Ten years ago Ben Tyson, a librarian living in Garner, NC, met and loved Valeria, a Daoine Sidhe woman. Valeria's death left Ben to raise their child, Malachi, alone, and for ten years the two of them lived a fairly ordinary life. Everything changed when Malachi turned ten and began to manifest his fey powers, but without the control a full-blooded fairy would have. Ben has to get his son through the nearest gate to Faerie before these powers kill him. But, where is the gate? Where are the three other children Malachi dreams of—earth, fire, and water to his air? Why are there reports of such things as dragon sightings and why are bookstores are selling out of titles on the occult and witchcraft? All Ben knows is the date the gate can next be opened, Halloween. What he doesn't know is that the powers in Faerie have called home the descendents of changelings left here generations ago. Ben doesn't know there are evil forces in both universes trying to prevent this return More than a straightforward fairy tale, this is a story of the Other: those who are different—physically, mentally, and in their lifestyles. The four part-fairy children are taunted by their classmates because of these differences; two have been abused by their parents. All four are outsiders. As they find each other, they find they must learn how to survive together, and unite to overcome the apathy and prejudice of humans, as well as the evil Fomorii.