A dead cellphone calls with a job offer and a promise of dragons.
Imagine if Terry Pratchett sat down with Kathy Bates to make up
fractured fairy tales for Edward Everett Horton to read aloud:
you'd get MAVEN FAIRY GODMOTHER: THROUGH THE VEIL. Down and out,
Maven Morrigan is ready to give up what's left of her self-esteem
for a cup of coffee when her last chance to redeem her life comes
as a job offer as a fairy godmother. But Faery is shrinking, the
other fairy godmothers have disappeared, and nothing she does turns
out right. How can she put together the happily ever after each of
her clients wants with her boss standing in her way? MAVEN FAIRY
GODMOTHER: THROUGH THE VEIL is fast, fun read that shows that none
of us is ever old enough to know better as we try to wish for we
think what will make us happy. =====An Excerpt==== Again, for a few
seconds, Maven lost all sensory information, suspended in dizzy
darkness. Her ears popped, and she plopped back in the chair in the
test room. Fiona removed the sensors, visor, and gloves without a
word and turned back to the machine, which now looked like a pile
of computer parts duct-taped to a crystal ball. Maven stretched her
neck and arms. "Quite a setup you have there. Is that the product?"
She stared, disoriented. She felt like she had run ten miles over
wet sand. Fiona didn't answer, but moved slightly to keep Maven
from seeing what she was doing. Tricks of the light made Fiona's
hair pearly pink. "How does it work-biofeedback?" Maven wondered
about street price of this rig. Did they need sales reps or
beta-testers? Bump of Direction just sat there, drinking it all in,
but not spitting any of it back. At least this interview had been
fun. When Fiona turned around, her expression was one of controlled
professionalism winning out over some other emotion, just covered
at the last with a smile. The Bump did notice, but wasn't showing
any cards yet. Raise and call. Fiona clasped Maven's hand and
patted it. "You did very well for your first time with no training.
Come into my office and let us discuss your duties. Can you start
immediately?" Maven slowly took her hand back. "Yes, I'm available.
What's the job?" "Fairy godmother, of course." Fiona smiled. "We
make wishes come true." The hair on the back of Maven's neck stood
at attention. The Bump hit red alert. She crossed her arms and set
her feet flat on the floor, braced apart and unmovable. Finally,
her adrenaline got through to her language center. "Do what? Fairy
godmother? Are you for real?" Fiona's expression froze for a
second, her smile drooping as it thawed out. "We do not use the
word real in polite company, but as you use the word, yes, I am a
real fairy godmother."
General
Imprint: |
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Maven Fairy Godmother, 1 |
Release date: |
April 2013 |
First published: |
April 2013 |
Illustrators: |
C K Volnek
|
Authors: |
Charlotte Henley Babb
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
432 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4840-3148-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Myth & legend told as fiction
|
LSN: |
1-4840-3148-2 |
Barcode: |
9781484031483 |
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