The Girl Who Raced Fairyland All the Way Home by Catherynne M. Valente

Award (2006), storySouth Million Writers Award (2007), Rhysling Award (2007), Mythopoeic Award (2008), Andre Norton Award (2009), Locus Award (2014)Ĭatherynne M. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.James Tiptree Jr. The fifth and final book in the best-selling, award-winning, crowd-funded phenomenon: the Fairyland series. Caught up in the madness are the changelings Hawthorn and Tamburlaine, the combat wombat Blunderbuss, the gramophone Scratch, the Green Wind, and September's parents, who have crossed the universe to find their daughter. In order to make sense of it all, and to save their friend from a job she doesn't want, A-Through-L and Saturday devise a Royal Race, a Monarckical Marathon, in which every outlandish would-be ruler of Fairyland will chase the Stoat of Arms across the whole of the nation - and the first to seize the poor beast will seize the crown. The magic of a Dodo's egg has brought every King, Queen, or Marquess of Fairyland back to life, each with a fair and good claim on the throne, each with their own schemes and plots and horrible, hilarious, hungry histories. Quite by accident, September has been crowned as Queen of Fairyland - but she inherits a Kingdom in chaos. 'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title.īook Description Paperback. “Amusing, wrenching, and thought-provoking.” ― The Horn Book “This book is quite simply a gold mine.” ― Booklist, Starred Review Complex, rich and memorable.” ― Kirkus, Starred Review “ a world as bizarre and enchanting as any Wonderland or Oz and a heroine as curious, resourceful and brave as any Alice or Dorothy. “This is a kind of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by way of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - it's the sort of book one doesn't want to end.” ― Publishers Weekly, Starred Review Catherynne Valente is a find, at any age!” ― Peter S.

It's a charmer from the first page, managing the remarkable parlay of being at once ridiculously funny and surprisingly suspenseful. Nesbit, James Thurber, and the late Eva Ibbotson, I don't mean to take anything awy from its astonishing originality. “When I saw that this book reminds me simultaneously of E. “A mad, toothsome romp of a fairy tale - full of oddments, whimsy, and joy.” ― Holly Black, author of Zombies vs. Valente's subversive storytelling is sheer magic.” ― Tamora Pierce, author of The Immortals series “September is a clever, fun, stronghearted addition to the ranks of bold, adventurous girls. “A glorious balancing act between modernism and the Victorian Fairy Tale, done with heart and wisdom.” ― Neil Gaiman, Newbery Award-winning author of The Graveyard Book

The Girl Who Raced Fairyland All the Way Home by Catherynne M. Valente