Books: Faeries

Perhaps the most exciting things about faery books (or fairy, or faerie, or fae) is the multitude of ways in which authors interpret them. Some authors write faeries as the winged creatures of childhoos fantasies, others stick close to the Celtic mythology surrounding the creatures, and still others keep their versions somewhere in the middle or go off in completely original directions. This list keeps track of all the YA faery books I have read and recommend.

Modern Tales of Faerie by Holly Black
Tithe
Valiant
Ironside

I was a Teenage Fairy by Francesca Lia Block

The Faery Reel: Tales from the Twilight Realm edited by Ellen Datlow

The Faerie Path Series by Frewin Jones
The Faerie Path
The Lost Queen
The Sorcerer King
The Immortal Realm
The Enchanted Quest (Out 1/26/10)

The Wildwood Books by Juliet Marillier
Wildwood Dancing
Cybele's Secret

The Wicked Lovely Series by Melissa Marr
Wicked Lovely
Ink Exchange
Fragile Eternity
Radiant Shadows (Out April 2010)

The Chronicles of Faerie by O.R. Melling
The Hunter's Moon
The Summer King
The Light-Bearer's Daughter
The Book of Dreams

By Maggie Stiefvater
Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception
Ballad: A Gathering of Faerie

By Maryrose Wood
Why I Let My Hair Grow Out
How I Found the Perfect Dress
What I Wore to Save the World