The King of Elfland’s Daughter
by Lord Dunsany
“Venture beyond the fields we know into a world where magic is as beautiful as it is dangerous.”
Tired of the ordinary, the people of Erl demand a magical ruler, triggering a quest that bridges the mortal world and the timeless realm of Faerie. This foundational masterpiece of high fantasy explores the haunting price of granted wishes through prose that reads like a waking dream.
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