Real or Reel?

Why is it that every country has stories about fairies and other magical creatures?  Is it because we want to believe in magic or is it because magic is real and within us all?  Whatever your take on the question, TudyGirls, you just have to admit that fairy stories are fun to read!  And when you have a collection of them in one book then it's "more the merrier"!  Which is why The Faery Reel, an anthology of Tales from the Twilight Realm, edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling is a must summer read!  These stories will keep you mesmerized, coming as they do from some of the best (and my fave!) fantasy writers - Holly Black, Neil Gaiman, Gregory Maguire - to name just a few!  And do please read the Preface and Introduction by the editors.  May feel a little like school and homework but it's good to learn about why the faerie realm continues to fascinate us in this age of Youtube and Google!  Goes to show that you can't keep a good genie bottled up even if you tried!