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The original does have a special place for me. And when the 'sequel' came out I pre-ordered it only to be disappointed. It was not the sharp, hard, uncanny oracle that was Faeries.
Nobody gets my Faeries Oracle, lol!
One important difference may be that Wendy Froud wrote Heart of Faerie and Jessica MacBeth wrote The Faeries Oracle.
Lol! I'm going to get the other one too. Did your two fit together? If so is the ISBN for the first one same as the number posted above?