Faeries

[Nova]

I was noting the other day that there are few Christian books that have Faeries in it. This is probable because faeries don't have a very Christian place in most peoples mind. How could we "Christianize" (for lack of a better word) something so often seen as pagan. I personally would eat up a fresh newly though up Christian Modern Fantasy about Faeries.

[Divides the Waters]

I would start with The Secret Commonwealth by Kirk, and Caverns, Cauldrons, and Concealed Creatures by William Michael Mott. Great starting places, and both from a Christian perspective.

[Nova]

I have heard of Kirk before but never Mott. Thanks.

[waldenwriter]

I agree, Nova. I too like stories about fairies, and the idea has come into vogue again in the secular market with the Disney Fairies series (books related to the movie Tinkerbell).

One nice thing with the Disney Fairies series is that rather than magic per se, each Never fairy has a "talent," which she loves to do and is perfectly suited for. This is the only area really in which a Never fairy uses magic, since they fly using pixy dust. In the Realm of the Never Fairies: The Secret World of Pixie Hollow, a book I got at the World of Disney store in Downtown Disney, does a good job explaining the talents (along with a lot of other stuff about the Never fairies' world). There are everything from water-talent fairies to fairies who draw baths and wash dishes.

I'll look into those books you mentioned, Divides. While I don't have a specifically fairy-centric story in mind, my world of Walden includes fairies, and I'd really hate to take them out.

[ryain]

I have several stories centered around fairies. I love them!