War for the Oaks

Description

Penguin Worlds introduces a classic urban fantasy novel Eddi McCandry sings rock and roll. But her boyfriend just dumped her, her band just broke up, and life could hardly be worse. Then, walking home through downtown Minneapolis on a dark night, she finds herself drafted into an invisible war between the faerie folk. Now, more than her own survival is at risk-and her own preferences, musical and personal, are very much beside the point. War for the Oaks is a brilliantly entertaining fantasy novel that's as much about this world as about the imagined one.

Emma Bull is an American science fiction and fantasy author. Born in 1954 in California, she is best-known for her pioneering work of urban fantasy, War for the Oaks, which won the Locus Award for Best First Novel. Her subsequent works include Falcon, Bone Dance, Finder, Freedom and Necessity, and Territory. She's the executive producer of Shadow Unit (www.shadowunit.org), a contemporary science fiction series available free on the Web. She's also a former member of Cats Laughing, a rock/folk/jazz/jam band, and The Flash Girls, winners of the Minnesota Music Award. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Emma Bull is really good * Neil Gaiman * A contemporary fantasy classic * Publishers Weekly *