But, in the face of a tyrannical ruler, that ancient wisdom might have to be challenged. Ancient wisdom says they can never fight on the same side.
Good Folk and humans-well, they cohabitate in Alban, but at best, they have an uneasy truce. So it's no surprise that Alban is peopled with not only…people, but also Good Folk, fey creatures that seem like they leapt straight out of the pages of Brian Froud.
In the Shadowfell trilogy, we are introduced to the land of Alban – which, if you know the history of the British Isles, you'll recognize as a very old name for Scotland (in fact, "Yr Alban" is what it is called in Welsh to this day). In Wildwood Dancing ( reviewed here), it was the tale of the dancing princesses and the mythology of Central Europe.
Juliet Marillier does an amazing job with that brand of epic fantasy, enlivening it with details that are inspired by our own world's folklore. Summary: I want my epic fantasy to sweep me away but, at the same time, tantalize me with hints that this is a world that COULD be, a world that is tangible and believable and recognizable even if it isn't quite our own.
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