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Drink Down the Moon (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)

The Plot

The novel begins with a young fiddler named Johnny Faw, whose grandfather, better known as Old Tom, played fiddle for the fairy moon rides, or “rades.” Shortly before his death, Old Tom instructs Johnny to play fiddle in Vincent Massey Park in Ottawa. There, Johnny is greeted by the fairy pook, Jenna, who gives him an amulet for luck. Jenna, however, has her own worries in that there is some dark force keeping her from conducting her rades, riding the moon roads to replenish the fairy luck. Jenna goes to find Bucca, her old teacher, but never finishes her...

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