Lud-in-the-Mist
In the prosperous town of Lud-in-the-Mist, the merchant class long ago overthrew its whimsical duke and outlawed everything touching the neighboring realm of Faerie, above all the delicious, dangerous fairy fruit smuggled across the river. Respectability holds until Mayor Nathaniel Chanticleer discovers that his own son has tasted the forbidden fruit, and he is forced to venture into the country he was taught to fear. Hope Mirrlees blends fairy tale, detective story, and quiet social comedy into a strange, lovely book about what a society loses when it denies mystery and death. Long neglected, it has since been championed by Neil Gaiman and others as a foundational work of modern fantasy. This free PDF and EPUB edition brings it to new readers.
