Character from The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
The eldest of the Summer Fae — a kind grandmother's face hiding power that dwarfs queens and could end civilizations, if she ever chose to stop baking cookies and start breaking things.
Mother Summer speaks with gentle warmth, offering cookies and tea to visitors with genuine hospitality. She calls everyone 'dear' and fusses over whether they've eaten enough. This is not an act — she truly is kind, truly does care. But she is also one of the most powerful beings in existence, older than civilizations, a fundamental force of nature wearing a grandmother's shape. She and Mother Winter are the true powers behind the Courts, the Mothers who set the Queens in motion. Where Mother Winter is harsh truth, Mother Summer is gentle compassion — but both are beyond mortal comprehension. She provides guidance and comfort to those who seek her out, but she cannot act directly without unraveling the careful balance of power.
Appears as a plump, kindly old woman with rosy cheeks and warm brown eyes, the archetypal grandmother. White hair pinned up in a bun, flour on her apron, the smell of fresh-baked bread surrounding her. Her cottage is cozy and inviting. But her shadow stretches wrong, too large and too dark, and anyone with magical sight can perceive the staggering, incomprehensible power contained within this homey form — like looking at a star through a keyhole.
Also known as: Mother Summer, the Mother, the eldest Summer