The Poison Eaters and Other Stories

Pick your poison: Vampires, devils, werewolves, faeries, or . . . ? Find them all here in Holly Black’s amazing first collection.<br> <br> In her debut collection, <i>New York Times</i> best-selling author Holly Black returns to the world of Tithe in two darkly exquisite new tales. Then Black takes readers on a tour of a faerie market and introduces a girl poisonous to the touch and another who challenges the devil to a competitive eating match. Some of these stories have been published in anthologies such as <i>21 Proms, The Faery Reel,</i> and <i>The Restless Dead</i>, and many have been reprinted in many "Best of ” anthologies.<br> <br> <i>The Poison Eaters</i> is Holly Black’s much-anticipated first collection, and her ability to stare into the void--and to find humanity and humor there--will speak to young adult and adult readers alike.<br> <br> A Junior Library Guild Pick. Illustrated by Theo Black.<br> <br> Holly Black is the author of <i>Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale</i> (an ALA Best Book for Young Adults) and two related novels, <i>Valiant</i> (Norton Award winner) and <i>New York Times</i> bestseller <i>Ironside</i>. Her latest novel, <i>Black Heart</i> is the third of a new series, The Curseworkers. She and Tony DiTerlizzi created the best-selling Spiderwick Chronicles. Holly lives in Massachusetts with her husband, Theo, in a house with a secret library.