Longshadow
core novel 2021 Regency Faerie Tales
Record
| First published | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.84 (8,279 ratings, collected 2026-08-27) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780316463126 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Synopsis
Longshadow is the third novel in the Regency Faerie Tales series, continuing the story after Ten Thousand Stitches in the same faerie-touched Regency England. It centers on Abigail Wilder, an unconventional young woman determined to practice magic despite society's doubts about her abilities, and Mercy, a self-taught, street-born magician whose strange and unpredictable power unsettles those around her. When a string of mysterious deaths begins striking young women eligible for marriage across London, Abigail's father, the Lord Sorcier who serves as England's chief magical authority, suspects the involvement of a dark faerie lord known as Longshadow. Overlooked by others who question her competence, Abigail partners with Mercy to investigate the deaths, the two of them navigating both the supernatural danger stalking London and the social obstacles placed in their path, while a bond grows between them despite the peril surrounding their inquiry.
Where it sits
- Universe: Regency Faerie Tales
- Series: Regency Faerie Tales core; position 3 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Olivia Atwater
Notes
- From the series record (Regency Faerie Tales): Core Canon: the complete trilogy, a lighthearted Regency-set series about faerie curses and bargains in and around Regency-era London society; originally self-published, later reissued by Orbit Books.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Regency Faerie Tales: position 3 of 3: previous Ten Thousand Stitches (2020)
Sources
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