The Folklore Cycle: A Historical Fantasy of America

Mountain Folk is the first of a series of historical-fantasy novels by John Hood that employs elements of both history and folklore to tell the story of America’s founding in a fresh and provocative way. Here is a brief description of the plot: Goran is one of the rare fairies who can live without magical protection in the Blur, the human world where the days pass twenty times faster than in fairy realms. The young journeyman’s missions for the Rangers Guild take him across colonial America — from far-flung mountains and rushing rivers to frontier farms and bustling towns. Along the way, Goran encounters George Washington, Daniel Boone, an improbably tall dwarf, a beautiful water maiden, and a series of terrifying monsters. But when Goran receives orders to help crush the American Revolution, he must choose between his duties to guild and family and his fierce loyalty to his human friends and the principles they hold dear.