Release date: February 24, 2015
Subgenre: Comic adventure fantasy
About Under the Stars of Faerie:
“You were right about her. She is a hero.”
When a love-crazed gremlin kidnaps pixie waitress Mandy, Michiko Koyama, a.k.a. the Monkey Queen, and her partner in adventure Beth McGill journey to Faerie to rescue their friend. Circumstances force them to ally with the crew of a pirate airship, led by the mysterious Captain Ash. Dangers await them in the sky, on the ground and in their hearts.
And an old enemy waits for them, his trap set and ready to be sprung...and it could mean the end of the Monkey Queen.
Cover art © 2015 Willow, and used by permission. See more of her work at http://willow-san.deviantart.com
When a love-crazed gremlin kidnaps pixie waitress Mandy, Michiko Koyama, a.k.a. the Monkey Queen, and her partner in adventure Beth McGill journey to Faerie to rescue their friend. Circumstances force them to ally with the crew of a pirate airship, led by the mysterious Captain Ash. Dangers await them in the sky, on the ground and in their hearts.
And an old enemy waits for them, his trap set and ready to be sprung...and it could mean the end of the Monkey Queen.
Cover art © 2015 Willow, and used by permission. See more of her work at http://willow-san.deviantart.com
Excerpt:
The
view deck was already crowded. Many of the passengers had gathered
there, some at the railing to watch the departure, others settling
onto benches. Crew members, mostly pixies and gremlins, hurried past
in their ornate outfits. There was a crude but loud PA system, and
the announcer, who switched off between routine reminders and history
lessons, sounded almost as bored as the tour guide Beth had seen
earlier.
Beth
was definitely not bored. She and Michiko had staked out a spot right
along the rail. The wind was already strong, and would get stronger
as the airship took flight, so Michiko had removed the pillbox hat
she had been wearing under her seeming and tucked it in her pocket
before leaving the bedroom. Beth noticed that their seemings even
mimicked how the "clothes" they wore blew about in the
wind.
Then,
the bored spiel of the PA announcer was interrupted by a loud
whistle, which got almost everyone's attention and woke up a few of
the elderly or overworked passengers. The voice that followed was
clear and pleasant. "Good afternoon all," it said. "This
is your captain speaking. We'd like to welcome all of you on board.
Please prepare for departure."
Beth
could feel a faint vibration that quickly grew. She glanced back at
the walkway and saw crewmen untying the airship from the dock. Then,
the propellers kicked in, pushing the airship up and away from the
tower. Between the aerium in the frame and the hydrogen in the sealed
balloon, the airship didn't take too long to get to top speed.
Beth
could see the terminal, the other airships, the gloriously clear sky
above, and Dawnhome below her, and she tried to take it all in,
remember it all. She noticed the young pixie from the elevator was
near her, sitting on her father's shoulders, beaming with joy. Then,
she looked at Michiko, standing next to her, and saw that her
friend's smile mirrored the young pixie's, and her own. "You
were right!" Michiko said. "This is awesome!" Beth
nodded, too happy and thrilled to speak, as Folly's
Flight
climbed, banked left and headed north.
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About Robert Dahlen:
Fantasy novelist, all-around wisecracker and penguin aficionado, Robert
Dahlen lives in California with lots of penguins (no surprise), a tablet
stuffed with e-books and works in progress, and a nice hat. He is
hopefully working on more Monkey Queen stories as you read this. And
FYI, his last name is pronounced "duh-LANE", as in "The rain in Spain
falls mainly on Dahlen," which made Henry Higgins cry bitter tears...
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