A Practical Guide to Faeries

by
Susan J. Morris

writing as
Pip Puddlejump Impirae Pioneer Playful Prankster Panishee

Mirrorstone, January 2009, 80 pp.
ISBN: 978-0-7869-5140-6

Genre: Young Reader
Subgenres: Fantasy / Instructional

World: Dungeons & Dragons
Reviewed: 7/23/2011

Reviewed by: Conan Tigard

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Synopsis

Pip Puddlejump Impirae Pioneer Playful Prankster Panishee is a Faerie Guide Emeritus. She has gathered all of her knowledge of the Feywild and compiled them into this book that teachers humans about the wonderful world of faeries. Don't think for a minute that all fairies are like Tinker Bell, you know, all nice a sweet. No, some fairies are just downright nasty. So, if you are planning on paying a visit to the Feywild anytime soon, this guide is a must for you to read. After all, you don't want to find yourself in a nasty situation with a redcap hunting you down or being captured by a stinky spriggan and being forced to cook and clean for them. so, be prepared for the best and the worst of the Feywild be reading a copy of A Practical Guide to Faeries.

Pip Puddlejump Impirae Pioneer Playful Prankster Panishee writes and draws pictures about the following subjects:

Feywild Essentials

Magic Items

Safety Tips

Learn the Language

Faeries Up Close

Faerie Development

A Faerie Wardrobe

Faerie Traits

Faerie Names

Faerie Society

Inside a Faerie Home

Faerie Feast

Faerie Chores

Faerie Games

Faerie Travel

Inside the Fewywild

The Pool of Keys

The Crystal Mountains

The Summerfields

Garden of Dreams

The Forever Court

The Cavern of Wonders

Citadel of Spun Sugar

Sandcastle City

The Eternal Woods

Twilight Forest

Dawn Meadows

River of Secrets

Faerie Magic

Spells and Enchantments

Favorite Faerie Magic Items

Fighting Faeries

Faerie Weapons

Catching Faeries

Faerie In You

A Practical Guide to Faeries is the informational book how to prepare yourself for entering the Feywild in the world of DragonLance. It is written by Susan J. Morris as Pip Puddlejump Impirae Pioneer Playful Prankster Panishee, a Faerie Guide Emeritus. This book is intended for young readers 10 and up.

Review

A Practical Guide to Faeries is filled with all the information you will ever need to know about faeries and the Fewywild, the place where faeries live. This instructional book is stuffed with gorgeous pictures and helpful information you will need to know about should you ever want to visit the land of the fairies. You wouldn't want to visit the Feywild without having read this book, as it can be a very dangerous place. There are a lot of mischievous creatures that live in the Feywild and if you are unprepared, you may find yourself in a situation that there is no returning from . . . ever.

Susan J. Morris has once again sat down and created another of the Practical Guide books that the writers as Wizards of the Coast do so well. I must admit, most of my knowledge of faeries comes from watching Disney movies, like Peter Pan, or from reading the books in the Disney Faeries series. So, finding out more about the Dungeons & Dragons version of faeries was something that really interested me. Whereas Pixie Hollow in Never Land is a magical and enchanted place, as with most Disney locales, it isn't a very dangerous place and is filled with happy and go-lucky creatures. The Feywild, on the other hand, can be a deadly place with both cheerful and scary creatures. You need to be very careful with whom you talk to or places you visit in the Feywild or you may end up dead. That would probably never happen in Pixie Hollow.

All of the artists that contribute to the Practical Guides book really make these books special. Their artwork really stands out and convinces the reader that these creatures are as real as you and I. Having grown up reading Fantasy books, and having Fantasy as my favorite genre, I truly want to believe that all of the creatures in the D&D books are real. And every time I read one of the Practical Guides books, my belief in the all of the creatures in these books becomes more solidified. I absolutely love these books and the world of Dungeons & Dragons.

Overall, A Practical Guide to Faeries is another excellent addition to the best instructional series about a fantasy world out there. So, if you are looking for a book about faeries, this book is a necessity. I have all of the Practical Guides books now and will treasure them always. As I read the companion novels to these guides, I find myself pulling the appropriate guide off the shelf to look up something that is mentioned in the novel. After all, isn't that what these books are for in the first place?

I rated this book a 9 out of 10.