Book Review: Forgotten Gods
I will freely admit that I love fairytales and that I love folklore. I love reading about the fairies of old, the sort of fairies that both entranced and terrified people with their strange powers and their alien sense of morality. That is why, when I first heard of the premise of Forgotten Gods by S.B. Stewart- Laing and Michael J. Chernicoff, I knew that I had to pick it up and give it a read. I was not disappointed by my decision. Forgotten Gods is an alternate history story set in 1745 Scotland. Scottish rebels are at war with the British Empire, but they are not doing very well and defeat seems to be inevitable. In desperation, the rebels decide to call upon the daione sidhe , known to others as the fairies. The Fair Folk say that they will help out in the war on one condition: that they be allowed to roam free in the human world. The rebels, who are in dire need of as much help as they can get, agree to the terms. The daione sidhe make good on their promise and soo...