''Faerie Tale'' is a
supernatural
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thriller, falling within the subgenre of
contemporary fantasy
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Strictly, supernatural fiction c ...
, by American writer
Raymond E. Feist
Raymond Elias Feist (; born Raymond Elias Gonzales III; December 21, 1945) is an American fantasy fiction author who wrote ''The Riftwar Cycle'', a series of novels and short stories. His books have been translated into multiple languages and ha ...
,
first published in 1988.
It was translated and published in
Dutch
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* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
as ''Een Boosaardig Sprookje'' in 1989.
Plot synopsis
Phil Hastings and his family have just moved back to his hometown for some much needed peace and quiet from the Hollywood scene. As Phil's twins, Sean and Patrick, soon discover, there is more to their new home than was expected. Gloria, their mother, senses something, but simply dismisses her concern as stress from their recent move. Gabbie, their older half-sister, meets the man of her dreams, but also is tempted by other men.
Deep in the woods, The Bad Thing and his Master are ready to break free of the centuries-old compact made to keep the Faerie world and the Human world at peace. Only through believing the insane and impossible can Sean and Patrick save both worlds from colliding again.
Critical views
The story was reviewed in the ''Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts'' and the subject of a
master thesis. Professor
Jack Zipes
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at the
University of Minnesota
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, who has published and lectured on the subject of
fairy tales
A fairy tale (alternative names include fairytale, fairy story, magic tale, or wonder tale) is a short story that belongs to the folklore genre. Such stories typically feature magic (paranormal), magic, incantation, enchantments, and mythical ...
, wrote "This message is at the heart of a recent bestseller entitled simply ''Faerie Tale'' by Raymond E. Feist. The plot concerns a successful screenwriter by the name of Phil Hasting, who moves into a huge house in rural upstate New York with his wife and three children." Zipes goes on to say: "Feist's novel contains long-winded expositions about magic, Celtic tradition, and fairies and has a secondary plot concerned with Hastings teenage princess daughter, a rich heiress, who falls in love with an all-American graduate student writing his dissertation on a topic related to the occult and magic".
Romance novel
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author Shona Husk wrote "However, the scary book that has really stayed with me is ''Faerie Tale'' by Raymond E. Feist which I also read as a teenager. Some of the images stayed with me for years. I reread it as an adult not that long ago and it is still really creepy."
References
External links
* {{isfdb title, 1974
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1988 American novels
American fantasy novels
Novels about fairies and sprites
Doubleday (publisher) books
Novels by Raymond E. Feist