The USA Today bestselling Feyland series continues – where high-tech gaming meets the treacherous Realm of Faerie THE REAL WORLD…Headed to the big city for a summer internship, Marny Fanalua is glad to leave her hometown and its creepy connection with the Realm of Faerie behind. Drastic heroics in Feyland are what her friends do–she’s just trying to figure out where she fits in the … just trying to figure out where she fits in the real world.
IS NO ESCAPE…
Livestream gaming star and entrepreneur Nyx Spenser isn’t sure why he’s able to create incredibly realistic simulations straight out of the game of Feyland, but he plans to share his crazy new talent by opening an all-ages hangout called Club Mysteria.
FROM THE GAME…
As the boundaries between the human world and the dangerous Realm of Faerie weaken, Marny and Nyx must forge an alliance to repair the damage he’s done–before it’s too late.
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Nyx has the weird experience of a forest magically appearing in his room after he played Feyland and brought back a leaf. Then the forest disappears. The Bright King feels the disturbance in the Realm of Faerie and sends minions to bring the intruders to him. Marny goes to Newpoint for a job as a summer intern with Intertech. Nyx uses a “bubble” of the Faerie Realm as a setting for a nightclub, since the bubble allows people to walk around a small part of the Realm but not enter farther, and keeps most of the Faerie denizens out of the Mortal realm. Marny attends the club and warns Nyx of possible danger; Nyx scoffs and ignores her. But the Bright Court takes advantage of the entry point to kidnap Nyx’s sister. Nyx and Marny embark on a crusade to save her, meeting many challenges and obstacles on the way. This was a fun read, plenty of action and even, unexpectedly to both Nyx and Marny, a sweet romance. The writing was smooth, easy to read, and the characters were engaging. This is the conclusion of Feyland: The Complete Series, and is best enjoyed as the final book in the series rather than as a standalone book. I say this having read the entire series, The First Adventure: Feyland Series Prequel Novella, Brea’s Tale: A Feyland Novella (Feyguard) and Books 1 – 6. The world and characters have been well-developed in the previous books, and having the history helps to understand the magical qualities of the two Faerie Realms and denizens of the Bright and Dark Courts and the many references to previous adventures.
I’m in the hospital and pretty much bored out of existence between endless bouts of PT. Luckily I’m a book-aholic. Even more luckily I can use my iPad to read and have a handy hubby (very useful, that) to dictate reviews to (as I cannot type currently). I’ve used this time to totally binge on what I think are all of the Feyland books by Anthea Sharp that I haven’t read yet. And by binge I mean a two-day nonstop read-fest (other than eating and the afore-mentioned massively time consuming PT) of the remaining five of these books I hadn’t already actually read.
Marny: Feyland Book 6 (Feyguard 3) was the second book in my binge. Frankly I think you need to at least read Spark: Feyland Book 4 (Feyguard 1) and Royal: Feyland Book 5 (Feyguard 2) before this one (though really, this series is so good that if you’ve not read any of it yet I urge you to start with its first book, The Dark Realm). As for Marny, I can’t praise this one enough. It’s getting “real” here as Nyx Spenser has done enough damage to weaken the boundaries between the human world and the Realm of Faerie. Trust me that Faerie is a dangerous place and what he’s done is a major no-no. Having said that, following along as Marny and Nix work hand in hand to repair the damage? Total fun. Great adventure with just the right mix of thrills, suspense and romance. Added to the author’s signature excellent writing and ability to generate a great supporting cast and the result is a total winner.
I’m going to review the other books (Royal, Marny, How To Babysit A Changeling, Tales of Feyland and Faerie & The Faerie Girl and Other Tales) separately but here’s a clue: all easily five stars.