Emily Wilde has spent her life studying faeries. A renowned dryadologist, she has documented hundreds of species of Folk in her Encyclopaedia of Faeries. Now she is about to embark on her most dangerous academic project yet: studying the inner workings of a faerie realm—as its queen.
Along with her former academic rival—now fiancé—the dashing and mercurial Wendell Bambleby, Emily is immediately thrust into the deadly intrigues of Faerie as the two of them seize the throne of Wendell’s long-lost kingdom, which Emily finds a beautiful nightmare filled with scholarly treasures.
Emily has been obsessed with faerie stories her entire life, but at first she feels as ill-suited to Faerie as she did to the mortal world: How can an unassuming scholar such as herself pass for a queen? Yet there is little time to settle in, for Wendell’s murderous stepmother has placed a deadly curse upon the land before vanishing without a trace. It will take all of Wendell’s magic—and Emily’s knowledge of stories—to unravel the mystery before they lose everything they hold dear.
Emily Wilde has spent her life studying faeries. A renowned dryadologist, she has documented hundreds of species of Folk in her Encyclopaedia of Faeries. Now she is about to embark on her most dangerous academic project yet: studying the inner workings of a faerie realm—as its queen.
Along with her former academic rival—now fiancé—the dashing and mercurial Wendell Bambleby, Emily is immediately thrust into the deadly intrigues of Faerie as the two of them seize the throne of Wendell’s long-lost kingdom, which Emily finds a beautiful nightmare filled with scholarly treasures.
Emily has been obsessed with faerie stories her entire life, but at first she feels as ill-suited to Faerie as she did to the mortal world: How can an unassuming scholar such as herself pass for a queen? Yet there is little time to settle in, for Wendell’s murderous stepmother has placed a deadly curse upon the land before vanishing without a trace. It will take all of Wendell’s magic—and Emily’s knowledge of stories—to unravel the mystery before they lose everything they hold dear.
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Combining folklore scholarship with cozy fantasy, the Emily Wilde series brought a distinctive academic lens and dry humor to modern fairy literature. Heather Fawcett gained widespread recognition with Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries, establishing herself as a versatile fantasy writer across adult, young adult, and middle-grade fiction. Her books have been published as New York Times, USA Today, and Sunday Times bestsellers and translated into more than twenty languages.
Before writing full time, Fawcett pursued an academic background that directly informed her world-building, earning a Bachelor's degree in Archaeology and a Master's degree in English Literature. She worked in a variety of fields including archaeology, photography, technical writing, and backstage assistance for a Shakespearean theater festival. Active as a published novelist since 2017, she initially made her mark in young adult and middle-grade fiction with works such as Even the Darkest Stars, Ember and the Ice Dragons, The Language of Ghosts, and The School Between Winter and Fairyland. In 2023, she expanded into adult fiction with Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries while continuing her middle-grade publishing with The Grace of Wild Things. Based on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Fawcett has received award nominations for honors including the Hugo, Locus, Mythopoeic, and Silver Birch awards.
A hallmark of Fawcett's fantasy narrative style is the integration of meticulous lore, atmospheric settings, and scholar-protagonists who utilize field notes, citations, and journal entries. Her work blends classic fairy tale tropes with lighthearted humor and complex magical ecosystems. Notably, dragons—whether literal creatures or subtle symbolic elements—appear in every single one of her books across all age categories. Her expanding catalog ranges from cozy adult fantasy to whimsical middle-grade and speculative works such as Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter and A Galaxy of Whales.
5 books in catalog
Combining folklore scholarship with cozy fantasy, the Emily Wilde series brought a distinctive academic lens and dry humor to modern fairy literature. Heather Fawcett gained widespread recognition with Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries, establishing herself as a versatile fantasy writer across adult, young adult, and middle-grade fiction. Her books have been published as New York Times, USA Today, and Sunday Times bestsellers and translated into more than twenty languages.
Before writing full time, Fawcett pursued an academic background that directly informed her world-building, earning a Bachelor's degree in Archaeology and a Master's degree in English Literature. She worked in a variety of fields including archaeology, photography, technical writing, and backstage assistance for a Shakespearean theater festival. Active as a published novelist since 2017, she initially made her mark in young adult and middle-grade fiction with works such as Even the Darkest Stars, Ember and the Ice Dragons, The Language of Ghosts, and The School Between Winter and Fairyland. In 2023, she expanded into adult fiction with Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries while continuing her middle-grade publishing with The Grace of Wild Things. Based on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Fawcett has received award nominations for honors including the Hugo, Locus, Mythopoeic, and Silver Birch awards.
A hallmark of Fawcett's fantasy narrative style is the integration of meticulous lore, atmospheric settings, and scholar-protagonists who utilize field notes, citations, and journal entries. Her work blends classic fairy tale tropes with lighthearted humor and complex magical ecosystems. Notably, dragons—whether literal creatures or subtle symbolic elements—appear in every single one of her books across all age categories. Her expanding catalog ranges from cozy adult fantasy to whimsical middle-grade and speculative works such as Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter and A Galaxy of Whales.
Emily Wilde
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