The Faery Convention

by Brett Davis

Book Overview

It's springtime in Washington, D.C., and the denizens of the supernatural world--elves, centaurs, goblins, gnomes and the lot--are coming to the capital to sign a historic treaty. The supernaturals... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671876562
• ISBN13: 9780671876562
• Release Date: March 1995
• Publisher: Baen Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

Give Unicorns The Vote!

What would happen if it turned out that the fantastic creatures of legend really existed but have been hiding until recently? That is part of the premise of Brett Davis's book THE FAERY CONVENTION.In America the magical beings came out of the closet and revealed their existence. Now there is a movement to preserve their heritage by giving them a tract of land out West where they can be themselves instead of being out of place in human cities. Humans and Faerie alike are on both sides of the issue. Many Fairies look forward to being back to nature while others prefer the comfort of civilization. Some humans fear them, some hate them and others love them as people or oddities.But not all creatures have revealed themselves. Bigfoot and the Sasquatch are still unknowns as are the great lake monsters. One unrevealed group is out to destroy the peace. A half-elf working for a senator finds himself in the middle of the plots and has to find a way to resolves the issues without leaving everything in complete disarray.One of the things that made this book work for me was that the politics seemed real. Too often politics in SF is reduced to two dimensions or a simple pastiche. Not the case in THE FAERY CONVENTION. All of the elements that make true politics so complex are present.This is a well crafted and plotted book that I recommend to any reader that likes a sense of realism in their reading worlds.