A Far Better Thing, H. G. Parry

 

A Far Better Thing:  I feared this was the best of times; I hoped it could not get any worse by H. G. Parry.  I enjoyed The Scholar and the Last Faery Door, so I thought I would give this one a shot.

Started: October 12, 2025
Completed: October 24, 2025
Recommendation: Recommended
Media: Audio
Recommended By: Nobody

Review:

It would have been better if I had realized that this was a sort of retelling of a A Tale of Two Cities.  This should not be a shock to anyone reading this review (and if it is, you're welcome).  So it should be clear where this book is headed.  Nonetheless, this is a good trip and I enjoyed it.  I got as attached to the characters as one should and enjoyed the development of several of them.  There were a couple of characters who were clearly foils and embodied their stereotypes to the fullest.  No harm in that.  The fairy pieces were interesting and well crafted, although the author created a fairy world that she could then not adequately describe which didn't leave much to the imagination so much as leave a little extra mystery.