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The Good Fairies of New York by Martin Millar

Why is it that when Spanish authors use the supernatural or occult in their work it is called magical realism, but when other, non-Spanish authors do it, it is relegated to SciFi/Fantasy, terms that have an inherent connotation of dorkiness of the worst kind.  Ah well, those who would shun said genres are missing out on great literature.  Yep, that’s right, I said literature.  A word that has an inherent connotation of intellect, art, and high brow goodness.  

And this is a great one, in whatever genre you want to place it.  Martin Millar fills the pages with his absurdist pluck, something that seems to come so easily to people native to the British Isles.

Besides comedy there’s a couple of reasons to read this book.  The Fairies are Punk Rockers.  They have ripped their kilts, dyed their hair, and picked up electric guitars.  

Also making a cameo: the ghost of Johnny Thunders.

But not all is happy for the fairies.  In fact, over in Cornwell, the fairies are being forced into an oppressive industrial revolution.  Our punk rock rebels are on the lam in NYC after having *accidently* destroyed some precious clan heirlooms.  Their Irish friends are along for the ride, hanging out in Central Park, but separated from the Punk Rockers.

And the humans!  Dinnie is something akin to Comic Book Guy from The Simpsons and Kerry is chronically sick.  Can they help the fairies before they start a riot between the ethnic fairies of NYC?

One thing is for sure: Hilarity ensues.

If you like this book/author, you might like:

Lamb (F) by Christopher Moore
Fool (F) by Christopher Moore
Bloodsucking Fiends (F) by Christopher Moore
A Dirty Job (F) by Christopher Moore
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (F) by Douglas Adams
Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk (NF) by Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain
The Harry Potter series (F) by J.K. Rowling
Stardust (F) by Neil Gaiman
The Princess Bride (F) by William Goldman
The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (F) by Junot Diaz
The Time Traveler’s Wife (F) by Audrey Niffenegger
Mirror, Mirror (F) by Gregory Maguire 
The Monsters of Templeton (F) by Lauren Groff
The Wheel of Time Series (F) by Robert Jordan
The Canterbury Tales (EP) by Geoffrey Chaucer 
The Complete Works of Shakespeare (D) by William Shakespeare

Other works by Martin Millar:

Milk, Sulphate, and Alby Starvation (F)
Lux the Poet (F)
Lux and Alby Sign on and Save the World (F)
Ruby and the Stone Age Diet (F)
Dreams of Sex and Stage Diving (F)
Love and Peace with Melody Paradise (F)
Suzy, Led Zeplin, and Me (F)
Lonely Werewolf Girl (F)
The Collected Martin Millar (F)

Under the name Martin Scott:

The Thraxas series (F)