The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door

De: H. G. Parry

Narrado por: Melissa Vaughan

From the author of The Magician's Daughter comes The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door, a mythic, magical tale full of secret scholarship, faerie curses, and the deadliest spells of all—the ones that friends cast on each other.

All they needed to break the world was a door, and someone to open it.

Camford, 1920. Gilded and glittering, England's secret magical academy is no place for Clover, a commoner with neither connections nor magical blood. She tells herself she has fought her way there only to find a cure for her brother Matthew, one of the few survivors of a faerie attack on the battlefields of WWI which left the doors to faerie country sealed, the study of its magic banned, and its victims cursed.

But when Clover catches the eye of golden boy Alden Lennox-Fontaine and his friends, doors that were previously closed to her are flung wide open, and she soon finds herself enmeshed in the seductive world of the country's magical aristocrats. The summer she spends in Alden’s orbit leaves a fateful mark: months of joyous friendship and mutual study come crashing down when experiments go awry, and old secrets are unearthed.

Years later, when the faerie seals break, Clover knows it’s because of what they did. And she knows that she must seek the help of people she once called friends—and now doesn’t quite know what to call—if there’s any hope of saving the world as they know it.

©2024 H. G. Parry (P)2024 Redhook

Reseñas de la Crítica

“By turns wondrous, haunting, and mysterious, The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door asks big questions and delivers all the right answers. This book is historical fantasy at its finest."—Olivia Atwater, author of Half a Soul

"Part historical fantasy, part campus novel, and entirely magical, The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door is easily my favorite read of this year. Parry has crafted an unputdownable, bittersweet tale about thorny love, belonging, and what it means to truly fix a broken world." —Allison Saft, New York Times bestselling author of A Far Wilder Magic

"A brilliant story of magic and scholarship and ambition. Of sacrifices made to keep loved ones safe, and a secret world that is wilder and stranger and more complicated than even those living in it know. This is a marvelous, thought-provoking, captivating novel, and I loved it completely." —Kat Howard, Alex Award-winning author of An Unkindness of Magicians

"The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door is thoughtfully written and thoroughly enthralling. H.G. Parry illuminates the pleasures and perils of knowledge—and friendship—in a voice that is exquisite and empathetic to the very end." —Sylvie Cathrall, author of A Letter to the Luminous Deep

“The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door immerses readers in a richly imagined world of magical spells and scholarly intrigue. As always, H.G. Parry blends fantasy, history, thought-provoking ideas, and brilliantly enjoyable prose.”—Rowenna Miller, author of The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill

For a story attempting to be unconventional, it was rather convenientional

Bad guys get their dues, good guys walk away. Feels like the author swept under the rug how a fairy that killed dozens if not hundreds of people is actually not a bad guy because we wronged them first. Like, no. They imply the fae were more ‘innocent’ before humanity visited, but we literally only have the word of a serial killer who lies as easily as they breathe. Im not saying they could be wrong, but there was a lot of moral complexity the author just sweeps aside to put a little bow on their story

A captivating high fantasy academia book twist with the world of the old fae and bargains

A book that has remnants of long ago lands and dreams filled with faeries. A winding tale of friendship, love, betrayal and determination. A story that feels as if you were told it by your mother on chilly evenings and warm summer nights not only as a cautionary tale but of a testament to the power you wield inside yourself. Stunning storytelling and characters that develop in front of your eyes as if they were apart of your own history. The Scholar and The Last Faerie Door evokes the emotions of a young child dreaming of magic and the lessons of adulthood that stay in our hearts until the very last page.

A cinematic tale

I highly enjoyed this story. The plotting, character development, work building were so good. Truly the structure reminded me of a movie. I highly recommend.

I LOVED THIS SO MUCH!

My second book by this author and let me tell you I knew I was going to enjoy the story but I wasn’t expecting to love it so much a 2024 top favorite for sure.

I’ll say this is a very slow burn story but so much happened and it’s so twisty o just could put it down so sad is over can’t wait for a re-read.

Six Star Book

This is my first six star book. Amazing in every way. An epic fantasy. Amazing narration. Amazing….just amazing!

Great Read

This was a really good book. I especially appreciated the reader. The only reason I did not give it 5 stars was a surprise plot twist I found completely unbelievable. The lack of even subtle hints caused me to not believe it.

Magical scholar

Storyline, I love the story I would just like to see it be built on this is something that the writer could definitely write more on.

Wonderful escape fiction!

H.G. Parry’s books are wonderful! They are well written, and they allow readers to be transported to their worlds. I am reading one after the other. So good!

one of the best fairy tales I've ever read

The author makes a very believable world one that's grounded relatable and at the same time has just the right touch of Wonder Magic andPossibility.

If your kink is self-imposed guilt trips

Strong writing and beautiful phrasing are the good things I can say about this book. The heroine, Clover Hill, discovers the world of magic and earns a scholarship at Magic U. She meets some interesting characters and the rest of the story is Clover subjecting herself to one increasingly overwrought and completely self-imposed guilt trip after another. Ugh.