Fair Peril
core novel 1996 Fair Peril
Record
| First published | 1996 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.64 (216 ratings, collected 2026-11-01) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780380973453 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Buffy Murphy is a professional storyteller in Pennsylvania. Recently divorced and shaken in her belief in happy endings, she finds a talking frog in a pond who claims to be an enchanted prince, Adamus, cursed long ago by the Queen of Fair Peril. Only a kiss will free him, and Buffy hesitates. Her scornful sixteen-year-old daughter, Emily, does not, and the prince becomes a man. The two run off together, and Buffy's attempts to help go comically wrong when her magical interference turns people around her into other creatures. Her search leads her to a tacky shopping mall and then through it into Fair Peril, a fairy realm where wishes become punishments. There Buffy must use her gift for stories to protect her daughter.
Where it sits
- Universe: Fair Peril
- Series: Fair Peril core; position 1 of 1 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Nancy Springer
Awards (verified)
- Mythopoeic Award, 1997: nominated
Notes
- From the series record (Fair Peril): A standalone modern fairy-tale fantasy about a storyteller and her daughter in the realm of Fair Peril.
Sources
- Worlds Without End
- AbeBooks listing
- Kirkus Reviews
- Black Gate
- Rambles review
- Wikipedia: Nancy Springer
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