"Once upon a time, I thought faeries lived only in books, old folktales,
and the past. That was before they burst upon my life as vibrant,
luminous beings, permeating my art and my everyday existence, causing
glorious havoc..."
In the long-awaited sequel to the international bestseller "Faeries",
artist Brian Froud rescues pixies, gnomes, and other faeries from the
isolation of the nursery and the distance of history, bringing them into
the present day with vitality and imagination. In this richly imagined
new book, Brian reveals the secrets he has learned from the faeries--
what their noses and shoes look like, what mischief and what gentle
assistance they can give, what their souls and their dreams are like.
As it turns out, faeries aren't all sweetness and light. In addition to
such good faeries as Dream Weavers and Faery Godmothers, Brian
introduces us to a host of less well behaved creatures-- traditional bad
faeries like Morgana le Fay, but also the Soul Shrinker and the
Gloominous Doom. The faery kingdom, we find, is as subject to good and
evil as the human realm. Brilliantly documenting both the dark and the
light, "Good Faeries/Bad Faeries" presents a world of enchantment and
magic that deeply compels the imagination.
