And now your day can be made as well.

Because I somehow ended up with two copies of Fragile Eternity.

So now you have the opportunity to win one.

To enter:  In the comments, name an awesome book about fairies and tell me why I should read it.  (Yes, I'm working on my TBR list again.)  The sooner you enter, the better, because I'm not counting repeats.  If someone's already mentioned a title, think of another one.  The longer you take to enter, the tougher it'll get. 

I'll use a random number generator to pick the winner.

Deadline is Friday at five.  (My time, darlings.  Eastern.)

Comments

[Carol]

The Fairy Rebel, by Lynne Reid Banks - please pick me, I just finished The Ink Exchange today!
And The Minister's Daughter has fairies and "piskies." Does that count as two?

[Ryan]

Hands down the best book about fairies written in the past 50 years is John Crowley's Little, Big. No description I could offer could come close to doing it justice - it's singular and wonderful.

(No need to enter me in the contest, I just wanted to offer up the suggestion. No reading list of awesome books about fairies would be complete without it.)

[khy]

Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston. I just read it; twas pretty good. It has lots of Shakespeare stuff. And a kelpie. Whoo.

[annie]

My favorite book about fairies has to be "I Was a Teenage Fairy" by Francesca Lia Block. Like her other books, it's dreamy and out there, but Mab is a sassy fairy queen.

[Carol]

Oops - why you should read it - re: the Fairy Rebel, it's by the author of the Indian in the Cupboard, so nuff said. I read it as a child and really liked it.

The Minister's Daughter - not to spoil it (I'm not sure if you read it, I know I found it on a different site) but the fairies play an integral role in the plot.

Also - Ella Enchanted, by Gail Carson Levine. I love that book.

[Anna]

I'll put in a word for Tam Lin by Pamela Dean. Shakespearean fairies run amok at a small liberal arts college. It provides a modern spin on a classic fairy tale.

[Laura]

I really enjoyed Pay the Piper: A Rock and Roll Fairy Tale by Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple. Also agree heartily with Anna - Tam Lin is a great read, especially if you were an English Lit major. Plus it's set in a just-barely-fictionalized version of the college where I did my undergrad, which makes reading it even more fun.

[Carol]

And The Perilous Gard, by Elizabeth Marie Pope - fairies, and some tween Tudor historical fiction.

[Liv]

Let's see...
Beastly by Alex Flinn is good but it's more folk tale - Beauty in the Beast.
Ooh. Why I Let My Hair Grow Out by Maryrose Wood has fairies in it and is pretty good. :)
I was going to say The Fairy Rebel, too, but it was already suggested. That's an awesome book.

I'm super excited to read Fragile Eternity; Wicked Lovely and Ink Exchange were fantastic!

[Anonymous]

LAMENT by Maggie Stiefvater.

Beautiful harpist falls in love with the soulless faerie assassin sent to kill her.

[beth]

Wen Spencer's _Tinker_. Technically they are elves, not fairies, but they live in a separate realm that had portals you disappeared into. Fay, so fairies.

[Ariel]

Eoin Colfer's Artemis Fowl is amazing, though it's almost more MG than YA. But How To Ditch Your Fairy by Justine Larbalestier was pretty good.

[Charlotte]

My Fair Godmother. by Janette Rallison, is a fun read.

I also have a soft spot for The Flower Fairy Alphabet.

[Alivia Lehto]

I've read very few fairy books and most I have were already mentioned, but I hear Tithe by Holly Black is very good. :)

Great contest and you're blog is very entertaining. :)

[A Paperback Writer]

I'm in the middle of The Faery Reel: Tales from the Twilight Realm right now (edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling). It's short stories from Neil Gaiman, Tanith Lee, etc, etc. It's definitely a prize for anyone interested in fairies because it has so much variety in it. The introduction gy Windling alone is almost worth it.

[Carol]

Knife (U.K. title) by R.J. Anderson or Spell Hunter (U.S. title). The main character is a wickedly awesome faery. :) You should definitely check it out.

[Molly B]

War for the Oaks, by Emma Bull. It's often named as the progenitor of modern urban fantasy. It was fresh and VERY much fun in the 80s, when there really wasn't much contemporary fantasy to be had--lots of rock and roll (Minneapolis in the 80s, after all... I think the phouka is based on a particular Minneapolis musician, but that might just be me) and fairy courts and a fantastic narrative voice. A must-read, and it gets reprinted every few years, so it's pretty easy to find despite its age.

I love the other commenters' suggestions, and have only read a few of them. Hurray! More TBR!!

[BookSpot]

I hope the Rachel Morgan books by Kim Harrison can count :) Fairy's aren't the main character but I love the way they're incorporated in with all the other supernatural characters.

-Lucile

[redheadedali]

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke. It's loooooong, but worth it.

[BookSpot]

Oh, and if my last idea doesn't count, then I suggest Tithe and its followups by Holly Black!

[Gwen]

The Ordinary Princess, by M. M. Kaye. Technically it's more about the princess, but it features my all-time favorite fairy (who I now always picture in my head as played by Allison Janney), and is just fantastic all around.

[Jenn]

I don't know if you've read this book, but Need by Carrie Jones is an awesome story where the pixies are the bad guys. If you're looking for a graphic novel, Kin by Holly Black and Ted Naifeh is a solid start to a new series.

I would really love to win Fragile Eternity. I can't wait to read it!!

[Julia M]

Enchanted, Inc by Shanna Swenson

[Paradox]

The Faerie Wars Quartet by Herbie Brennan!!! Because it's awesome. :) Really, it explains fairies and other mythical creatures with parallel universes. It's a mixture of science fiction and fantasy, which I also love! This series is on my list of favorite books.

[Beth Revis]

Faerie Wars by Herbie Brennan (hope that this isn't one you've already read). I like it because of the main female character (very cool girl) and the interesting twist on the faerie world. A boy captures a faerie in a jam jar and then becomes embroiled in the plots of the faerie kingdom. Argh. I'm not good at this--I should leave the book reviewing up to you!