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In the realm of Faerie, the time has come for Roiben's coronation. Uneasy in the midst of the malevolent Unseelie Court, pixie Kaye is sure of only one thing -- her love for Roiben. But when Kaye, drunk on faerie wine, declares herself to Roiben, he sends her on a seemingly impossible quest.... read more

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  • Kaye: She is a changeling pixie.
  • Roiben: The Lord of the Unseelie Court.
  • Cornelius Stone: Kaye's mortal best friend.`Corny'. Openly gay. Antagonistic toward fairies.
  • Luis: Dave's older brother.
  • Silarial: Queen of the Seelie Court .
  • Ethine: Roiben's sister.
  • Adair: A member of the Seelie Court.
  • Talathain: A Knight of the Seelie Court.
  • Dave: Luis's younger brother.
  • Ellen: Kaye's Mom.
  • Janet Stone: Kaye's old friend
  • Sorrowsap: A faerie from the Unseelie Court.
  • Nephamael: Originally a Knight for the Unseelie Court, he was traded for peace to the Seelie court in exchange for Roiban.
  • Neil: A nickname Corny gives in lieu of his own name.
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  • “I taught myself to feel nothing. And you make me feel.”
    Roiben
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  • I shall have peace, as leafy trees are peaceful When rain bends down the bough; And I shall be more silent and cold-hearted Than you are now.
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  • —SARA TEASDALE, “I SHALL NOT CARE”
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  • Yet each man kills the thing he loves, By each let this be heard, Some do it with a bitter look, Some with a flattering word, The coward does it with a kiss, The brave man with a sword!
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  • Hell is oneself, Hell is alone. —T. S. ELIOT
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  • Bread does not nourish me, dawn disrupts me, all day I hunt for the liquid measure of your steps. —PABLO NERUDA, “LOVE SONNET XI”
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  • “In a certain faraway land the cold is so intense that words freeze as soon as they are uttered, and after some time then thaw and become audible so that words spoken in winter go unheard until the next summer.” —PLUTARCH, MORALIA
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  • though i have closed myself as fingers, you open always petal by petal myself as Spring opens —E. E. CUMMINGS, “SOMEWHERE I HAVE NEVER TRAVELLED, GLADLY BEYOND“
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  • I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure in the landscape—the loneliness of it—the dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath it—the whole story doesn’t show. —ANDREW WYETH
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First Sentence edit see section history

Human girls cry when they're sad and laugh when they're happy.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Half Title
Series Title Page
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Half Title

Prologue
Chapters 1 - 14

Glossary edit see section history

  • obfuscate: (v.) render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible; bewilder (someone); to confuse
  • cabochon: (n.) a highly polished gem that is cut convexly but without facets
  • languorously: (adv.) in a dreamy manner: lacking spirit or liveliness

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 3 of 4 in A Modern Faerie Tale. (standard series)

Preceded by Valiant.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Holly Black (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry
Country: USA
Publication Date: April 24, 2007
ISBN: 9780689868207
Page Count: 323

Classification edit see section history

  • Library of Congress: PZ7.B52878 Iro 2007
  • Dewey: (Fic)

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • Tithe
  • Valiant

Books That Cite This Book edit see section history

   
  • Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Teen Literature

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