A Far Better Thing (2025) is a darkly whimsical retelling of A Tale of Two Cities, in which the main characters are 'Mortal Servants of the Faerie Realm', stolen as babies, and their changelings, the people who took their place, their names and their lives. Against the backdrop of the French Revolution, H.G. Parry weaves in the machinations of the Fae, wreaking damage with their plots and revenge, and the misery and torment of their mortal servants who are also longing for a revenge of their own.
Rightly marketed as a book for readers who loved Jonathan Strange & Mr. NorrelI.