Jude, seventeen and mortal, gets tangled in palace intrigues while trying to win a place in the treacherous High Court of Faerie, where she and her sisters have lived for a decade.
The Cruel Prince Series
This series plunges readers into a dark and intricate world brimming with magic and dangerous political intrigue. Follow the journeys of characters navigating a realm ruled by powerful, capricious beings where love and hatred are inextricably linked. Uncover hidden secrets and witness unexpected betrayals in a captivating struggle for power.
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The Wicked King
- 368 pages
- 13 hours of reading
The second book in the thrilling new fantasy series from New York Times No.1 bestselling author Holly Black.
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black, comes the highly anticipated and jaw-dropping finale to The Folk of the Air trilogy. He will be the destruction of the crown and the ruination of the throne Power is much easier to acquire than it is to hold onto. Jude learned this lesson when she released her control over the wicked king, Cardan, in exchange for immeasurable power. Now as the exiled mortal Queen of Faerie, Jude is powerless and left reeling from Cardan's betrayal. She bides her time determined to reclaim everything he took from her. Opportunity arrives in the form of her deceptive twin sister, Taryn, whose mortal life is in peril. Jude must risk venturing back into the treacherous Faerie Court, and confront her lingering feelings for Cardan, if she wishes to save her sister. But Elfhame is not as she left it. War is brewing. As Jude slips deep within enemy lines she becomes ensnared in the conflict's bloody politics. And, when a dormant yet powerful curse is unleashed, panic spreads throughout the land, forcing her to choose between her ambition and her humanity...
An irresistible return to the captivating world of Elfhame from bestselling Folk of the Air author Holly Black, with stunning full-colour illustrations by Rovina Cai.
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Ztracené sestry
- 56 pages
- 2 hours of reading
Doplňková novela k bestsellerové fantasy Krutý princ V Zemi víl, kde se snoubí krása s nebezpečím, bojovaly dvě lidské sestry o své místo na slunci. Zatímco Jude si vždy šla tvrdě za svým, Taryn si přišla opomíjená. Její touha po lásce a uznání ji dohnala až do náruče Lockea, s nímž se ocitla ve zničující spirále touhy a lží. Věci však nikdy nejsou tak jednoduché, jak by se mohlo zdát. Proto Taryn píše svému dvojčeti dopis, ve kterém odhaluje křehkou rovnováhu mezi loajalitou a zradou… a také zoufalství srdce hledajícího pochopení ve světě plném krutosti.
Jude bylo sedm, když jí zabili rodiče a unesli ji spolu se sestrami na proradný dvůr víl. Od té doby netouží po ničem jiném než zapadnout, najít si mezi vílami své místo a pokud možno získat také aspoň kousek moci a respektu. Jakožto smrtelnice se ale musí ohánět dvakrát tolik, aby mezi nesmrtelnými bytostmi obstála. Jude se však nezalekne ničeho. Ani dvorských intrik, ani krutého prince Cardana, ani svého nevlastního otce. Podaří se jí splnit si to, co si vytyčila?