Lud-in-the-mist

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Lud was a prosperous, bustling little country port, situated at the confluence of two rivers, the Dapple and the Dawl. But the Dapple had its roots in the land of Faerie, beyond the Elfin Marches and the Debatable lands to the West, which was a great trial to Lud, a town that had long ago rejected any such fanciful nonsense as "fairies" and "elves" and the like.

But when a plague of faerie influences hits the town, steps must be taken. Fortunately for Lud its Mayor Master Nathaniel Chanticleer, …

But when a plague of faerie influences hits the town, steps must be taken. Fortunately for Lud its Mayor Master Nathaniel Chanticleer, is a man with his head firmly in the clouds.

10 Auflagen

Paperback, 273 Seiten

Sprache: English

Am 6. November 2000 von Millennium veröffentlicht.

ISBN:: 978-1-85798-767-6
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Fairies -- Fiction

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Herr Rau hat Lud-in-the-mist von Hope Mirrlees besprochen (Millennium Fantasy Masterworks)

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4,0 stars

Low Fantasy? Urban Fantasy, set in pre-industrial villages?
I remember the book from a German version of the late early 1990s - Chanticleer, the name of the protagonist's family, struck a chord. It's the story of a peaceful little town of successful burghers, with fairyland basically just across from it but never officially acknowledged. Still, there is an undercurrent of fairy dealings even in the town of Lud-in-the-Mist, possibly in the workers' class but creeping onto the upper strata as well.
The fairies here, appearing late in the book if at all, are of the Oberon/Titania kind, or Puck rather, stealing human children, weaving the their magic glamour and leading humans astray. (Which may do some of them good anyway.)
Reminded me of a poem by Mervyn Peake, "Lean sideways on the wind", which is also about staid citizens and the call of elfin horns. Three and a half stars, rounded up.