalie C. Parker &
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Publisher Description

A collection of fun and thought-provoking short stories that center faeries of varying genders and cultures, described by Kirkus Reviews as "a tantalizing taste of trickery and enchantment!"

There’s something to be said for starting your first day in faerie boarding school, for chasing a faerie through Chang’an during the Tang Dynasty, for searching for the missing part of your throuple who may have run away with a faerie prince, for descending into madness after spending countless nights plagued by the same faerie dream—and much more.

Fly into this revelry filled with tricksters, lovers, monsters, and the like, in this exciting collection for those who love faeries and those who are experiencing them for the first time!

Edited by Zoraida Córdova and Natalie C. Parker, Faeries Never Lie features short stories from beloved authors Nafiza Azad, Holly Black, Dhonielle Clayton, Christine Day, Chloe Gong, Tessa Gratton, Kwame Mbalia, Ryan La Sala, L.L. McKinney, Anna-Marie McLemore, Kaitlyn Sage Patterson, Rory Power.

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12 Reviews

3.5
“Overall collection rating: 3.5⭐️ Another short story collection for my creative writing module, and this is my favourite one yet, with many unique and diverse explorations of Faerie! I enjoyed more of these stories than I expected, but this collection’s main issue is that many of these stories just don’t work as short stories, and should’ve been long form pieces instead, which lowered the ratings of a fair few. I’ll provide the individual story ratings below! An Eternal Fire by Chloe Gong = 4⭐️ - a fun and playful story! Intriguing faerie lore! - Some of the language was far too modern for the setting, which took me out of the story a few times Fool by Rory Powers = 3.5⭐️ - intriguing and dark, eerie, beautiful balletic setting - Middle section seemed a bit rushed, and ending a bit confusing to me The Senescence by Dhonielle Clayton = 3.5⭐️ - I loved the worldbuilding, lore, and history in this one! It was so original and intriguing - I just don’t think this story worked in short story format, but I would’ve loved it as a long form piece because I was invested and then it was over prematurely I felt Rotten by Kaitlyn Sage Patterson = 2⭐️ - Not a big fan, didn’t connect with it and found the MC really annoying Blue Amber by Anna-Marie McLemore = 4.5⭐️ - I really enjoyed this one! A tale of confidence and ownership of one’s self and abilities! I just wish I knew more about the world and story this is from Revelry by Kwame Mali = 3⭐️ - I was so invested in the lore and world building and history and then it was over! This story did not work as a short story in my opinion, and would work better as a long form piece of some variety. Made it quite underwhelming in the end La Tierra Del Olvido by Zoraida Córdova = 4.5⭐️ - I was really invested in this one! Great characterisation and relationships (loved the banter) and a compelling storyline! Always There And Never Seen by Natalie C. Parker = 3⭐️ - don’t really have any feelings about this one, pretty neutral, faerie aspects were a bit underwhelming Dear Diary by L.L. McKinney = 3⭐️ - Really intriguing concept and I loved the unique formatting, I just wanted a bit more out of it, especially the ending The Night and Her Darkness by Nafiza Azad = 2⭐️ - Had potential, but the writing felt a bit messy and all over the place The New Girl at Autumn Prep by Christine Day = 2⭐️ - I like the history and message, but as a story this was just very boring and bit juvenile in style The Honest Folk by Holly Black = 5⭐️ - I love being back in this world and with these characters so much! I’ve missed them (maybe time for a Folk of the Air reread next year??). A fun plot and mystery with all the usual faerie mischief! My favourite in this collection! Ask Twice by Ryan la Sala = 5⭐️ - this one had me getting a bit emotional! A beautiful story of found family and finding and accepting yourself, with slight hints of horror! Birch Kiss by Tessa Gratton = 2.5⭐️ - liked the narrative style and prose and unique use of perspective, but otherwise I felt quite indifferent to this one”

About Zoraida Córdova

Zoraida Córdova is the author of many fantasy novels for kids and teens, including the award-winning Brooklyn Brujas series, Incendiary, and Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: A Crash of Fate. She is the co-host of the podcast Deadline City. Zoraida was born in Ecuador and raised in Queens, New York. When she isn’t working on her next novel, she’s planning a new adventure.

Natalie C. Parker
is the author and editor of several books for young adults including the acclaimed Seafire trilogy. Her work has been included on the NPR Best Books list, the Indies Next List, and the TAYSHAS Reading List, and in Junior Library Guild selections. Natalie grew up in a Navy family finding home in coastal cities from Virginia to Japan. Now, she lives with her wife on the Kansas prairie.

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