A must read for anyone who enjoys fantasy or twists of faery tales. I can guarantee that anyone will be surprised by its originality and strength

THE GUARDIAN

...a wickedly entertaining mash-up of genre conventions and enthusiastic subversions in which the perennial adolescent desire to be seen as normal takes on a whole new meaning.

THE NEW YORK TIMES

A rollocking story of evil faeries and teenage angst in modern day USA

THE BOOKBAG

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This is a book of lies and lost memories. This is a book of tales and curses and love. This is Holly Black doing what she does best: with gorgeous prose that flows beautifully, complicated female characters and a story of back and forth, <i>The Darkest Part of the Forest</i> is an elaborate modern fairytale that subverts genre expectations.

THE BOOK SMUGGLERS

The revival of the modern day fairytale continues its journey in this wonderful and surprising YA novel ... Black has crafted characters that are both innocent and naive yet strong and alluring

SCHOOL LIBRARIAN

Faeries. Knights. Princes. True love. Think you know how the story goes? Think again ... From #1 New York Times and global bestselling author of The Cruel Prince series and The Spiderwick Chronicles comes a dark, dangerous and utterly beautiful faerie tale, guaranteed to steal your heart. Hazel lives with her brother, Ben, in the strange town of Fairfold where humans and fae exist side by side. The faeries' seemingly harmless magic attracts tourists, but Hazel knows how dangerous they can be, and she knows how to stop them. Or she did, once.In the forest of Fairfold, lies a glass casket. Inside the casket lies a sleeping faerie prince that none can rouse. He's the most fascinating thing Hazel and Ben have ever seen and they dream of waking him. But what happens when dreams come true? In the darkest part of the forest, you must be careful what you wish for. . . Set in the same universe as the bestselling Cruel Prince trilogy, The Darkest Part of the Forest is a lush and enchanting tale, about a girl who has to make a secret sacrifice to the faerie king and become the knight she once pretended to be.
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Faeries. Knights. Princes. True love. Think you know how the story goes? Think again ... From #1 New York Times and global bestselling author of The Cruel Prince series and The Spiderwick Chronicles comes a dark, dangerous and utterly beautiful faerie tale, guaranteed to steal your heart.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781780621746
Publisert
2016
Utgiver
Vendor
Orion Children's Books
Vekt
249 gr
Høyde
196 mm
Bredde
126 mm
Dybde
24 mm
Aldersnivå
JC, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
352

Forfatter

Biographical note

Holly Black is the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of over thirty fantasy novels for kids and teens, including THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES. Her books have been translated into 32 languages worldwide and adapted for film. Holly currently lives in New England with her husband and son in a house with a secret library.

Visit Holly's website www.blackholly.com or follow her on Twitter @hollyblack