A missionary goes to Arcadia to convert the fae to the Protestant religion. His sister follows, taking residence in a brooding gothic pile while waiting for her brother to return. She finds herself perturbed by the question of what happened to her brother's predecessor and his fascination with the language of Enochian, supposedly the language of the angels. Prickly theological questions arise over the nature of the fae, whther they have souls, whther they can be saved. Her brother returns and following close behind is the court of Queen Mab who intends to take her entertainment from her pet missionary and his sister.

I have many complicated feelings about the premise of this highly original and imaginative fantasy novel, mostly around the idea of religiously converting beings of myth and legend, but they are difficult to express at the moment. Suffice it to say that this is a singular piece of work by a powerful new voice.