CHARMED VENGENCE
The Aether Chronicles, Book Two
by Suzanne Lazear
Coming 08/08/13
ISBN-13: 978-0738733029
Publsiher: Flux
Pages: 432
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In the Faerie realm, Noli Braddock's relationship with her best friend V has grown into something more. But V's mother, Faerie Queen Tiana, has ruled that they are forbidden to see each other. Returning to the mortal realm, Noli joins the crew of her brother's air-pirate ship, the Vixen's Revenge. There she discovers that her brother has hired the scallywag Faerie huntsman, Kevighn Silver. While serving as shipmates, Kevighn and Noli learn that the Earth Court King plans to find a forbidden artifact--one that will bring destruction to everyone Noli loves.
One of the things that attracts me to this series is that is a swashbuckling steampunk adventure. Not only putting real adventure into a genre that can get really stodgy, but adding the complexity of a faerie realm. I really need to crack open my copy of the first book, INNOCENT DARKNESS.