The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland And Led The Revels There Av Catherynne M. Valente

<p><b>In the kingdom of Fairyland-Below, preparations are underway for the annual Revels . . .</b> <b>but aboveground, the creatures of Fairyland are in no mood for a party.</b> <br><br>It has been a long time since young September bid farewell to Fairyland, and she is excited to see it again; but upon her return she is shocked to find that her friends have been losing their shadows, and therefore their magic, to the kingdom of Fairyland-Below... It spells certain disaster and September won''t stand for it. Determined to make amends, she travels down into the underworld where, among creatures of ice and moonlight, she encounters a face she recognizes all too well: Halloween, the Hollow Queen. Only then does September realize what she must do to save Fairyland from slipping into the mundane world forever.<br><br>Come and join in the Revels with September and her friends. But be warned: in Fairyland-Below, even the best of friends aren''t always what they seem . . . <br><br>Praise for <i>The Girl Who Circumnavigated Farilyand in a Ship of Her Own Makin</i><br><br>''A glorious balancing act between modernism and the Victorian Fairy Tale, done with heart and wisdom.'' Neil Gaiman.<br><br>''An <i>Alice in Wonderland</i> for the 21st century... So effortless, so vivid, so funny. Every page has a phrase or observation to savour and her characters are wondrous creations.'' <i>Sunday Telegraph.</i><br><br>''A charming modern fairytale...with a knowing twinkle in its eye.'' <i>Telegraph.</i><br><br>''A whole esoteric world of whimsy - Alice meets the Wizard of Oz meets the Persephone story with a whiff of Narnia.'' <i>Independent on Sunday.</i><br><br>''Bundles of imagination and wry wit.'' <i>Financial Times.</i></p>