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The Coldest Girl in Coldtown

In 'The Coldest Girl in Coldtown,' a young woman finds herself in a world where vampires have taken over a walled city. As she navigates this new, dangerous environment, she discovers her own connection to the vampire world and must confront her own fears and desires in order to survive. more

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Holly Black
Holly Black

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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“Ashlar: "I have learned to live with a profound loneliness. I forget about it for years and years. Then it surfaces, the desire to be placed in context by somebody else. The desire to be known, understood, evaluated morally by a sophisticated mind. That was always the lure of the Talamasca, from the beginning, that I could go there and confide in my scholars, that we would talk late into the night.(...) Human beings very seldom survive without that kind of exchange, communication. Love.”

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