Faith & Fairies: A Fable of Faithcraft

by Christopher S. Haviland

Lost in the woods, three orphan boys with troubled pasts come upon an incredible A giant tree guarded by five beautiful young girls with wings who call themselves Woodkeepers. They are dryads (tree fairies), and their kind is dying. They are all linked to the health of their mother empress, who has been taken captive by King Stag, leader of a race of satyrs in a parallel world. She has been drugged, and will die if they do not rescue her in time. The kiss of a human boy will heal a dryad, and so they propose an idea to the Join them on a perilous mission to infiltrate Ram Towers, and sneak under the nose of a great black dragon and past an army of satyrs and minotaurs, to find and heal the empress mother before it's too late.

Paperback

Published April 28, 2005

Reviews

[Corbett Buchly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Faith & Fairies is a solid YA adventure tale within an original, well-built fantasy world. The story follows three orphan boys, who range in age from 9 to 16, and their dangerous journey into the land of the fey.

[Tami · Rating 5 out of 5]

Faith & Fairies begins with Grandpa Charles as he is taking three young boys (Terry, Scott, and Ronnie) to their new home at Haviland Manor Orphanage. As the old man rambles on about fantastical adventures that he and his buddies had shared, Terry is planning his getaway. The boy is tired of being moved from one home to home where no one seems to care about him.

When Grandpa Charles leaves the boys unattended at the convenience store, Terry sees his chance to escape and steals the car. Scott and Ronnie are still fast asleep in the back of the car until Terry drives the car into a sinkhole. Now the real adventure begins.

Faith & Fairies is a sweet fantasy story filled with wonder, magic, and fairies. There is also a good deal of action and adventure. Kissing as a healing method for fairies, quite an interesting concept.