Jack of Kinrowan by Charles de Lint

Jack of Kinrowan is actually two books — Jack the Giant Killer and Drink Down the Moon — in an omnibus edition… Jack of Kinrowan will draw you in. It’s fast paced without being rushed, and pulls you deeper and deeper into the story. It’s character-driven storytelling, without sacrificing plot or scenery. De Lint spends as much time on the faerie creatures as on the human, avoiding stereotypical depictions of the fae, but instead making them as fully fleshed out as any of the other characters in the book… Read the rest.