Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie

Awards:   Short-listed for Locus Awards (Young Adult) 2006
Author:   Holly Black
Publisher:   Simon & Schuster Australia
ISBN:  

9780689868221


Pages:   336
Publication Date:   31 August 2005
Recommended Age:   From 14 years
Format:   Hardback
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Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie


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  • Short-listed for Locus Awards (Young Adult) 2006

Overview

When she runs away to New York with a new identity in the hopes of getting lost in the crowd, seventeen-year-old Valerie Russell finds that escape from her own reality is impossible as she encounters colorful, desperate, and strange new friends who end up giving her the surprise of her life.

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Author:   Holly Black
Publisher:   Simon & Schuster Australia
Imprint:   Simon & Schuster Australia
Dimensions:   Width: 13.50cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.365kg
ISBN:  

9780689868221


ISBN 10:   0689868227
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   31 August 2005
Recommended Age:   From 14 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  Young adult ,  Children / Juvenile ,  Educational: Primary & Secondary
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us.

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An edgy but ultimately life-affirming read. <p> -- Horn Book Guide


Murdered mermaids, runaways addicted to magical drugs and trolls inhabit a New York City that draws heavily on the conventions of urban fantasy. Valerie runs away from home when she finds her boyfriend and mother having sex. She joins punks Lolli and Dave in their squat in an abandoned subway station. Dave helps deliver a magical drug to the city's mythical denizens, and he and Lolli steal the drug, which they call Never, to use themselves. High on Never, the mortal users can control a little bit of faerie glamour. When being caught breaking and entering binds Val into a contract with an erudite troll, Val, despairing, becomes a Never addict. Her spiral into squalor is complicated by her increasing regard for the troll and the intrigues of the faerie exile community. Though Val doesn't grow much as a character, she does rescue her troll and return home, safe at last. Val's story, while not the best of the genre, makes for a compelling, edgy read complete with faerie murders and shaven-headed heroines. (Fantasy. YA) (Kirkus Reviews)


Author Information

Holly Black is the author of bestselling contemporary fantasy books for kids and teens. Some of her titles include The Spiderwick Chronicles (with Tony DiTerlizzi), the Modern Faerie Tales series, the Curse Workers series, Doll Bones, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, The Darkest Part of the Forest, the Magisterium series (with Cassandra Clare), and the Folk of the Air series. She has been a finalist for the Mythopoeic Award, a finalist for an Eisner Award, and the recipient of both an Andre Norton Award and a Newbery Honor. She lives in New England with her husband and son in a house with a secret door. Visit her at BlackHolly.com.

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