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Trylle: The Complete Trilogy

In this trilogy, readers are introduced to a world where the Trylle, a species resembling fairies, live alongside humans. The series explores themes of identity, magic, and the consequences of power. The collection includes the novels that establish the intricate world and characters, offering a rich narrative experience for fantasy enthusiasts. more

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Amanda Hocking
Amanda Hocking

Amanda Hocking is an American author renowned for her success in the self-publishing sector. Born on July 12, 1984, she achieved fame with her young adult fantasy novels. Her works have been translated into numerous languages and have garnered a substantial international fan base. more

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“A text is not a text unless it hides from the first comer, from the first glance, the law of its composition and the rules of its game. A text remains, moreover, forever imperceptible. Its laws and rules are not, however, harbored in the inaccessibility of a secret; it is simply that they can never be booked, in the present, into anything that could rigorously be called a perception.”

“But because me and myself, as you no doubt are well aware, we are going to die, my relation—and yours too—to the event of this text, which otherwise never quite makes it, our relation is that of a structurally posthumous necessity. Suppose, in that case, that I am not alone in my claim to know the idiomatic code (whose notion itself is already contradictory) of this event. What if somewhere, here or there, there are shares in this non-secret’s secret? Even so the scene would not be changed. The accomplices, as you are once again well aware, are also bound to die.”