![]() There are many twists and turns it's a unique narrative among fantasy, and, as the above Neil Gaiman quote would suggest, one that is difficult to predict. Unfortunately, someone has been smuggling fairy fruit into Lud-in-the-Mist, and Chanticleer's son Ranulph has had a taste of it. ![]() Fairy fruit is illegal and causes strange hallucinations among those who consume it. Lud is in the country of Dorimare, which is a Fantasy Counterpart Culture of England that borders Fairyland, though there has been no contact between the two countries for centuries. ![]() The story centers around Nathaniel Chanticleer, the stodgy, middle aged mayor of the town of Lud-in-the-Mist. ![]() Often described as "fantasy for adults", it doesn't adhere to the stereotypes of the fantasy genre, probably because it was published before most of those tropes existed. Published in 1926, Lud-in-the-Mist is Hope Mirrlees's only fantasy novel. ![]()
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