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The Wicked King (A Novel of Elfhame)
The Folk of the Air (Related to this series)
- Author
- Holly Black
- Narrator
- Caitlin Kelly
- Publisher
- Hot Key Books
- Publish Date
- 8 January 2019
- Run Time
- 10 hours 21 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Epic fantasy / high fantasy, Fantasy romance / Romantic fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy romance, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Death and grief, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Mysteries and the unexplained
- Rating
- 4.0 (1 review)
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What to expect
An intoxicating and bloodthirsty sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Cruel Prince., nominated for the CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2019.
'Holly Black is the Faerie Queen' - Victoria Aveyard
I have heard that for mortals, the feeling of falling in love is very like the feeling of fear.
Jude has tricked Cardan onto the throne, binding him to her for a year and a day. But the new High King does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her, even as his fascination with her remains undimmed. Meanwhile, a traitor in the court is scheming against her. Jude must fight for her life and the lives of those she loves, all while battling her own complicated feelings for Cardan. Now a year and a day seems like no time at all . . .
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Details
- Author
- Holly Black
- Narrator
- Caitlin Kelly
- Duration
- 10 hours 21 minutes
- Release Date
- 8 January 2019
- ISBN
- 9781471408519
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- Hot Key Books
- Genre
- Epic fantasy / high fantasy, Fantasy romance / Romantic fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy romance, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Death and grief, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Mysteries and the unexplained
- Rating
- 4.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
Second in the bestselling Folk of the Air trilogy. This novel and the sequel The Queen of Nothing - are the winners of/won the Goodreads YA Best Fantasy in 2019 and 2020. An intoxicating and bloodthirsty sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Cruel Prince., nominated for the CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2019. 'Holly Black is the Faerie Queen' - Victoria Aveyard I have heard that for mortals, the feeling of falling in love is very like the feeling of fear. Jude has tricked Cardan onto the throne, binding him to her for a year and a day. But the new High King does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her, even as his fascination with her remains undimmed. Meanwhile, a traitor in the court is scheming against her. Jude must fight for her life and the lives of those she loves, all while battling her own complicated feelings for Cardan. Now a year and a day seems like no time at all . . .
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