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The Modern Tales of Faerie is an [[Urban Fantasy]] trilogy by [[Holly Black]], including the books ''Tithe'', ''Valiant'' and ''Ironside''.

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=== This series provides examples of: ===

* [[Accidental Murder]]: Ravus accidentaly killed Tamson in a duel, which is the reason that he was exiled from the Seelie Court. However, it turns out that {{spoiler|Mabry had weakened Tamson's armor prior to the duel because Tamson knew that [[Double Agent|she was working for The Unseelie Court]].}}

* [[All Trolls Are Different]]: Trolls are slightly larger and much uglier than most faeries, with greenish skin, protruding teeth, and black-and-gold eyes. They turn to stone in sunlight, but will recover when no longer exposed. Troll blood breeds true even when mixed with human. Ravus, the one major character who's a troll, is a little intimidating but a genuinely good guy, although it's indicated in other books that this isn't true of all trolls.

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* [[Geeky Analogy]]: Corny comes out to his ''[[Star Trek]]''-loving parents by saying "You know [[Slash Fic|that forbidden love Kirk has for Spock?]] Well, me too."

* [[God Save Us From the Queen]]: Nicnevin, {{spoiler|Silarial, too}} because she cares about nothing but getting her way.

* [[Good Scars Evil Scars]]: Roiben's got a bunch, revealed in his [[Shirtless Scene]]s. {{spoiler|Corny gets a few from his night with Nephamael}}

* [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]]: Roiben's got a bunch, revealed in his [[Shirtless Scene]]s. {{spoiler|Corny gets a few from his night with Nephamael}}

* [[Hot Mom]]: Val's mom tries to be this, and actually ends up as a [[~~Stacys~~ Mom]] / [[Mrs. Robinson]]. Ravus also points out that in his childhood, his mom was very beautiful, although YMMV, considering that since he and his mother are trolls, he might have been looking from that perspective.

* [[Hot Mom]]: Val's mom tries to be this, and actually ends up as a [[Stacy's Mom]] / [[Mrs. Robinson]]. Ravus also points out that in his childhood, his mom was very beautiful, although YMMV, considering that since he and his mother are trolls, he might have been looking from that perspective.

* [[I Know Your True Name]]: Faeries can be controlled by their true name, therefore full names are a closely guarded secret.

* [[Important Haircut]]: In ''Valiant'', Val shaves her head on the train after discovering her boyfriend's affair with her mother.

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* [[Troubled but Cute]]: Roiben.

* [[True Sight]]

* [[White Haired Pretty Boy]]: Roiben.

* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]: Roiben.