It was a minor thing-the parents were twenty feet away, the kid just couldn’t see them in the crowd, and the parents knew exactly where he was-but it gave me the idea for the story. I also saw one of the performers not only help a little boy find his parents, but keep him engaged in conversation so he wouldn’t get scared. And that was the right decision, because it was amazing to see them just accept elves, trolls and other people in costume, with no critical faculty and no judgment. My own history with renaissance fairs is pretty iffy, so I resolved to try to see the experience through their eyes. "A sheer delight."- Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewĮnter the captivating world of the fae in Alex Bledsoe's Tufa novelsĪt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.APEX MAGAZINE: What sparked the idea for “Sprig” and made you want to write it down?ĪLEX BLEDSOE: The initial inspiration came from taking my kids to their first Renaissance Faire this summer. If she makes the wrong choice, the consequences could be deadly for all the Tufa. Now Bronwyn finds the greatest battle lies right in her backyard, especially as young minister with too much curiosity arrives in town. She returns a lone survivor after a disastrous attack overseas, wounded in body and spirit.īut cryptic omens warn of impending tragedy, and a restless haint lurks nearby, waiting to reveal Bronwyn's darkest secrets. Private Bronwyn Hyatt had left her small town of Needsville for the army to escape the pressures of her mystical Tufa family legacy.
Absolutely worth your time."-Patrick Rothfuss, New York Times bestselling author, on The Hum and the Shiver "Imagine a book somewhere between American Gods and Faulkner. The Hum and the Shiver by Alex Bledsoe is an enchanting tale of music and magic older than the hills, and the first book in the wondrous Tufa series.
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