Lud-In-The-Mist
Lud-In-The-Mist by Hope Mirrlees is an illustrated edition published by Wildside Press on August 7, 2013. This classic fantasy novel, originally penned in 1926, explores the town of Lud as it cuts ties with a Faerie land, leading to the emergence of an illegal trade in fairy fruit. The consumption of this fruit brings about both horrific and wondrous consequences, creating a unique narrative that intertwines elements of fantasy and historical fiction.
Readers will find a richly woven tale that delves into the complexities of human desires and the allure of the fantastical. The story presents a blend of whimsical and serious themes, reflecting on the impact of the Faerie realm on the lives of the townspeople. With 232 pages, this edition invites exploration into the enchanting yet perilous world that Mirrlees has crafted, making it a noteworthy addition to the genres of fiction and fantasy.
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“The single most beautiful, solid, unearthly, and unjustifiably forgotten novel of the twentieth century … a little golden miracle of a book.”–Neal Gaiman
Hope Mirrlees penned Lud-in-the-Mist–a classic fantasy novel–in 1926. When the town of Lud severs its ties to a Faerie land, an illegal trade in fairy fruit develops. But eating the fruit has horrible and wondrous effects.
“Helen Hope Mirrlees was born in England in 1887. Mirrlees was a close friend of such literary lights as Walter de la Mare, T.S. Eliot, Andre Gide, Katharine Mansfield, Lady Ottoline Morrell, Bertrand Russell, Gertrude Stein, Virginia Woolf, and William Butler Yeats. Under her own name, she published three novels: Madeleine — One of Life’s Jansenists (1921); The Counterplot (1924); and her 1926 classic fantasy Lud-in-the-Mist, which has acknowledged inspiration to the likes of Neil Gaiman, Mary Gentle, Elizabeth Hand, Johanna Russ, and Tim Powers.”–SF Site
“Hope Mirrlees’ writing, usually underrated, moves between gently crazy humour, poetic snatches, real menace, and real poignancy.”–The Encyclopedia of Fantasy
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