2010: Sirens analyzed faeries in both traditional and new texts, as well as the myriad roles that faery literature permits people of marginalized genders. Here are 10 thorny faery books (with more books/info here: sirensconference.org/news/2020/10/s…): 1/
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1. A FACE LIKE GLASS by Frances Hardinge: “One dark season, Grandible became certain that there was something living in his domain within the cheese tunnels. To judge by the scuffles, it was larger than a rat and smaller than a horse.” #SirensAtHome
2. ALL OF US WITH WINGS by Michelle Ruiz Keil: “Pallas sat sidesaddle on the kitchen counter, velvet ankle boots resting daintily in the deep porcelain sink. Pressing her nose against the dark kitchen window, she glared at the hulking cyclops creeping steadily...” #SirensAtHome
3. AN ENCHANTMENT OF RAVENS by Margaret Rogerson: “My parlor smelled of linseed oil and spike lavender, and a dab of lead tin yellow glistened on my canvas. I had nearly perfected the color of Gadfly’s silk jacket.” #SirensAtHome
4. DESDEMONA AND THE DEEP by C.S.E. Cooney: “Four stories above the Grand Foyer of the Seafall City Opera House, each painted panel in the barrel-vaulted ceiling depicted a scene from one of the three worlds. Which world it happened to be depended on...” #SirensAtHome
5. MIDNIGHT NEVER COME by Marie Brennan: “Fitful drafts of chill air blew in through the cruciform windows of the Bell Tower, and the fire did little to combat them. The chamber was ill-lit, just wan sunlight filtering in from the alcoves...” #SirensAtHome
6. RETURNING MY SISTER’S FACE by Eugie Foster: “Buddha teaches that this existence is one of suffering. And of all the Middle Kingdom, my people, the Clan of Bótù, bear the greatest burden of suffering. We are fodder for all...” #SirensAtHome
7. THE FAERY REEL co-edited by Terri Windling: “Where do faeries come from? Folklorists, philosophers, historians, mystics and others have debated this question for centuries. No one really knows how faeries originated—unless it’s the faeries themselves...” #SirensAtHome
8. THE FALCONER by Elizabeth May: “I’ve memorized their every accusation: Murderess. She did it. She was crouched over her mother’s body, covered in blood.” #SirensAtHome
9. THOMAS THE RHYMER by Ellen Kushner: “I’m not a teller of tales, not like the Rhymer. My voice isn’t smooth, nor my tongue quick. I know a few tunes, everyone does, but nothing like his: from me you’ll never hear songs of gentle maidens...” #SirensAtHome
10. TITHE by Holly Black: “Kaye took another drag on her cigarette and dropped it into her mother’s beer bottle. She figured that would be a good test for how drunk Ellen was—see if she would swallow a butt whole.” #SirensAtHome
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