 The story draws on Celtic mythology and includes the realm of Faery and the fay race of the Sídhe.Cherryh's 1994 novel "Faery in Shadow" is a sequel to this novella.A minor revision of "The Brothers" and a major rewrite of "Faery in Shadow" was self-published by Cherryh as an e-book in "Faery Moon" in December 2009.