War for the Oaks (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Emma Bull
- First Published: 1987
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—Magical Realism
- Time of Work: The 1980’s
- Setting: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Genres: Long fiction, Magical Realism, Fantasy
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Folkloric or magical people, Midwest, 1980’s, War, Good and evil, Guitars or guitar players, Duels or dueling, Rock music, Minnesota, Fairies, Parks
- Locales: Minneapolis, MN
The Plot
Eddi McCandry, a singer and guitarist in a rock and roll band, finds herself unemployed after she breaks up with her boyfriend, Stuart Kline, the bandleader. Because of her artistic temperament, she is drafted to participate in a war between the Seelie Court, forces of good in the Faerie realm, and their nemesis, the Unseelie Court, over the fate of the public spaces of Minneapolis. The faeries need a human presence to ensure that the battles will result in mortal wounds. Because Eddi possesses a powerful energy as a performer, she has been chosen by the phouka sent...
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