Originally published: New York : Bantam Books, 1982

"A Byron Preiss book."

"A treasure hunt. The tale of the fair people, the mystery of their treasure, the whereabouts of their descendants"--Page 1 of cover

Tale, simply told -- Passage to the New World : in which the reader meets the Fair People and learns of their emigration -- Litany of the jewels : in which the reader discovers the nature of the Fair People's treasures -- Vanishing : in which the fate of the Fair People and their treasures is revealed -- Treasure : in which the clues to the treasures are given in painting and verse -- A field guide to the Fair People of the New World : in which the reader meets the descendants of the Fair People -- Your sightings : in which the readers are invited to submit their own sightings of the Fair People -- Your search for the treasures : in which your discoveries may be recorded and conveyed -- Origins and whereabouts of the Fair People -- Personae : in which blame is attributed