War for the Oaks -- Emma Bull, Paperback

Acclaimed by critics and readers on its first publication in 1987, winner of the Locus Award for Best First Novel, Emma Bull's War for the Oaks is one of the novels that has defined modern urban fantasy.

Eddi McCandry sings rock and roll. But her boyfriend just dumped her, her band just broke up, and life could hardly be worse. Then, walking home through downtown Minneapolis on a dark night, she finds herself drafted into an invisible war between the faerie folk. Now, more than her own survival is at risk--and her own preferences, musical and personal, are very much beside the point.

By turns tough and lyrical, fabulous and down-to-earth, War for the Oaks is a fantasy novel that's as much about this world as about the other one. It's about real love and loyalty, about real music and musicians, about false glamour and true art. It will change the way you hear and see your own daily life.

Author: Emma Bull
Publisher: Orb Books
Published: 07/06/2001
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780765300348
Age Range: 13-UP

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5
Point Value: 17
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 70637 / War for the Oaks


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/11/2001 pg. 66

About the Author

Emma Bull was born in 1954 in Torrance, California. She now lives in Minneapolis and is also the author of Finder and Bone Dance.