Wood Sprites
Wood Sprites by Wen Spencer is a reprint edition published by Baen on August 25, 2015, featuring 688 pages in English. This installment is the fourth book in the Elfhome series, following child geniuses Louise Mayer and her twin sister Jillian as they navigate their unique circumstances. Living in New York City, the twins discover their extraordinary lineage, including their mother, astronaut Esme Shenske, and their father, inventor Leonardo Dufae. With a ticking clock to save their frozen siblings, they embark on a journey that intertwines science and magic amid escalating chaos both on Earth and Elfhome.
Readers will find a blend of action and adventure as the twins confront ancient evils while racing against time. The narrative explores themes of family, identity, and resilience, set against a backdrop of war and unrest. The book combines elements of science fiction and fantasy, showcasing a world where technology meets elven magic. This edition invites both established fans and newcomers to experience the engaging prose and imaginative storytelling characteristic of Spencer’s work.
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Book 4 in the award-winning Elfhome series.
Even though they attend a school of gifted students in New York City, child geniuses Louise Mayer and her twin sister Jillian have always felt alone in the world, isolated by their brilliance. Shortly before their ninth birthday, they make an amazing discovery. They’re not alone.
Their real mother was astronaut Esme Shenske and their father was the famous inventor, Leonardo Dufae. They have an older sister, Alexander, living on the planet of Elfhome, and four siblings still in cryogenic storage at the fertility center. There’s only one problem: the frozen embryos are scheduled to be destroyed within six months. The race is on to save their baby brother and sisters.
As a war breaks out on Elfhome and riots start in New York City, the twins use science and magic to plow over everything standing in their way. But when they come face to face with an ancient evil force, they’re soon in over their heads in danger.
About Wood Sprites:
“[M]aintains the series’ solid quality. . . . The girls are endearing without being twee, and bright but not implausibly brilliant, and Spencer’s prose remains engaging. The melange of science fiction and fantasy tropes, starships rubbing shoulders with proud elf warriors, is uncommon but tasty. Established fans will enjoy this installment, and those unfamiliar with the series or Spencer may find it an intriguing introduction to her work.”—Publishers Weekly
About Wen Spencer’s Elfhome series:
“Spencer’s intertwining of current Earth technology and otherworldly elven magic is quite ingenious.” –Booklist
About Wen Spencer:
“Wit and intelligence inform this off-beat, tongue-in-cheek fantasy. . . . Furious action . . . good characterization, playful eroticism and well-developed folklore. . . . lift this well above the fantasy average. . . . Buffy fans should find a lot to like in the book’s resourceful heroine.”—Publishers Weekly on series debut Tinker
About Wen Spencer’s Eight Million Gods:
Eight Million Gods is a wonderfully weird romp through Japanese mythology, culture shock, fan culture and the ability to write your own happy ending. It is diverting and entertaining fantasy.” —Galveston County Daily News
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