Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception

Maggie Stiefvater

Sep 2010 · North Star Editions, Inc.

About this ebook

Sixteen-year-old Deirdre Monaghan is a painfully shy but prodigiously gifted musician. She's about to find out she's also a cloverhand—one who can see faeries. Deirdre finds herself infatuated with a mysterious boy who enters her ordinary suburban life, seemingly out of thin air. Trouble is, the enigmatic and gorgeous Luke turns out to be a gallowglass—a soulless faerie assassin. An equally hunky—and equally dangerous—dark faerie soldier named Aodhan is also stalking Deirdre. Sworn enemies, Luke and Aodhan each have a deadly assignment from the Faerie Queen. Namely, kill Deirdre before her music captures the attention of the Fae and threatens the Queen's sovereignty. Caught in the crossfire with Deirdre is James, her wisecracking but loyal best friend. Deirdre had been wishing her life weren't so dull, but getting trapped in the middle of a centuries-old faerie war isn't exactly what she had in mind . . . Lament is a dark faerie fantasy that features authentic Celtic faerie lore, plus cover art and interior illustrations by acclaimed faerie artist Julia Jeffrey. FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING NOVEL SHIVER

Ratings and reviews

I love this book and I know there is a sequel! If you like this book, you should read the Iron fey series and the Faerie Princess series because they are definitely alike!!! Spoiler: Luke does love Dierdre really and does not kill her. She defeats the summer queen, whose real name is Dierdre O'Brien, and who is actually not the real summer queen. The real summer queen rules the land and Dierdre Monaghan is saved from ruling the people because she knew if she did not rule she would be killed. James, her best friend, does unfortunately fall in love with her. She stays with Luke and the faeries and consider being immortal. Luke had killed a lot of cloverhands before, but he cannot kill Dierdre because he is in love with her and does not care what doom the summer queen has prepared for him. Dierdre has powers of making things do what she wants them to do. You will love Iron King more than this book!!!

Good fast read that takes you from the daily ho hum to a world where life sings and breathes the faerie fantasy. Not disappointed at all!

This book is one of my favourites. It has beautiful romance while having a presence that will keep you on the edge of your seat. With surprising happenings and events all throughout the book, this is a must read!

About the author

After a tumultuous past as a history major, calligraphy instructor, wedding musician, technical editor, and equestrian artist, Maggie Stiefvater is now a full-time writer and New York Times bestselling author of the Shiver trilogy, The Scorpio Races, and The Raven Boys. Her debut series, the Books of Faerie, is published by Flux. Maggie lives in the middle of nowhere, Virginia, with her charmingly straight-laced husband, two kids, four neurotic dogs, and a 1973 Camaro named Loki.

Follow her on Twitter at @mstiefvater, and visit her online at www.maggiestiefvater.com.