Falling in love with a faerie can have deadly consequences…On a remote Scottish island, Fin MacLeod is blissfully unaware that a deadly sickness is sweeping rapidly across the world. But when he discovers his sister has succumbed to the illness, he will stop at nothing to save her and his clan.He’ll even dare to bargain with the faeries – if they exist. Liùsaidh is fed up of being trapped …
Liùsaidh is fed up of being trapped underground by years of human occupation. When she meets Fin, she sees an opportunity for the Seelie Court to be free to roam their island again. But there are darker things than the human sickness spreading across the Isle of Skye…
When the worlds of mortal and fae collide, survival is never guaranteed. Fin and Liùsaidh’s love could save their people – or doom them all.
Set on the beautiful Isle of Skye, this contemporary fantasy retelling of the Scottish legend of the Fairy Flag of the MacLeods is a tale of magic, romance and a young man’s quest to save his people. Perfect for fans of Juliet Marillier and Holly Black.
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The book is engaging, descriptive, and has the right mix of action and romance.
I was already a fan of Alison’s work after reading books from The Wall Series, which is science fiction. The Faerie Flag is a switch to Fantasy, Folklore, and a taste of Romance. Impetuous youth try to get the older folks motivated, human and faerie alike, for a battle that could cost everything. And then… (no spoiler, go read for yourself).
The book is a pretty quick read at 137 pages and makes for a pleasant diversion. Alison’s descriptions of the Scottish land of the Isle of Skye are fueled by a trip she took to see it for herself and she relates the majesty gloriously.
In the Highlands of Scotland a brilliant story takes shape blending a very modern biological scare with Scottish folklore.
Fin works as a tour guide in Dunvegan Castle on the Isle of Skye. He leads tourists about the castle telling of many gory battles of the MacLeod clan and some fairy myths. He is desperately waiting for the day to end so he can attend his first Highland Clan Parliament when disaster strikes.
An unknown plague is sweeping through country after country without a cure and killing everyone it touches. With part of his family on the mainland and the clan sequestered on the Isle, terror is roaming free.
Fin has regaled gaggles of tourists with the tale of The Fairy Flag, a most famous MacLeod relic, so many times he could recite it in his sleep. Who wouldn’t be enchanted by love, magic, and faeries all set on a beautiful history-laden Isle?
“Twice, it has been used. Who knows when it may be required again?”
So Fin gets a crazy idea. He acts on it and he gets in trouble. His Laird and his family are furious with him, but his quite elderly coworker thankfully isn’t upset. In fact, she gives him a little bit of knowledge.
“You can find them where field meets forest. Were day meets night.”
This book is amazing as it swirls around you with Scottish tales of faaries and magic, Ms. Ingleby throws in some science-fiction or perhaps science fact. The gross amount of personal cellular devices, the distruction of the beautiful land around by those seemingly not noticing the ecological damage they cause.
Nope, not a manifesto, just a great way to work a plot.
Now, my reviews never give spoilers, just tiny hints. So let me tell you that this book is amazing fun, beautifully written, warms the cockles of my cold Scottish heart, and sparks the imagination anew.
There is a brave hero and a princess and love and an evil queen and a dark force sickening the human population.
Now that I have your attention, you really need to go and grab this book!
I must thank the author for gifting me a copy to review. It’s been a blast!
Faerie Flag is a take on an old Scottish tale. It is a continuation of a tale that says that a faerie and a man fell in love and her father granted her the right to stay with the human for a year and a day. During this time she gave birth to a son. One night her son was crying and left unattended so she came to his side and comforted him giving him her faerie shawl. In doing so, his clan was granted the magic of the shall, or flag, three times. This story takes place present day and a plague has broken out around the world. Fin in hopes of saving all he holds dear, flies the flag hoping there’s another saving in it. You will have to read to find out what happens. I had never heard this tale before but love it and the extension Ingleby writes.
Ingleby writes in a way that you go through a range of emotions in this short tale. There were so emotions flying about that I often couldn’t tell how I was feeling. Of course, now I want to go to Scotland.
If you like faerie tales, this is a must read for you. I was given this story in exchange for an honest review.