Stand Alone Fantasy Titles, August 2012

Fairy tale and high fantasy converge in this 1924 novel. The lord of Erl and the daughter of the king of Elfland are wed and have a son. As is the way of things, the elf queen is out of place in this world and returns to her home. Her husband, forlorn in his loss, wanders lost in a desperate quest to find her. The King of Elfland's Daughter is a beautiful work. It is written with such graceful language and with a touching tale to be told. Alongside Tolkien, Dunsany's novel is one of the cornerstones of fantasy, and ranks as one of the lost gems that should be a part of any library.