7/1/2023 0 Comments War for the oaks![]() ![]() Hennepin Avenue: Main downtown street in Minneapolis.Como Park: A place chosen for a battle between two fay factions.Minneapolis: The western half of the Twin Cities in Minnesota.Minneapolis, Minnesota and the surrounding parks and land. Double Feature (1999) with Will Shetterly - Cover Art: Nick Jainschigg ( GR).New Magics: An Anthology of Today's Fantasy (2005) ( GR)."A Bird That Whistles" (short story prequel) in: Emphasis on the power of humanity, of human nature, and that power roared through this story.On the inside, it’s a tale about empowerment.Much mayhem ensues including humor, adventure, tragedy, magic, music, and the most swoonworthy of romances. Eddi, however, has a mind of her own and refuses to be an unthinking pawn in the Court’s endless games. ![]() ![]() The phouka, who never does get a name, selects Eddi McCandry, a struggling Minneapolis musician. They assign the phouka (a man who changes into a black dog) to pick out a mortal and then to guard her until the battles are concluded. They want a real war, with real death, and since they are immortal, they can only get actual carnage by binding a mortal to their cause. The Seelie Court (faeries) is at war with the Unseelie Court. War of the Oaks is considered an early example of Urban Fantasy. ![]()
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