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A Feather So Black

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Set in a world of perilous magic and moonlit forests, this seductive romantic fantasy tells the story of a defiant changeling, her cursed sister, and the dangerous fae lord she must defeat to save her family.
In a kingdom where magic has been lost, Fia is a rare changeling, left behind by the wicked Fair Folk when they stole the High Queen's daughter and retreated behind the locked gates of Tír na nÓg.
Most despise Fia's fae blood. But the queen raises her as a daughter and trains her to be a spy. Meanwhile, the real princess Eala is bound to Tír na nÓg, cursed to become a swan by day and only returning to her true form at night.
When a hidden gate to the realm is discovered, Fia is tasked by the queen to retrieve the princess and break her curse. But she doesn't go alone: with her is prince Rogan, Fia's dearest childhood friend—and Eala's betrothed.
As they journey through the forests of the Folk, where magic winds through the roots of the trees and beauty can be a deadly illusion, Fia's mission is complicated by her feelings for the prince...and her unexpected attraction to the dark-hearted fae lord holding Eala captive. Irian might be more monster than man, but he seems to understand Fia in a way no one ever has.
Soon, Fia begins to question the truth of her mission. But time is running out to break her sister's curse. And unraveling the secrets of the past might destroy everything she has come to love.
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    • Library Journal

      January 1, 2024

      Twenty years ago, the Fair Folk started a war against the human kingdoms, and it ended with the capture of 12 young girls. Fia, a changeling left in place of Princess Eala, daughter of the High Queen, was raised to call the Queen her mother but has always felt out of place. Hidden from most people is Fia's gift, or curse, of greenmark magic, and her training to be a weapon at the will of the Queen. Then Fia is sent into T�r na n�g with Prince Rogan, who is betrothed to Princess Eala, on a rescue mission but also to obtain a powerful magic object. Establishing the magic of the Fair Folk and the Gates, access points between T�r na n�g and the human realm, is built into Fia's own learning experiences, creating a shared sense of mystery around what's true and who's lying. Occasionally, however, it feels as if changes in a viewpoint aren't fully explained, and some characters could use more development. VERDICT YA author Selene (Diamond & Dawn) makes her adult debut with this story featuring the fae and a main character torn between two men and the worlds they represent. Recommend to readers looking for a new romantasy series.--Stacey Hayman

      Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from January 22, 2024
      A queen’s foster daughter becomes the key in a war for magic in this spellbinding romantic fantasy from Selene (Diamond & Dawn). After the Fair Folk kidnap infant human Princess Eala and leave a changeling named Fia in her place, Queen Eithne raises this replacement daughter as a weapon to bring her real daughter home. Fia is fiercely loyal to the queen but her fae blood makes her an outcast among humans. Only one other person finds his way into her heart: Prince Rogan Mòr, Eala’s betrothed since birth. After breaking Fia’s heart four years prior, Rogan returns to help retrieve Eala, reopening old wounds. Before they leave for the fairyland of Tír na nÓg, the queen secretly gives Fia another task: to steal the Sky Sword from the fae lord keeping Eala captive and with it bring magic back to their land. But Fia finds more than she bargained for behind the gates of Tír na nÓg—especially in her target, the deceptive and devastatingly handsome high lord Irian. Selene makes the world of the fae mysterious, sensual, and enthralling, and utilizes a delicious love quadrangle and a complex heroine who’s just beginning to unpack the trauma of her upbringing to keep the pages flying. Readers ready to graduate from Sarah J. Maas will want to snap this up. Agent: Jessica Watterson, Sandra Dijkstra Agency.

    • Booklist

      February 1, 2024
      In Selene's adult debut (after the YA fantasy Diamond & Dawn, 2019), Fia is a changeling, left by the Fair Folk when they kidnapped the High Queen's daughter over a decade ago. Raised by the queen as her daughter and trained by the queen's druid, Cathair, as a warrior and spy, Fia has been taught to hate everything about the Folk including her own magical abilities. Her dearest childhood friend, Rogan, returns after an extended absence; they are sent together to T�r na n�g to rescue Princess Eala, whom Rogan is then expected to marry. Fia is also tasked with retrieving a powerful, mystical Treasure in order to restore magic, long since trapped in the realm, to the High Queen's kingdom. Fia must confront the lingering lies that broke her relationship with Rogan, her growing attraction to the fae-lord Irian, whose spell holds Eala trapped and her handmaidens as swans, and the conflicting ambitions of Eala, the High Queen, and the other Fair Folk. Selene smoothly reinterprets the swan-princess fairy tale with surprising reveals that will delight fantasy readers.

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    • AudioFile Magazine
      Heather O'Sullivan narrates a romantic fantasy inspired by Irish mythology. Fia is a changeling in the human world who is trained as a weapon and a spy. When an opportunity to free a stolen human princess arises, Fia is sent on the mission. O'Sullivan's portrayal of Fia's long and, at times, painful journey of self-discovery is emotionally resonant but doesn't shy away from distressing developments. While Fia struggles to choose between Rogan and Irian, her two love interests, O'Sullivan proves more than adept at differentiating between them. Many Irish words and names are used throughout, which Dublin-born O'Sullivan pronounces beautifully, adding a layer of authenticity to the narration. K.M.P. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine

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