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From the amazing imagination of bestselling author Holly Black, a mysterious and wonderful teen graphic novel masterpiece.Rue Silver's mother has disappeared . . . and her father has been arrested, suspected of killing her. But it's not as straightforward as that. Because Rue is a faerie, like her mother was. And her father didn't kill her mother -- instead, he broke a promise to Rue's faerie king grandfather, which caused Rue's mother to be flung back to the faerie world. Now Rue must go to save her -- and must also defeat a dark faerie that threatens our very mortal world.
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Rue Silver's life is not what it appears to be. Her mother is a faerie, and has been taken back to the faerie realm. As Rue goes to bring her back, she must travel deep into an inhuman world. At the same time, the faerie realm is venturing into our world, too, and taking its toll on those Rue loves.
When her grandfather's plans threaten Rue's city, she realizes that she's the only one who can stop him. But is Rue a human... or a faerie? Where does she fit? How does she know the difference between love and enchantment? Holly Black's masterful storytelling creates a mysterious, darkly beautiful world, matched by the amazing images of artist Ted Naifeh in this astonishing graphic novel series.
Holly Black's masterful storytelling creates a mysterious, darkly beautiful world, matched by the amazing images of graphic artist Ted Naifeh in this astonishing grahpic novel series.
Author Notes
Holly Black was born in West Long Branch, New Jersey on November 10, 1971. She graduated with a B.A. in English from The College of New Jersey in 1994.
Her first book, Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale was published in 2002 and was included in the American Library Association's Best Books for Young Adults. Her other works include The Spiderwick Chronicles written with Tony DiTerlizzi, Ironside, Poison Eaters and Other Stories, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, The Iron Trial (Magisteruim Book 1) and The Copper Gauntlet (Magisteruim Book 2) written with Cassandra Clare, and The Darkest Part of the Forest. Valiant won the Andre Norton Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature. She also won the Young-Adult Prize in the Indies Choice Book Awards 2015 for The Darkest Part of the Forest.
Black and Clare's Magisterium Series has received both critical and popular acclaim appearing on numerous bestseller lists including The New York Times bestseller list in the Young Adult category.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Holly Black was born in West Long Branch, New Jersey on November 10, 1971. She graduated with a B.A. in English from The College of New Jersey in 1994.
Her first book, Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale was published in 2002 and was included in the American Library Association's Best Books for Young Adults. Her other works include The Spiderwick Chronicles written with Tony DiTerlizzi, Ironside, Poison Eaters and Other Stories, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, The Iron Trial (Magisteruim Book 1) and The Copper Gauntlet (Magisteruim Book 2) written with Cassandra Clare, and The Darkest Part of the Forest. Valiant won the Andre Norton Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature. She also won the Young-Adult Prize in the Indies Choice Book Awards 2015 for The Darkest Part of the Forest.
Black and Clare's Magisterium Series has received both critical and popular acclaim appearing on numerous bestseller lists including The New York Times bestseller list in the Young Adult category.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (6)
School Library Journal Review
Gr 8 Up-After her mother suddenly disappears, Rue Silver finds out that the woman was a faerie. Rue's father, Thaddeus, a human, is suspected of murdering her, as well as one of his students. As Rue solves these two mysteries, she also finds out more about her parents' relationship, and her own relationship with them. Willowy, brooding Rue and her Goth punk friends don't look too different from the glamorous, aloof faeries, and this sophisticated tale is well served by Naifeh's stylish, angular illustrations. This book will appeal to readers of Holly Black's fiction and fans of intelligent, otherworldly stories such as Neil Gaiman's "Sandman" series (Vertigo).-Lisa Goldstein, Brooklyn Public Library, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
(High School) This goth-faerie mystery/thriller taps into two fairy-tale traditions: the swan-human and the fate of faerie and mortal lovers. In Black's first graphic novel, Rue Silver has recently begun seeing faerie beings where others see no one; when her mother disappears and her professor father is accused of the murder of one of his students, the truth about her extraordinary visions and mixed faerie/human blood emerges. With the help of her boyfriend and friends, she confronts a sinister faerie grandfather and solves the murder mystery. That leaves her with an even greater puzzle unsolved: where is her faerie mother? There is nothing innocent and little otherworldly about Black and Naifeh's faeries: a glowering, twilit atmosphere suffuses the illustrations; female faerie creatures sport seductive, low-slung costumes; and males domineer by threat and force. Thus a teen identity crisis plays out as a tale of menace and horror, and Black's courageous investigator heroine shows that getting through high school is a lot like wrestling with the dark side. Black demonstrates yet again that fairy-tale imagery can be a potent metaphor for the struggles of the adolescent psyche. To be continued. From HORN BOOK, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
