O šestnáctileté Kaye Fierchové, harcující se po světě s matkou-rockerkou, se povídá, že je divná. Nechodí do školy, vede zvláštní řeči a ustavičně si vymýšlí báchorky, které jí nevěří ani její nejlepší kamarádka Janet. Když se však Kaye povede oživit kolotočového koně s ulámanýma nohama, uhranout Janetina kluka, poté natrefit na zraněného elfa a ještě jí na okno zaťukají skřítčí kamarádi z dětství, je nad slunce jasnější, že tu doopravdy něco nehraje. Bodláčnice, Loutnička a Špičák dívce prozradí, že k nim má blíž, než si sama myslí. Proto ji požádají, aby jim pomohla v boji s elfskými mocipány, neboť se naplnila sedmiletá lhůta a jejich národ musí o halloweenské noci přijetím Pekelné daně stvrdit své vazalství vůči kouzelnému dvoru Prokletých. Ale pokud by se Kaye odhodlala stát se obětinou, smlouva zůstane nenaplněna a skřítkové by získali svobodu. Dívka prosbu vyslyší a spolu s Janetiným starším bratrem Cornym pronikne do bezcitného světa Neviditelných, aby se o nich i o sobě dověděla víc. Jakou úlohu však hraje v téhle nemilosrdné říši záhadný Roiben, kterého zachránila před jistou smrtí a který je tak přitažlivý? Je celá hra na obětování vážně jenom jako, anebo navzdory všem skřítčím ujištěním začalo jít do tuhého, protože za celou záležitostí stojí kdosi mocnější a Kaye čeká boj o holý život v kulisách, jež jsme vyhradili snům a pohádkám?
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Tato série vás vtáhne do světa plného magie, intrik a nečekaných zvratů, kde se hranice mezi lidským a nadpřirozeným světem stírají. Sledujte osudy mladých hrdinů, kteří se ocitají uprostřed prastarých konfliktů a odhalují tajemství skrytá v říši víl. Každý díl přináší nové výzvy, nebezpečné artefakty a složité vztahy, které prověří odvahu i loajalitu postav. Připravte se na epické dobrodružství, které vás pohltí svou temnou, ale zároveň okouzlující atmosférou.
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Discover the dangerous world of the faerie courts in Holly Black’s acclaimed, New York Times bestselling Modern Faerie Tales trilogy—all three beautifully repackaged paperbacks are now in one boxed set! When Kaye saves the life of a strange, injured young man in the woods near her New Jersey home, she has no way of knowing that her life is forever changed. For she will soon become an unwilling pawn in an ancient power struggle between two rival faerie kingdoms—a struggle that might very well mean her death. Elsewhere, Valerie is a runaway who has taken up with a gang of squatters in New York City. When one of them talks Val into tracking down the lair of a mysterious creature, she finds herself torn between her affection for an honorable monster and her fear of what her new friends are becoming. As Kaye and Valerie delve deeper into the realm of faerie, can they save themselves from the dark magic of the fey courts—and protect their hearts? This boxed set includes: Tithe Valiant Ironside
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In Tithe, sixteen-year-old Kaye is a modern nomad. Fierce and independent, she drifts from place to place with her mother's rock band until an ominous attack forces Kaye back to her childhood home. There, amid the blue-collar New Jersey backdrop, Kaye finds herself an unwilling pawn in an ancient and violent power struggle between two rival faerie kingdoms--a struggle that could very well mean her death. In Valiant, the companion to Tithe, seventeen-year-old Valerie runs away to New York City, trying to escape a life that has utterly betrayed her. Sporting a new identity, she takes up with a gang of squatters who live in the city's labyrinthine subway system. But there's something eerily beguiling about Val's new friends. When one talks Val into tracking down the lair of a mysterious creature, Val finds herself torn between her affection for an honorable monster and her fear of what her new friends are becoming. In Ironside, the sequel to Tithe, 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 drunkenly declares herself to Roiben, he sends her on a seemingly impossible quest to find a faerie who can tell a lie. Unable to see Roiben until she has fulfilled his quest, Kaye finds herself in the center of the battle of wits and weapons being waged over his throne.
Sanno mascherarsi e assumere sembianze umane, sanno parlare e pensare come noi, ma le vere fate sono molto diverse da come le descrivono le favole. A sedici anni, appena tornata a vivere dalla nonna, Kaye supera il confine che separa la realtà dal mondo di queste antiche creature. Coinvolta nella lotta tra il Regno delle Tenebre e quello della Luce, Kaye deve riuscire a scoprire la verità sulle proprie origini. Anche Val, scappata di casa per finire in uno squat di New York, capisce che nella grande metropoli si cela un universo sovrannaturale, sospeso tra incanto e terrore. E qui il suo amore per il tenebroso Ravus, appena sbocciato, è messo in pericolo da un tremendo sospetto: dietro il volto dell'amato potrebbe nascondersi un crudele assassino... L'intreccio tra amore e morte sembra indissolubile, nel mondo pieno di fascino delle fate. Nessuno può sfuggirvi, neppure Kaye: proprio quando la guerra è alle porte, deve affrontare un'impresa quasi impossibile per ritornare dalla sua anima gemella, nel terzo episodio della serie.