Ironside (2007) (edit title/settings)

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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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• —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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• To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill. —SUN TZU, THE ART OF WAR

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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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• 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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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• New York
• Hart Island
• New Jersey

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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

Preceded by Valiant.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Holly Black (Author)

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Classification edit see section history

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

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• Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › Mythology › Children's Books › Other
• Books › Teens › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy
• Books › Teens › Literature & Fiction › Adventure & Thrillers

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