From two accomplished veterans comes a dark urban fantasy about a girl seeking the truth about her pastand her future. Rue, a typical goth teen, discovers that she is able to see the faerie realm, something that humans cannot do. As she struggles to piece together whether she is descending into madness, her father is arrested for allegedly murdering a student. Yearning to figure out who she is and where the future may take her, she finds herself torn between the faerie realm and the mortal world. Dark, black-and-white shadowy art creates a pleasantly eerie mood. Naifeh's fantastically rendered faeries range from a stunningly beautiful elfin goddess to devilish horned creatures. With a healthy smattering of angst, romance and faerie lore, fans of the genre should enjoy this volume. Providing enough introductory exposition, this should hook its reader, but still leave enough mystery to leave readers clamoring for the next installment. (Graphic fantasy. 12 up) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
Rue Silver's everyday life with her professor father and ethereal mother comes crashing to a surreal end when her mother one day simply disappears. As Rue starts noticing oddities in her little town people with wings or animal faces, or vines that seem to sprout up over everything at night she tries to tell herself that such things would be crazy. When her extended family appear and claim that she is part of a hidden faerie world, Rue finds herself embroiled in a magical fight for power. The first volume in a series, this book goes a long way in setting up a foreboding, darkly mysterious atmosphere while giving the reader quick details for characterization. Black, one of the authors of the Spiderwick Chronicles, does a wonderful job of weaving an alien faerie world through Rue's urban landscape, and Naifeh's art, rich with shadows, is expressive and angular and pulls the reader into the story with a solid sense of place. Urban-fantasy readers of Neil Gaiman, Charles de Lindt, and Terri Windling will be immediate fans of this title.--Coleman, Tina Copyright 2008 Booklist
School Library Journal Review
Gr 7 Up-This sequel to Kin (Scholastic, 2008) answers many of the questions that were left hanging in that book. Most importantly, readers will learn what happens to Rue Silver's plan to rescue her mother from the land of the faeries and about her grandfather's plot against humanity, which involves transforming human sacrifices into living trees. There are several powerful scenes in which Rue's friends are literally and figuratively seduced by faeries, with tragic consequences, but the most moving scenes involve Rue's parents. When Rue tries to free her mother, she is faced with the painful revelation that the woman has no interest in rejoining the human world. And her father is torn between his allegiance to his wife and his emotional connection to his human lover. Readers will need to be familiar with the first book in the series in order to understand what's going on, and there is a major cliff-hanger that should be resolved in the third volume. Unfortunately, even fans of Kin may have trouble following all of the plot points and keeping the characters straight. While Naifeh's haunting and textured black-and-white illustrations are captivating, Kith does not live up to the promise of Kin.-Andrea Lipinski, New York Public Library (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
In Episode Two of this graphic-novel faery horror series, Ann finds Keith cheating on her with Dina; Lucy refuses to feed Justin a love potion, but Justin falls in love with her anyway; Dale keeps nightly trysts with the biting, licking faeries who inhabit a local forest pool; and Rue cheats on Dale with Tam, who shows that he is human and servant, not slave, to Rue's nasty faery grandfather Aubrey. In other news, Rue's father Thaddeus dumps Amanda when his faery wife Nia returns ("I've loved you my whole life," avows Amanda in true melodramatic fashion), and Aubrey plots to work a "great bane" to drown the city in vegetation and remake it into a faery city called New Avalon. Plot and action, not character, drive this tale that nevertheless, like its predecessor, uses faery horror as metaphor for adolescent angst and fury. Naifeh's tone is dark, threatening, and oppressive; fangs and fingernails, pointy ears and scowls distinguish his faeries. With their narrow waists, long femurs, generous breasts, and dcolletage, the females of the species could sell as faery Barbies; despite Rue's courage and enterprise as an investigative heroine, imagery here tends to be conservative rather than innovative. From HORN BOOK, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.