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| Original Title: | Ironside: A Modern Faery's Tale |
| ISBN: | 0689868200 (ISBN13: 9780689868207) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Modern Faerie Tales #3 |
| Characters: | Kaye Fierch, Ellen Fierch, Cornelius Stone, Luis, Rath Roiben Rye |
| Literary Awards: | Locus Award Nominee for Best Young Adult Novel (2008), Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Nominee for Children's Literature (2008) |
Holly Black
Hardcover | Pages: 323 pages Rating: 4.03 | 35423 Users | 1245 Reviews
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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. Now Kaye can't see or speak to Roiben unless she can find the one thing she knows doesn't exist: a faerie who can tell a lie.Miserable and convinced she belongs nowhere, Kaye decides to tell her mother the truth -- that she is a changeling left in place of the human daughter stolen long ago. Her mother's shock and horror sends Kaye back to the world of Faerie to find her human counterpart and return her to Ironside. But once back in the faerie courts, Kaye finds herself a pawn in the games of Silarial, queen of the Seelie Court. Silarial wants Roiben's throne, and she will use Kaye, and any means necessary, to get it. In this game of wits and weapons, can a pixie outplay a queen?
Holly Black spins a seductive tale at once achingly real and chillingly enchanted, set in a dangerous world where pleasure mingles with pain and nothing is exactly as it appears.
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| Title | : | Ironside (Modern Faerie Tales #3) |
| Author | : | Holly Black |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 323 pages |
| Published | : | April 24th 2007 by Margaret K. McElderry Books |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Urban Fantasy. Paranormal. Fairies. Romance. Fiction |
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Ratings: 4.03 From 35423 Users | 1245 ReviewsWeigh Up About Books Ironside (Modern Faerie Tales #3)
Just like Tithe, this story is an OG Fae story so I love it for that alone and have to say that this one held up a lot better than Tithe did. Of course, Holly's writing had only improved over the years but for being twelve years old, this story was super enjoyable, diverse, and just the right amount of dark. I read this as a direct sequel to Tithe (skipping Valient) and didn't find that I was confused or missing information. This story was richly woven in terms of Fae court intrigue, romance,A fitting end to the trilogy, and a clear attempt to bring together three quite different books.Kaye is, once more, the focus of our attention as she attempts to fulfil her seemingly impossible quest. Roibin and the other Faeries continue to fight for power. While this lacked the power of some of Holly Black's later writing, the world is well-constructed and there is a good mix of humour and darkness. Parts of this were quite creepy.
It only took to the last book of the trilogy buuuuuut....I LOVED THIS ONE SO MUCH! It's like the Holly Black style that I adore and it's everything that I wanted and it's immensely faerieish and creepy and cruel and dark and WELL I AM A PLEASED SPRITE....although I have to admit, book 2, Valiant still makes exactly zero sense. It was about Luis, who has a part in this book, but it was narrated by Val, who has NO PART IN THIS BOOK WHATSOEVER. Random and odd? I thinkee yes.ANYWAY.I loved how
Ironside is the third book in Holly Black's Faerie Tale series, though it's actually a continuation of book one, Tithe . The second book, Valiant , takes place in the same world as books one and three but with different characters, some of which appear here as well. Kay and Roiben's stories however, are pretty much found only in books one and three. :)Roiben is now King of the Unseelie Court, and against his wishes, Kaye has declared herself to him, thereby swearing loyalty to the Unseelie
A direct sequel to Tithe, Ironside picks up two months after Tithe left off. At Roiben's coronation as King of the Unseelie Court, Kaye, drunk on faerie wine, declares herself to Roiben, who in turn sends her on an impossible quest to prove her love to him. Meanwhile, Kaye decides to tell her mother that she is a changeling, and the Queen of the Seelie Court attacks Roiben, leading to a series of quests wherein Kaye must find her human double, find a way to save Roiben, and bring Roiben a faery
I'm very fresh out of all the Modern Faerie Tales by Holly Black, and I have to say that this garnered the most bland reaction from me, even though I think it stands on par with the others rating-wise.It has no major flaws that I can really highlight, it just wasn't endowed with the most engaging plot, in my opinion. I wasn't very invested in Kaye's quest for Roiben (view spoiler)[ or her "sister" (hide spoiler)], and I could predict from early on Silarial's plot. While I loved to spend time
I loved this one just as much as Tithe! I like how we get a sort of collision with Luis from book two and get to learn more about him. Also, loved him and Corny!Kaye has really grown as a character. She is strong and brave and fierce, and I love her, too! I wish there would have been more of Roiben, but the scenes that he was in were awesome!Again, Holly Black has created such a magnificent world where character's feel real because they may not be a hundred percent likeable yet are! Highly
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