DREAMS AND SHADOWS by C. Robert Cargill

Ewan Thatcher was just a baby when he was taken by the fairies that dwell within the Limestone Kingdom. The fairies had plans for Ewan, plans that would take years to be realized. While Ewan was learning the ins and outs of living with the seelie and unseelie, however, Colby Stephens was left much to his own devices for friendship and entertainment. So when Colby stumbled upon Yashar, a cursed djinn in search of a child to remember him, he believed that his wildest dreams were finally coming true. When the two boys’ paths finally crossed it set in motion a course of events that would haunt both of them well into adulthood. Cargill’s debut is dark and utterly unique. A blend of folktales and fairy lore mixed with Cargill’s seemingly signature gruesome twists, Dreams and Shadows is a welcome mix of fantasy and horror sure to please fans of both genres. This first from Cargill is addictive reading so it’s fortunate that the follow up, Queen of the Dark Things, is due out next spring.

12/13 Becky Lejeune

DREAMS AND SHADOWS by C. Robert Cargill. Harper Voyager (October 29, 2013). ISBN  978-0062190437. 464p.

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