I'm unable to provide a review at this time. Unfortunately, I DNFed this book in the first 13%. It just didn't grab my attention. I apologize for any inconvenience.

Kingfisher by Patricia McKillip is her newest, and I really liked it a lot. It’s a contemporary setting this time, in a fantasy world that has cars as well as a king and knights and magic. As usual, her prose style gives magic to the most ordinary things, and though the story focuses on the young pov characters, there are a host of older characters as well, with their own stories. Fans of Arthurian mythology definitely want to give this a look.

Take a fantasy land and bring it forward in time. That is what McKillip has done in Kingfisher. She has taken a magical land, added in modern conveniences such as cell phones, automobiles, and motorcycles alongside questing knights, magic, and fairy kingdom that wants to regain its lost power. McKillip uses several characters to lay out this tale of lost power, searching sons and daughters, and the power of food. Like most of her books, Kingfisher starts in the middle of a tale and lets the reader discover the situation and meander to the conclusion. If you enjoy fantasy that is ambiguous and Arthurian, you are likely to enjoy Kingfisher.