title: The Chronicles of Faerie: The Summer King
author:  O. R. Melling 
description: Grade 8 UpA story that is lyrical and mesmerizing in subject and scope. In the year since her twin sister's death, practical and pragmatic Laurel has had dreams filled with fairies, giant birds, and questions about a king. While back in Ireland at her grandparents' home for Honor's memorial service, Laurel encounters a messenger from the Fairie realm who tells her that to save Honor, she must find the Summer King to light the Midsummer Fire. Hoping to bring her sister back, Laurel forces herself to share Honor's belief in Fairie and enlists the help of Ian, the village bad boy. Their relationship is complicated by the fact that she was on a date with him the day Honor died by falling off a cliff wall into the ocean. While trying to complete their task in the allotted time, they encounter a cluricaun who may or may not be telling them all he knows, ravens trying to stop them from freeing the Summer King, and unexpected things about Ian's true nature. Melling has taken Irish folklore and made it not only accessible, but also alive to readers unfamiliar with the stories. Through Laurel, an athlete who never had time for the fantasies that Honor loved so much, the tales are introduced seamlessly. Laurel's anger and indecision about being with Ian and his volatile anger bring these characters to life. An essential purchase for fantasy collections in which Tamora Pierce is popular.<i>Lisa Prolman, Greenfield Public Library, MA</i> <br />Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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  # [Dedication](../Text/part0003.html#nde1)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  To my mom, my grandma, and Andre—for your love, patience, and everything else
  that you’ve given to me over the years.
  
  
  
  
  
  And to my teenage self, who devoured every single epic fantasy book that she
  could get her hands on—for finally writing your
  
  
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  # [Epigraph](../Text/part0003.html#nep2)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Summer queens are fine and fair,
  
  
  With pretty ribbons and flowers in their hair.
  
  
  
  
  
  Winter queens are cold and hard,
  
  
  With frosted crowns made of icy shards.
  
  
  —Bellonan fairy-tale rhyme
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  * [ Cover](../Text/part0047.html#cover)
  
  
  * [ Title Page](../Text/part0000.html#title-page)
  
  
  * [Dedication](../Text/part0001.html#de1)
  
  
  * [Epigraph](../Text/part0002.html#ep2)
  
  
  * [ Contents](../Text/part0003.html#nav)
  
  
  
  
  