num_pages: 259
description: Russ, a twentysomething-looking gay man, is searching for his true identity while he struggles with keeping an otherworldly secret. Russ is a changeling...a shape-shifter who will never age, and who, perhaps, will never die. Living a carefree beach life in San Diego, he uses his uncanny abilities to feed his desire for men of all shapes and sizes - but something important is missing. This novel unfolds as Russ realizes that his obsession with image has become empty and that what he really needs is a relationship with another man that will encompass more than the satisfaction of his sexual needs.David M. Pierce uses Russ's supernatural abilities to underscore Elf Child's true-to-life the search for identity, personal growth and transformation, and being the "outsider" - which are all central to the struggles of those of us who have grown up gay in a straight world.
language: English
title: Elf Child
titlecomplete: Elf Child
genres: Fiction, M M Romance, LGBT, Paranormal Romance, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Gay
ratings_count: 57
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Lambda Literary Award
category: Science Fiction/Fantasy
publisher: Harrington Park Pr