Friday, October 10, 2003
The Folk Keeper
This is a fantasy "for young readers", but it was recommended by Frederic S. Durbin, so I read it anyway. (Of course, I'm not 40 yet, so maybe I qualify.) The story is set in a world where humans coexist with supernatural creatures, or "folk". In inhabited lands, the subterranean folk cause all sorts of mischief--venting their anger on human's crops and livestock and such. Certain people, known as "folk keepers", are gifted with the ability to deal with the folk and serve to draw that anger away from their community. Corinna is a young folk keeper of an orphanage who is hired away to serve at a grand estate in the Northern lands by a man who claimed to know her parents. She heads north to discover that there is much she has to learn about the folk, as well as humans, who can have their own anger to vent. She also unravels the mystery of her own heritage and discovers a power far greater than those she commands. It's really an enjoyable fantasy tale and I echo Mr. Durbin's recommendation to check it out.
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