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A Revolutionary Walks into a Fairy Court… by FoamyYourLordAndMaster
Fandoms: The Folk of the Air - Holly Black
09 Jan 2026
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Summary
Fyodor Edinstvo, a ruthless former Soviet informant and self-proclaimed purveyor of suffering, is executed in 1952. But instead of finding oblivion, he awakens in the twisted, beautiful world of Elfhame—a realm ruled by capricious faeries, ancient politics, and glamours more dangerous than bullets.
And then there’s the matter of his black blood.
And the way his wounds heal without aid.
Or the tar-black phantoms—twisted echoes of Soviet soldiers—who rise from the earth to obey him, still saluting their long-dead commander.
Fyodor isn’t sure what he is anymore. A weapon? A curse? A relic dragged back from the grave?
Disoriented but not broken, Fyodor is soon entangled in the affairs of Queen Jude Duarte, a mortal who clawed her way to the throne with blood and steel. Though steeped in magic and myth, Elfhame proves no less treacherous than the USSR—just more honest in its deceit.
As Fyodor grapples with the memories of a brutal past and the mysterious force keeping him alive, he finds himself torn between his old gospel of universal suffering and the haunting ghost of his younger brother’s idealism.