The Fairyland Series (Books 1-3): The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, The Girl Who Fell Beneath Faiyland and Led the Revels There, and The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two "One of the most extraordinary works of fantasy, for adults or children, published so far this century"—Time magazine, on the Fairyland series Twelve-year-old September lives in Omaha, and used to have an ordinary life, until her father went to war and her mother went to work. One day, September is met at her kitchen window by a Green Wind (taking the form of a gentleman in a green jacket) who invites her on an adventure, implying that her help is needed in Fairyland. . . . Perfect for fans new to the series, the first three books of Catherynne M. Valente's Fairyland Series are available together in this bundle. The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making: Upon arriving in Fairyland, September learns the new Marquess is unpredictable and fickle, and also not much older than she is. Only September can retrieve a talisman the Marquess wants from the enchanted woods, and if she doesn't . . . then the Marquess will make life impossible for the inhabitants of Fairyland. The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There: September has longed to return to Fairyland after her first adventure there. And when she finally does, she learns that its inhabitants have been losing their shadows—and their magic—to the world of Fairyland Below. This underworld has a new ruler: Halloween, the Hollow Queen, who is September's shadow. And Halloween does not intend to give Fairyland's shadows back. The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two: September misses Fairyland and her friends Ell, the Wyverary, and the boy Saturday. She longs to leave the routines of home and embark on a new adventure. Little does she know that this time, she will be spirited away to the moon, reunited with her friends, and find herself faced with saving Fairyland from a Moon-Yeti with great and mysterious powers.
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Speculative fiction gained a distinctive, mythic voice with the publication of fantasy series and standalone novels that reimagine folklore through intricate formal structures. Catherynne M. Valente achieved widespread acclaim with The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, a crowdfunded bestseller that established her reputation in modern fantasy.
From the braided nested narrative of In the Night Garden to urban fantasy and science fiction, her expansive body of work bridges rich prose traditions with bold genre experimentation.
Catherynne Morgan Valente was born Bethany Thomas in Seattle, Washington, on May 5, 1979, and grew up moving between California and Washington. After graduating from high school in Davis, California, at age 15, she attended the University of California, San Diego, where she earned a degree in Classical Studies. She pursued graduate studies at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and lived overseas near Yokohama, Japan, for over two years before returning to the United States, living briefly in Virginia and Ohio, and eventually settling on Peaks Island off the coast of Maine.
Valente began publishing poetry and speculative fiction in the mid-2000s, winning a Rhysling Award in 2007 for her long poem "The Seven Devils of Central California." Her career accelerated with The Orphan's Tales duology; its first installment, In the Night Garden, earned the James Tiptree Jr. (now Otherwise) Award. She followed this success with the Andre Norton Award-winning The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making and the Lambda Literary Award-winning Palimpsest. Her honors also include Locus, Mythopoeic, Theodore Sturgeon, Eugie Foster Memorial, and Hugo Awards. She lives on Peaks Island with her son.
Valente is widely recognized as a central figure in the "mythpunk" subgenre, defined by baroque, lyrical prose and formal experimentation. Her narratives frequently incorporate braided or nested frame stories, genre pastiche, and surreal imagery while blending ancient fairy tales and mythic motifs with contemporary politics and queer themes. Across her poetry, novellas, and novels, she balances elaborate stylistic complexity with sharp emotional stakes.
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