Glastyn is the first fay you meet in The Fey Man. He was exiled for some offence he is unwilling to discuss and sought out Thomas Rymour at Cairnagan. Tall, dark and beautiful, witty and charming, Glastyn seems to live for life at court. He thrives on the intrigue, the drama, and he enjoys seducing people’s wives. Where Tom flounders in Cairnagan, Glastyn is a perfect fit.
Glastyn’s darker face is his antithesis, a fay called Fenoderee. Fenoderee is ugly where Glastyn is handsome, plain of speech where Glastyn is witty, sombre where Glastyn is feckless. Fenoderee is a shambling mess, as if his limbs are being held together by moss and mould, and he stinks of rotten leaves. But he has Tom’s best interests at heart, whereas Glastyn’s motives are his own.
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Both Glastyn and Fenoderee are fairies from folklore, though I’ve taken some liberties with tradition. Glastyn was tall and handsome, but could also transform into a horse and pulled young women underwater to drown them. Fenoderee was ugly and hairy, and this was punishment for missing a festival. He was also banished. The two seemed like they fit together, so I kept the broad strokes and blended them a little. The pair serve as perhaps the most prominent stereotype of the fay.
A land plagued by dragons. A sword only he can wield. A quest that could save his realm or doom it forever.
Thomas Rymour is the prophet who cannot lie, in service to a powerful duke. But when an elf lord hatches a plot to steal a legendary sword, Tom is forced to break his oath in order to save the world.
On the run from armies and dragons, Tom discovers the sword is the only thing that can stop the oncoming war, and he is the only one who can wield it. But while terrifying dragons scorch the skies, the immortal creatures of Faerie hatch their own dark plans for the mortal realm.
Can Tom find a way to save the mortal realm? Or will he fall foul of Faerie plots?
“The Fey Man immerses the reader in a compellingly conceived alternative realm created with a powerful sense of character and place.” – Brian Sibley, writer of The Lord of the Rings BBC Radio Drama
The Fey Man is the first book in the epic Realm Rift Saga. Download your copy today.
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