Fun Stuff

The Iron King Playlist

Long, Long Time Ago by Labyrinth of Pan
Breakaway by Kelly Clarkson
Geek in the Pink by Jason Mraz
White Horse by Taylor Swift
In Between by Linkin Park
Imaginary by Evanescence
Sleepy Hollow Theme by Sleepy Hollow
Stray Cat Strut by Alley Cat Posse
Runes of Elfland by Woodland
Frozen by Within Temptation
Minstrel Hall by Blackmore's Night
Can't Fight the Moonlight by Leanne Rimes
The Howling by Within Temptation
UR Hand by Pink
Assassin by Muse
The Great Destroyer by Nine Inch Nails
Haunted by Evanescence
Bittersweet by Within Temptation
Forsaken by Within Temptation
Fall For You by Secondhand Serenade
Memorabilia by Nine Inch Nails
Forever Walking Alone by Dragonland
Stand my Ground by Within Temptation
Tomorrow by Avril Lavigne

The Iron Daughter Playlist

Evil Angel by Breaking Benjamin
Ice Queen by Within Temptation
Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis
Damaged by Plumb
Bad Boy by Cascada
Hand of Sorrow by Within Temptation
Angels by Within Temptation
When There Was Me and You by Gabriella
Pale by Within Temptation
Candles by Hey Monday
Are You the One? by Within Temptation
Mission Impossible Theme by Mission Impossible
The Heart of Everything by Within Temptation
Unknown Soldier by Breaking Benjamin
Forgiven by Within Temptation
Hate Me by Blue October
Say My Name by Within Temptation
That Night by Sweetbox
Lies by Evanescence
Apocalypse Please by Muse
Brave by Jennifer Lopez

A Very Faery Interview

Books I like:

"Tithe," Holly Black
"Ironside," Holly Black
"Wicked Lovely," Melissa Marr
"Ink Exchange," Melissa Marr
"Lament," Maggie Striefvater
"The Briar King," Greg Keyes
"Assassin’s Apprentice," Robin Hobb
"The Fox Woman," Kij Johnson
"Bird by Bird," Anne Lamott

Faerie Lore

Bogie: The boogeyman under the bed or in the closet. Bogies thrive on fear, and can take many forms, usually what their victim fears the most.

Brownie: Benevolent house faeries; brownies take care of "their" houses by helping with the chores, usually to the complete ignorance of the people who live there. Insult a brownie by giving it clothes or treating it poorly, however, and it will leave or worse, pull vicious pranks until it is appeased.

Changeling: When the fey steal a human child, the doppelganger left in its place is called a changeling, which can be a faery infant, or an inanimate object glamoured to look like the real child.

Goblin: Short, nasty faeries, not very bright, typically seen in packs.

Grimalkin: The name of the witches’ cat in Shakespeare’s Macbeth. A grimalkin can also be a term for an old gray cat, but if they are one and the same, Grimalkin isn’t saying.

Kelpie: Fey creature that usually takes the shape of a horse; lurks near water where it lures people onto its back, then takes them underwater to drown. Carnivorous, likes the taste of human flesh.

Mab: Queen of the Unseelie, or Winter, court

Nixie: Water faeries who possess a beautiful, seductive voice. They are fond of luring humans underwater with their singing.

Oberon: King of the Seelie, or Summer, court.

Phouka: Shapeshifters who are fond of pranks and trouble; their most common forms are that of a goat, a bird, or a horse or pony.

Puck/Robin Goodfellow: Oberon’s jester, but no one really knows what Puck really is. Some say he is a Phouka or Hob, others think he is something completely unique. Whatever he is, Puck is a trickster and an incorrigible prankster who can take many forms.

Redcap: Evil faeries with sharp teeth who are vicious and bloodthirsty; redcaps dip their caps in the blood of their victims; usually travel in gangs.

Sidhe: The faery nobility. Sidhe are tall, slender, and possess an otherworldly beauty.

Titania: Queen of the Seelie, or Summer, court; wife of Oberon

Will-O-the-Wisp: Creatures that appear as either luminous balls of light, or as a familiar person holding a candle. They love to lead travelers astray into dangerous situations.