A Far Better Thing

A Far Better Thing by H.G. Parry 🗡️ A haunting standalone fantasy of faery revenge and revolution—where the magic of the fae collides with the brutality of the French Revolution. From the acclaimed author of The Magician’s Daughter, A Far Better Thing reimagines A Tale of Two Cities through a portal fantasy lens, blending historical fiction with fae folklore in a heart-wrenching story of identity, sacrifice, and vengeance. Stolen by the fae as a child and replaced with a changeling, Sydney Carton has spent his life serving in the perilous Faery Realm. Now, he sees a chance to strike back—against the fae who enslaved him, and against Charles Darnay, the changeling who took his place in the human world. As revolution engulfs Paris and magic stirs beneath the cobblestones, Sydney must walk a knife’s edge between two realms—one ruled by iron and fire, the other by enchantment and deception. His path winds toward the guillotine, where destiny and duty collide in a choice that could alter