Once upon a time, there lived a grain merchant with his wife and only son. The boy’s parents loved him so dearly that they never allowed him to work hard. Instead, they let him play all the time. When he grew up, they married him to a girl. The newly-wed couple led a carefree life Read more…

Long, long ago, there lived an old woman. One day, she bought four small earthen pots and placed them on a shelf in her house. She then took some flour to make lunch. However, the old lady had a hard time cooking. With a sigh, she murmured to herself that she wouldn’t have to go Read more…

There is no banquet too abundant for a starving man. The Queen of Nothing is the last installment of the Folk of the Air series. The highly-anticipated sequel to The Wicked King lives up to the expectations. Holly Black reinforces her status as the Faerie queen as she takes her readers on another roller-coaster ride Read more…

Books have been my best friends since the time I could read. My very first book was my aunt’s gift to me on my fifth birthday. It was a fairy tale book. Of all the gifts I had received in my childhood, that book was – and still remains – my favorite. The very evening Read more…

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Holly Black is an award-winning American author. She is the writer and editor of several bestselling fantasy books for children and teenagers. She has also been the recipient of the Andre Norton Award, the Mythopoeic Award and a Newbery Honor. REVIEW Power is much easier to acquire than it is to hold Read more…