Trinket: A Feyland Tale

By Anthea Sharp

High-tech gaming and ancient magic collide when a computer game opens a gateway to the treacherous Realm of Faerie ~
Violet Yamaguchi can’t wait to play the immersive new computer game, Feyland—but she doesn’t suspect the game wants something in return...
A short story of approximately 5,00 words (20 pages)

• Language: English
• Publisher: Fiddlehead Press
• Release date: Oct 24, 2013
• ISBN: 9781310492457

Anthea Sharp

~ Award-winning author of YA Urban Fantasy ~Growing up, Anthea Sharp spent her summers raiding the library shelves and reading, especially fantasy. She now makes her home in the Pacific Northwest, where she writes, plays the fiddle, and spends time with her small-but-good family. Contact her at [e-mail], follow her on twitter, find her on facebook (http://www.facebook.com/AntheaSharp), and visit her website.

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Trinket

A FEYLAND Tale

ANTHEA SHARP

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to real events or persons is purely coincidental.

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TRINKET: A FEYLAND TALE

High-tech gaming and ancient magic collide when a computer game opens a gateway to the treacherous Realm of Faerie.

Violet Yamaguchi can’t wait to play the immersive new computer game, Feyland—but she doesn’t suspect the game wants something in return…

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TRINKET

Violet Yamaguchi leaned against the doorjamb of the family’s computer room and tried to catch her breath. Her side ached from running all the way home from the bus stop.

The pain was worth it, though. As scheduled, the brand new FullD gaming system had been delivered. Sim chair, processor, helmet, and gloves, all hooked up and ready to go. The equipment sat gleaming in the center of the room, making their beige carpet and walls look grimy, their brown couch unspeakably worn. Even their flatscreen setup seemed like ancient tech in