Of Blood and Honey (A Book of the Fey and the Fallen) - Fantasy Novel, Supernatural Fiction, Urban Fantasy Book for Adults - Perfect for Fans of Dark Fantasy & Mythological Stories
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Liam never knew who his father was. The town of Derry had always assumed that he was the bastard of a protestant his mother never spoke of him, and Liam assumed he was dead. But when the war between the fallen and the fey began to heat up, Liam and his family are pulled into a conflict that they didn’t know existed. A centuries old conflict between supernatural forces seems to mirror the political divisions in 1970’s era Ireland, and Liam is thrown headlong into both conflicts! Only the direct intervention of Liam’s real father, and a secret catholic order dedicated to fighting The Fallen” can save Liam... from the mundane and supernatural forces around him, and from the darkness that lurks within him.Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.
Customer Reviews
I had purchased this book awhile ago, but I made sure to read it after the author had an excellent AMA on the r/Fantasy sub-reddit. I wasn't sure if I would like this book, but after I got into it I really loved it. I've really never read anything quite like this book, with the combination of Urban Fantasy style Fae creatures (although they weren't too prominent in this book, as a lot of the action occurs in the normal world) in the very interesting historical setting of the Irish Revolution (1970's). The main character is the bastard child of an Irish Catholic woman and a Fae shapeshifter, he was then raised by his mother and hateful adopted father, without any knowledge of what his real father was. After Liam is wrongfully imprisoned for being at the wrong place and the wrong time during a protest, he experiences a horrifying trauma which has a very realistic and thoughtful effect on his character, with an added fantastical side-effect of uncontrollable shape-shifting into a fae beast/wolf with it's own mind/personality. Following his imprisonment (after he's wrongfully arrested again) he marries a woman he's loved all of his life and joins the IRA. Afterwards, there's a lot of entertaining bits where Liam becomes a racecar/getaway driver, but while avoiding spoilers, I'll just say that everything seems to go wrong, and the the coming of age in a troubling time story turns into a revenge story. This part of the story is also great, and there's even a bit of a Narc and addiction side-story, and as the truth of his parentage comes out towards the end, a lot more of the fantasy comes into play for the climax. I loved all of the characters in this book, they all feel very real and fully developed, with the only one lacking being the main villain (he's a good villain, and while we learn some of his backstory, the reason he does what he does isn't explained too well).Overall, I would definitely recommend this book, and I'm looking forward to reading the sequel.
