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“He looks up at me with his night - colored eyes, beautiful and terrible all at once. "For a moment," he says, "I wondered if it wasn’t you shooting bolts at me." I make a face at him. "And what made you decide it wasn’t?" He grins up at me. "They missed.”

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Book:The Cruel Prince / The Wicked King / The Queen of Nothing

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The Cruel Prince / The Wicked King / The Queen of Nothing

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Holly Black, born on November 10, 1971, is a renowned fantasy fiction writer from the United States. Her works are known for their unique imagination and profound emotional depth, which have won her a large fan base. more

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