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Dreamdark #01: Blackbringer

by Laini Taylor

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ISBN13: 9780142411681
ISBN10: 014241168x
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When the ancient evil of the Blackbringer rises to unmake the world, only one determined faerie stands in its way. However, Magpie Windwitch, granddaughter of the West Wind, is not like other faeries. While her kind live in seclusion deep in the forests of Dreamdark, she's devoted her life to tracking down and recapturing devils escaped from their ancient bottles, just as her hero, the legendary Bellatrix, did 25,000 years ago. With her faithful gang of crows, she travels the world fighting where others would choose to flee. But when a devil escapes from a bottle sealed by the ancient Djinn King himself- the creator of the world- she may be in over her head. How can a single faerie, even with the help of her friends, hope to defeat the impenetrable darkness of the Blackbringer?

At a time when fantasy readers have an embarrassment of riches in choosing new worlds to fall in love with, this first novel by a fresh, original voice is sure to stand out.

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Magpie Windwitch is not like other faeries, most of whom live in tranquil seclusion. When she learns that escaped devils are creeping back into the world, she travels all over with her faithful clan of crows, hunting them down. The hunt will take her to the great forest of Dreamdark, where she must unravel the mystery of the worst enemy her folk have ever known. Can one small, determined faerie defeat the forces that threaten to unmake the world?
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Belongs at the top of everyone's fantasy must-read list. - Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewTremendous - a vivid adventure in a place both familiar and new, characters that made me laugh and cheer, and a truly frightening villain. I thoroughly enjoyed the read. - Shannon Hale, Newbery Honor Winner
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Jena, November 22, 2009 (view all comments by Jena)
Taylor imagines for her readers a world, which though literally unraveling, is full of magic, destiny, and courage. Magpie is a brave and determined heroine with more than a few friends to help her along with way. And Taylor's writing style is endearing and humorous. Of one of the imps, Taylor describes, "It was the least ratlike part of him, his nose, flesh while the reset was fur, and quite spectacularly large, with each nostril spacious enough to fit his big toes into--which he frequently did."

The only parts of Blackbringer that threatened the enchantment of the story and characters were the occasional pro-green assertions about how much humans mess up the (Djinn-created) world. (I'm extremely sensitive to environmentalist hype, and there was a fair sprinkling of it in this book.)
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780142411681
Author:
Taylor, Laini
Publisher:
Firebird
Illustrator:
Di Bartolo, Jim
Subject:
Fantasy - General
Subject:
Children's 12-Up - Fiction - Fantasy
Subject:
Magic
Subject:
Fairies
Subject:
Action & Adventure
Subject:
Science Fiction and Fantasy-Fantasy
Edition Description:
Mass Market
Series:
Dreamdark
Series Volume:
01
Publication Date:
20090514
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
from 7 up to AND UP
Language:
English
Illustrations:
, Y
Pages:
448
Dimensions:
8.5 x 5 x 1.25 in 0.7 lb
Age Level:
13-17
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