The Halcyon Fairy Book is a delightful collection of wry and insightful comments on traditional fairy tales, originally presented in her blog, along with her first collection of fairy-tale inspired original work, Toad Words, previously only available as a self-published eBook. Readers can expect to find a blend of humor, sarcasm, and insight in Kingfisher's writing style, which brings a fresh perspective to traditional fairy tales and explores new grounds in the realm of fantasy storytelling.--Meet New Books T. Kingfisher is the vaguely absurd pen-name of an author from North Carolina. In another life, as Ursula Vernon, she writes children's books and weird comics, and has won the Hugo, Sequoyah, Mythopoeic, Nebula and Ursa Major awards, as well as a half-dozen Junior Library Guild selections. This is the name she uses when writing things for grown-ups.