The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door, H. G. Parry
The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door, H. G. Parry
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The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door

Author: H. G. Parry

Narrator: Melissa Vaughan

Unabridged: 18 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Redhook

Published: 10/22/2024


Synopsis

From the author of The Magician's Daughter comes The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door, a mythic, magical tale full of secret scholarship, faerie curses, and the deadliest spells of all—the ones that friends cast on each other. 

All they needed to break the world was a door, and someone to open it. 
 
Camford, 1920. Gilded and glittering, England's secret magical academy is no place for Clover, a commoner with neither connections nor magical blood. She tells herself she has fought her way there only to find a cure for her brother Matthew, one of the few survivors of a faerie attack on the battlefields of WWI which left the doors to faerie country sealed, the study of its magic banned, and its victims cursed.

But when Clover catches the eye of golden boy Alden Lennox-Fontaine and his friends, doors that were previously closed to her are flung wide open, and she soon finds herself enmeshed in the seductive world of the country's magical aristocrats. The summer she spends in Alden’s orbit leaves a fateful mark: months of joyous friendship and mutual study come crashing down when experiments go awry, and old secrets are unearthed.

Years later, when the faerie seals break, Clover knows it’s because of what they did. And she knows that she must seek the help of people she once called friends—and now doesn’t quite know what to call—if there’s any hope of saving the world as they know it. 

About H. G. Parry

H. G. Parry lives in a book-infested flat in Wellington, New Zealand, which she shares with her sister and two overactive rabbits. She holds a PhD in English literature from Victoria University of Wellington, and teaches English, film and media studies.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Rosh ~on extended semihiatus~ on February 12, 2025

In a Nutshell:A character-driven historical fantasy combining vibes of dark academia and faerie magic. Interesting plot, complex characters, well-handled themes. Plenty of magic but need to wait a long while for it. Might seem like YA because of the characters’ ages, but the content and the plot wo......more

Goodreads review by Jasmine on November 10, 2024

The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door is a captivating, dark academia novel featuring a magical school and the fae. It begins in 1920 when Clover Hill desperately wants to learn magic to break the faerie curse her brother received during WWI. She studies and soon becomes a student at the elite and se......more

Goodreads review by Robin on October 23, 2024

good soup: another book exploring exploitation at the heart of academia dark academia but make it fae?? loved this......more

Goodreads review by Jo⁷ on October 27, 2024

Thank you to NetGalley and Redhook Books for providing a digital review copy in exchange for my honest opinion. Loving character driven stories is both a blessing and a curse. Is it worth seeing so much of someone– seeing their personality, their likes and dislikes, their fears and dreams, their rela......more

Goodreads review by Books_the_Magical_Fruit (Kerry) on October 19, 2024

This is 100% a five star book. It’s amazing. I’m genuinely sad that I finished it a moment ago. The plot seems similar to Harry Potter at first, but the book quickly moves beyond that into a unique, fantastic, magical world all its own. Four young friends meddle in things they shouldn’t. Isn’t that......more


Quotes

“By turns wondrous, haunting, and mysterious, The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door asks big questions and delivers all the right answers. This book is historical fantasy at its finest."—Olivia Atwater, author of Half a Soul

"Part historical fantasy, part campus novel, and entirely magical, The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door is easily my favorite read of this year. Parry has crafted an unputdownable, bittersweet tale about thorny love, belonging, and what it means to truly fix a broken world." —Allison Saft, New York Times bestselling author of A Far Wilder Magic

"A brilliant story of magic and scholarship and ambition. Of sacrifices made to keep loved ones safe, and a secret world that is wilder and stranger and more complicated than even those living in it know. This is a marvelous, thought-provoking, captivating novel, and I loved it completely." —Kat Howard, Alex Award-winning author of An Unkindness of Magicians

"The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door is thoughtfully written and thoroughly enthralling. H.G. Parry illuminates the pleasures and perils of knowledge—and friendship—in a voice that is exquisite and empathetic to the very end." —Sylvie Cathrall, author of A Letter to the Luminous Deep

The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door immerses readers in a richly imagined world of magical spells and scholarly intrigue. As always, H.G. Parry blends fantasy, history, thought-provoking ideas, and brilliantly enjoyable prose.”—Rowenna Miller, author of The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill

"Weaving magic and history together, Parry explores what it means to come of age, to belong and not belong, and to strive to save someone you love. The characters in this book captivated me and the writing felt as smooth as a rain-polished stone. The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door is a spellbinding novel."—Elyse John, author of Orphia and Eurydicius

“Bewitching! An irresistible blend of history, fairy lore and magic set in England during the aftermath of the Great War, with hints of magic glimmering with every turn of the page. Power and privilege, love and loyalty, ambition and friendship—I was completely absorbed.”—Kell Woods, author of After the Forest

"Magical, creepy, and comforting all at the same time—The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door is an instant classic. You'll remember all your favorite books and be reading late into the night to find out more. H.G. Parry has something truly special here." —Kritika H. Rao, author of The Surviving Sky

The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door is a rare treat of a novel. H. G. Parry breathes magic and history to life—weaving the eerie lore of faerie through the glittering Jazz Age of the 1920s. I devoured this book with wide eyes and a racing heart, and I have no doubt that others will do the same.”—Ryan Graudin, author of The Enchanted Lies of Celeste Artois

"Like the best fantasy novels, The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door serves as a mirror to our own world and the problems within it: the broken world left after a devastating pandemic and how hard it is to make systemic changes in an inherently corrupt system. This intelligent, vivid novel belongs in all library fantasy collections. Highly recommended."—Booklist