num_pages: 304
description: A world not of this world but in it-where a transparent palace hangs suspended in mid-air and tiny fairies twinkle here and there...where a traitorous king holds court before elven lords and ladies...and where fantastical tragedies and capricious romances reach out to entangle mortal souls...Enter:William ShakespeareThis enchanting fantasy debut begins with the disappearance of young Will Shakespeare's wife and newborn daughter-a mystery that draws the Bard into a realm beyond imagination...and beyond reality. Held captive by the devious ruler of the elves and fairies, Shakespeare's family appears lost to him forever. But an alluring elf named Quicksilver takes a fancy to Shakespeare-and sees a chance to set things right.Can a mere schoolteacher win his wife back from a king? Or will Shakespeare fall prey to his own desires-and the cunning schemes of the unpredictable elf?
language: English
title: Ill Met by Moonlight
titlecomplete: Ill Met by Moonlight (Shakespearean Fantasies, #1)
genres: Fiction, Historical Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Historical, Elves, Adult, Historical Fiction, Romance, Fantasy, Fairies
ratings_count: 293
series: Shakespearean Fantasies
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award
category: Adult Literature
publisher: Ace