Wondrous Strange is a richly layered tale of love between faerie and mortal, betrayal between kings and queens, and magic. Now Kelley must navigate deadly Faerie treacheryand her growing feelings for Sonnyin this dazzling page-turner filled with luminous romance. Now Kelley must navigate deadly Faerie treachery-and her growing feelings for Sonny-in this dazzling page-turner filled with luminous romance. Canadian author Lesley Livingston explodes onto the stage of teen fantasy with a debut novelthe first in a planned trilogythat puts a fresh new spin on classic faerie lore. While she is only understudy and gofer for A Midsummer Night’s Dream, it takes just a few pages before the actress playing Titania breaks her ankle so Kelley can step in. First time author Lesley Livingston on her new book Wondrous Strange.HarperCollins. Seventeen-year-old Kelley has moved to New York City and gotten a theatrical job with the Avalon Grande. First time author Lesley Livingston on her new book Wondrous Strange.HarperCollins. And Kelley's eyes are opening not just to the Faerie that surround her but to the heritage that awaits her. An overwrought, overwritten first-novel fantasy. This year, as the time approaches when the Samhain Gate will swing wide and nightmarish Fae will fight their way into an unsuspecting human world, something different is happening. Usually kept shut by order of icy King Auberon, the Gate stands open but once a year. Set against the gritty, shadowed back-drop of New York City, this first novel in award-winning author Lesley Livingstons epic Starling Saga is an intoxicating blend of sweeping romance and pulse-pounding action. Sonny guards the Samhain Gate, which connects the mortal realm with the Faerie's enchanted, dangerous Otherworld. Then she meets Sonny Flannery, whose steel-gray eyes mask an equally steely determination to protect her. Since the dawn of time, the Faerie have taken.įor seventeen-year-old actress Kelley Winslow, faeries are just something from childhood stories.

Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston