Tithe by Holly Black

#43 of 200

Original Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2002
ISBN: 0689849249
Page Count: 320

Welcome to the realm of very scary faeries! Sixteen-year-old Kaye is a modern nomad. Fierce and independent, she travels from city to city with her mother's rock band until an ominous attack forces Kaye back to her childhood home. There, amid the industrial, blue-collar New Jersey backdrop, Kaye soon finds herself an unwilling pawn in an ancient power struggle between two rival faerie kingdoms -- a struggle that could very well mean her death.

From the author of the popular children's series The Spiderwick Chronicals comes a new adventure aimed at older readers. Tithe is the first of Holly Blacks Modern Faerie Tale series and starts off with a bang. The battle between Seelie and Unseelie enters modern New Jersey, when Kaye discovers long hidden truths about her past. When old friends ask Kaye for help, she opens up the mortal world to the influences of Faerie.

Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa

#31 of 200

Original Language: English
Publisher: Harlequin
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1 February 2011
ISBN: 0373210183
Page Count: 384

In less than twenty-four hours I’ll be seventeen.
Although, technically, I won’t actually be turning seventeen. I’ve been in the Nevernever too long. When you’re in Faery, you don’t age. So while a year has passed in the real world, agewise I’m probably only a few days older than when I went in.
In real life, I’ve changed so much I don’t even recognize myself.
I thought it was over. That my time with the fey, the impossible choices I had to make, the sacrifices of those I loved, was behind me. But a storm is approaching, an army of Iron fey that will drag me back, kicking and screaming. Drag me away from the banished prince who’s sworn to stand by my side. Drag me into the core of conflict so powerful, I’m not sure anyone can survive it.

Iron Queen is the latest instalment in Julie Kagawa’s Iron Fey series. Released on February 1st 2011, it has been eagerly awaited by readers. Until a few weeks ago, Iron Queen was considered the concluding chapter to Meghan’s harrowing journey. Instead, Kagawa hit her readers with fantastic, but frustrating news. Her secret (or sekret) project :Iron Fey Four; Iron Knight will be Ash’s story.

Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa

#30 of 200

Original Language: English
Publisher: Harlequin Teens
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1 August 2010
ISBN: 0373210132
Page Count: 368

Half Summer faery princess, half human, Meghan has never fit in anywhere.
Deserted by the Winter prince she thought loved her, she is prisoner to the Winter faery queen.
As war looms between Summer and Winter, Meghan knows that the real danger comes from the Iron Fey, iron-bound faeries that only she and her absent prince have seen.
But no one believes her.
Worse, Meghan’s own fey powers have been cut off.
She’s alone in Faery with only her wits for help.
Trusting anyone would be foolish.
Trusting a seeming traitor could be deadly.
But even as she grows a backbone of iron, Meghan can’t help but hear the whispers of longing in her all-too-human heart.

Julie Kagawa’s second Iron Fey novel, Iron Daughter begins several months after the events of Iron King. Ash has collected Meghan from her home and is completing their contract by taking her to the Winter Court where his Mother, Queen Mab, resides. Kagawa published a novella, Winter’s Passage, detailing their journey into Winter set between the two books.

Iron King by Julie Kagawa

#29 of 200

Original Language: English
Publisher: Harlequin
Country: United States
Publication Date: February 1, 2010
ISBN: 0373210086
Page Count: 368

Meghan Chase has a secret destiny—one she could never have imagined…
Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan’s life, ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six.
She has never quite fit in at school…or at home.
When a dark stranger begins watching her from afar, and her prankster best friend becomes strangely protective of her, Meghan senses that everything she’s known is about to change.
But she could never have guessed the truth—that she is the daughter of a mythical faery king and is a pawn in a deadly war.
Now Meghan will learn just how far she’ll go to save someone she cares about, to stop a mysterious evil no faery creature dare face…and to find love with a young prince who might rather see her dead than let her touch his icy heart.

Julie Kagawa recreates one of the most famous stories of all time, with some of the most recognisable characters, in her first novel Iron King. The first book of her new Iron Fey series features the court of Oberon and Titania, and Robin Goodfellow, Puck, as a body guard in disguise.