The Cruel Prince - The Folk of the Air

The first instalment in a brilliant new fantasy series about a mortal girl who finds herself caught in a dangerous web of royal faerie intrigue, from the bestselling author. Jude and her sisters are abducted to the land of Faerie following the murder of their parents, and as she grows up, Jude realises she will need to take part in the dangerous deceptions of the fey to ever truly belong in this magical and seductive new world. Ages: 12+

About the author

Holly Black is the no. 1 New York Times bestselling author of fantasy books including the Folk of the Air series, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, the Spiderwick Chronicles, her adult debut, Book of Night, and an Arthurian picture book called Sir Morien. She was a finalist for an Eisner Award and a Lodestar Award and the recipient of a Mythopoeic Award, a Nebula Award and a Newbery Honor. Her books have been translated into thirty-two languages worldwide and adapted for film. She currently lives in New England with her husband and son in a house with a secret library.

Summary

"Lush, dangerous, a dark jewel of a book . intoxicating" - Leigh Bardugo, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Six of CrowsOf course I want to be like them.

Foreword

First in the bestselling Folk of the Air trilogy. The sequels - The Wicked King and The Queen of Nothing - are the winners of/won the Goodreads YA Best Fantasy in 2019 and 2020.

The start of a thrilling new fantasy series from bestselling author Holly Black about a mortal girl who finds herself caught in a dangerous web of royal faerie intrigue.

Additional text

The Cruel Prince kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. Jude was a really edgy, imperfect, relate-able character and I really liked her

Product details

• Authors: Holly Black, Black Holly
• Publisher: Hot Key Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 12 to 19
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2018
• EAN: 9781471406454
• ISBN: 978-1-4714-0645-4
• No. of pages: 384
• Series: The Folk of the Air; The Folk of the Air
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Young people's books from 12 years of age; Fantasy Romance, FICTION / Fantasy / Romantic, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / Epic, FICTION / Fantasy / Dark Fantasy, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Death & Dying, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Legends, Myths, Fables / General, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General, Fantasy romance (Teenage), Interest age: from c 14 years, Epic fantasy / heroic fantasy