Blackbringer

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Faerie Magpie Windwitch has devoted her life to tracking down devils that have escaped from their bottles. But when a devil escapes from a bottle sealed by the ancient Djinn King himself, Magpie may be in over her head in this startling debut fantasy. Full color.

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Publishers Weekly (05/14/2007)
In Taylor's debut fantasy, humans are unknowingly releasing demons into the worlddemons trapped in bottles 25,000 years ago by armies of faeries. Young faerie Magpie Windwitch, whose grandfather is the West Wind and whose role in the emerging conflict seems ominously important, works to put those demons back into the bottles that held them for so long. It's a tough job, especially since the seven Djinn that created the world and all of its creatures (except, of course, humans) went into hiding 4,000 years ago. A particularly nasty demon, the Blackbringer, seems determined to attack Dreamdark, the place the world was created; Magpie and her faithful band of crows head there to warn the sleeping Djinn, Magruwen, that one of his fellow immortals has already been killed by the Blackbringer. But Magruwen has grown weary of the world; in a perfectly rendered scene, Magpie has to reason with an idle god and convince him that the world is worth saving. Sure the past can't be undone, but it can be forgiven.... How much finer will it be to build a new age on forgiveness than on anguish? There's a hint of darkness to Taylor's setting, which belies its origin (she originally conceived her creatures for a line of faerie-themed greeting cards and ornaments). It's a fresh take on a well-worn milieu, and the author's knack for faerie dialogue, replete with its own interjections, cliché s and turns of phrase, makes for engaging escapism. Ages 10-up. "(June)" Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.

School Library Journal (08/01/2007)
Gr 58Magpie Windwitch, accompanied by her trusty band of crows, has made it her business to hunt down any and all demons she can find, but when a nasty entity called the Blackbringer escapes its protective bottle, Magpie finds herself outpowered. Most of her fellow faeries are no help, so she must use her wits, her unique and talented friends, and her own magical gifts to vanquish the ancient and evil Blackbringer. Magpie is a feisty faerie with a spicy way with language and a disdain for all things sweet and delicate, and as long as she is center stage, readers will be entranced. The plot, sweeping and filled with a variety of creatures as it is, lags occasionally; this is a very long book. That said, true fans of Faerie, as well as fantasy buffs who like lots of action with their magic, will gobble this one up."Eva Mitnick, Los Angeles Public Library" Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.

ISBN: 0399246304 | EAN: 9780399246302
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group  | Publication Date: July, 2007

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