Modern Faery Tales

These are not your "Happily Ever" type of faerie tales. No Cinderella or Snow White here. Instead these are modern and edgy tales often set against an urban landscape with some very scary faeries, elves, or wizards. But have no fear, because modern faerie tales are sure to entice you into the world of magic, myth and legends. (Warning: do not read them before bed as scary faeries may cause nightmares!)

Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima

An Ohio teenager discovers he's part of an underground society of magical people living in hiding among the normal. What's more, he finds out he's one of the society's last warriors--and the feuding houses of the society are scouting for players for a magical tournament. (FIC CHIMA)

Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr

Aislinn has always seen faeries. Powerful and dangerous, they walk hidden in mortal world. Aislinn fears their cruelty--especially if they learn of her Sight--and wishes she were as blind to their presence as other teens. But it's too late. Keenan is the Summer King who has sought his queen for nine centuries. Without her, summer itself will perish. He is determined that Aislinn will become the Summer Queen at any cost--regardless of her plans or desires. (FIC MARR)

Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr

Unbeknownst to mortals, a power struggle is unfolding in a world of shadows and danger. After centuries of stability, the balance among the Faery Courts has altered, and Irial, ruler of the Dark Court, is battling to hold his rebellious and newly vulnerable fey together. If he fails, bloodshed and brutality will follow.Seventeen-year-old Leslie knows nothing of faeries or their intrigues. When she is attracted to an eerily beautiful tattoo of eyes and wings, all she knows is that she has to have it, convinced it is a tangible symbol of changes she desperately craves for her own life. The tattoo does bring changes--not the kind Leslie has dreamed of, but sinister, compelling changes that are more than symbolic. Those changes will bind Leslie and Irial together, drawing Leslie deeper and deeper into the faery world, unable to resist its allures, and helpless to withstand its perils. (FIC MARR)

Tithe by Holly Black

With a freewheeling rock musician for a mother and a band of faeries for her childhood friends, Kaye’s life has always been weird, but it becomes weirder – and more perilous – when she discovers that she herself is a pixie changling with a special destiny to fulfill. (FIC BLACK)

Ironside by Holly Black

In this sequel to "Tithe," the time has come for Roiben's coronation. Uneasy in the midst of the malevolent Unseelie Court, Kaye is sure of only one thing -- her love for Roiben. But when Kaye, drunk on faerie wine, declares herself to Roiben, he sends her on a seemingly impossible quest. Now Kaye can't see or speak to Roiben unless she can find the one thing she knows doesn't exist: a faerie who can tell a lie. (FIC BLACK)

Valiant by Holly Black

Seventeen-year-old Valerie Russell runs away from a problem at home only to discover greater trials on the streets of New York City in this gritty urban fantasy. While making deliveries of magical potions (which she and her new friends also use to shoot up), Val becomes entangled in a faerie murder mystery. (FIC BLACK)

The Faerie Path Series by Frewin Jones

The Faerie Path
A magical story of love, bravery, and discovering one's destiny, this first novel in a magical new series for teens introduces Tania, the lost princess of Faerie, who is torn between two loves and two worlds. (FIC JONES)





The Lost Queen
Readers are taken back to Tania's magical world and she and Edric travel from Faerie to the Mortal Realm (London) to seek Queen Titania, lost hundreds of years ago while searching for Tania. (FIC JONES)





The Sorcerer King
Tania and Edric travel back to Faerie to discover their land has been invaded by the Sorcerer King--and only they can save both Faerie and the Mortal Realm. (FIC JONES)