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Author: Holly Black
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Imprint: Simon & Schuster
Edition: Reprint ed.
Volume: 2
Dimensions:
Width: 13.70cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 20.60cm
Weight: 0.318kg
ISBN: 9781442403406
ISBN 10: 1442403403
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 03 April 2012
Recommended Age: From 14 years
Audience:
Young adult
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Teenage / Young adult
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
The Curse Workers series continues to offer a sleek and stylish blend of urban fantasy and crime noir. -- Booklist
* Black again delivers complex characters and a nicely developed alternate universe where magic workers are social pariahs. This powerful, edgy dark fantasy won't disappoint Black's fans. -- Publishers Weekly , starred review Dark, disturbing fare, crafted by a master; readers of the trilogy's first will be supremely satisfied. -- Kirkus Reviews Readers will be happy to slip back into Black's elaborate, fascinating world of workers, curses, and the seeming ease with which everyone has learned to live in a world where no one, not even family, can be truly trusted, and this sequel offers satisfying additional glimpses into this nearly familiar but ultimately shockingly different world. -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books The Curse Workers series continues to offer a sleek and stylish blend of urban fantasy and crime noir. -- Booklist
Readers will be happy to slip back into Black's elaborate, fascinating world of workers, curses, and the seeming ease with which everyone has learned to live in a world where no one, not even family, can be truly trusted, and this sequel offers satisfying additional glimpses into this nearly familiar but ultimately shockingly different world. -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Dark, disturbing fare, crafted by a master; readers of the trilogy's first will be supremely satisfied. -- Kirkus Reviews * Black again delivers complex characters and a nicely developed alternate universe where magic workers are social pariahs. This powerful, edgy dark fantasy won't disappoint Black's fans. -- Publishers Weekly , starred review The Curse Workers series continues to offer a sleek and stylish blend of urban fantasy and crime noir. -- Booklist
Author Information
Holly Black is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of fantasy books, including the Novels of Elfhame, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, The Spiderwick Chronicles, and her adult debut, Book of Night, as well as an Arthurian picture book called Sir Morien. She has been a finalist for the Eisner Award and Lodestar Awards, and the recipient of a Mythopoeic Award, a Nebula Award, and a Newbery Honor. Her books have been translated into thirty-two languages worldwide and adapted for film. She currently lives in New England with her husband and son in a house with a secret library. She invites you to visit her online at BlackHolly.com or on Instagram @BlackHolly.
