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Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale
by Holly Black

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Publisher Comments:

Welcome to

the realm of

very scary

faeries!

Sixteen-year-old Kaye is a modern nomad. Fierce and independent, she travels from city to city with her mother's rock band until an ominous attack forces the sixteen-year-old back to her childhood home. There, amid the industrial, blue-collar New Jersey backdrop, Kaye soon finds herself an unwilling pawn in an ancient power struggle between two rival faerie kingdoms — a struggle that could very well mean her death.

Newcomer Holly Black's enormously powerful voice weaves teen angst, riveting romance, and capriciously diabolical faerie folk into an enthralling, engaging, altogether original reading experience.

Review:

"Tripping the dark fantastic with newcomer Black means pixie dust may very well include blood spatter, sharp thorns and bits of broken glass....A gripping read." Publishers Weekly

Review:

"Dark, edgy, beautifully written, and compulsively readable, this is sure to be a word-of-mouth hit with teens, even a few usually unmoved by magic and monsters." Gillian Engberg, Booklist

Synopsis:

Briskly paced and teeming with angst-ridden teens and capricious fairy folk, this intricate and chilling modern-day fantasy--complete with peer rivalries, sinister seductions, dashing dark heroes, and romance--will keep readers enthralled until the very last page.
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crowyhead, May 10, 2008 (view all comments by crowyhead)
This was a re-read, but since I want to read Ironside and Valiant in the near future, I thought I'd re-read Tithe first. As I noticed the first time, it definitely feels like a first novel; there's a certain self-consciousness to parts of the book, particularly Black's tendency to name-drop favorite singers and authors, and the interactions between the characters are sometimes a little stiff. But she gets the amoral (and sometimes malevolent) nature of Faerie down very well, and it's a fun, fast read.
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Stephanie Johnson, April 6, 2008 (view all comments by Stephanie Johnson)
I was hooked the first 3 pages. the first two books, tithe and valiant, are so different but the third, ironside, really put a good twist to connect it all together. do read!
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780689849244
Subtitle:
A Modern Faeire Tale
Author:
Black, Holly
Author:
Black, Holly
Author:
Spalenka, Greg
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Location:
New York
Subject:
General
Subject:
Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
Subject:
Children's 12-Up - Fiction - Fantasy
Subject:
Legends, Myths, & Fables - Other
Subject:
Magic
Subject:
Supernatural
Subject:
Fairies
Copyright:
2002
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Series Volume:
106-946
Publication Date:
October 2002
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
Young adult
Language:
English
Pages:
320
Dimensions:
846x522x110 79
Age Level:
12-17
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