Faery Rebels facts for kids
The first edition for the first book, Knife
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Knife (2009) Rebel (2009) Arrow (2011) |
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| Author | R. J. Anderson |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Orchard Books (UK) HarperCollins (US) Enclave Publishing (US) |
| Published in English | 2009–2011 |
| Media type | Print, e-book |
| No. of books | 3 |
The Faery Rebels series, also known as No Ordinary Fairy Tale, is a set of three fantasy books by Canadian author R. J. Anderson. Each story follows a brave faery who must leave their safe island home. Their mission is to save the entire faery race from danger.
The first book, Knife, came out in the United Kingdom in 2009. It was published by Orchard Books. The next books were Rebel (2009) and Arrow (2011). In the United States, Knife was released by HarperCollins with a new title: Faery Rebels: Spell Hunter. The second book, Rebel, was also renamed Wayfarer for its US release. Later, in 2015, these books were re-released in the US by Enclave Publishing. They went back to their original UK titles but had a new series name, No Ordinary Fairy Tale.
R. J. Anderson also wrote another series called Ivy of the Delve. These two books, Swift and Nomad, are set in the same magical world.
Contents
What Are the Books About?
Knife: A Faery's Bold Quest
Knife tells the story of a young faery hunter named Knife. The faery people are slowly dying out. Knife believes that humans might hold the secret to saving them. Their magic is fading fast, and time is running out.
However, Knife's Queen strictly forbids faeries from interacting with humans. Despite this rule, Knife bravely goes against her Queen's wishes. She meets and becomes friends with Paul McCormick, an artist who uses a wheelchair. Knife feels a strange, strong connection to him right away.
Rebel: Linden's Journey
In Rebel, we meet Linden, a teenage faery. She must journey into the human world to find a way to help her people. Linden is one of the few faeries who knows anything about the world outside their island.
During her adventure, she meets Timothy. Timothy is staying with his cousin, Paul McCormick, and his wife, Peri. He was sent there after being suspended from his boarding school. Timothy has an amazing talent for playing guitar music. This talent puts him in danger when some faeries try to take it from him. Linden manages to save him, but this makes both of them targets.
Arrow: Rhosmari's Challenge
Arrow follows Rhosmari, a young faery who has lived a very peaceful and protected life. Her home is on one of several islands that have no human contact. Most of her people want nothing to do with the faeries from the mainland or their politics.
However, Rhosmari leaves her island alone. She wants to get back a special item called the Stone of Naming. She hopes finding it will stop her people from getting pulled into the mainland's problems. This task is much harder than she expects. Rhosmari quickly experiences a big culture shock because the mainland is so different from her quiet island. Things get even worse when an evil Empress decides she wants to enslave Rhosmari's people.
Other Stories in the Faery World
Ivy of the Delve Series
In 2012, R. J. Anderson published Swift. Its sequel, Nomad, came out in 2014. This series takes place in the same magical world as Faery Rebels. However, it tells a separate story.
Swift: Ivy's Mystery
Swift is about Ivy, a Cornish piskey. She was born without wings. Years ago, her mother disappeared during the Lighting ceremony. This was an important event for Ivy's clan, and it was the first time Ivy had left the tin mine they called home. Her father believed spriggans had taken her mother. He became distant and sad, leaving Ivy to care for her siblings.
When another faery goes missing, the clan is sure spriggans are to blame. Ivy eventually meets Martin, a man who seems to offer solutions to her problems. But Martin has secrets that could be dangerous to the clan. They even suspect him of being a spriggan responsible for the disappearances.
Nomad: Ivy's Exile
In Nomad, Ivy has been forced to leave her home. This happened because her clan's queen, Betony, was jealous of her. Ivy is not alone; Martin, who is half spriggan and half faery, is with her. Together, they must find a way to convince others that their people are slowly being poisoned. At the same time, they try to understand Ivy's strange dreams.
