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´He will be the destruction of the crown and the ruination of the throne´. In this thrilling conclusion to the Faerie fantasy Folk of the Air trilogy, Jude needs to harden her heart yet again and make the most difficult decision of all...

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The intoxicating and bloodthirsty finale to the New York Times bestselling The Cruel Prince , nominated for the CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2019, and New York Times bestseller The Wicked King

After being pronounced Queen of Faerie and then abruptly exiled by the Wicked King Cardan, Jude finds herself unmoored, the queen of nothing. She spends her time with Vivi and Oak, watching reality television, and doing odd jobs, including squaring up to a cannibalistic faerie.

When her twin sister Taryn shows up asking a favour, Jude jumps at the chance to return to the Faerie world, even if it means facing Cardan, who she loves despite his betrayal. When a dark curse is unveiled, Jude must become the first mortal Queen of Faerie and break the curse, or risk upsetting the balance of the whole Faerie world.

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Lush, dangerous, a dark jewel of a book. Black´s world is intoxicating, imbued with a relentless sense of peril that kept me riveted through every chapter. This delicious story will seduce you and leave you desperate for just one more page Leigh Bardugo, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom (on THE CRUEL PRINCE)

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Black, Holly
Holly Black is the author of bestselling contemporary fantasy books for kids and teens. Her titles include The Spiderwick Chronicles (with Tony DiTerlizzi), The Coldest Girl in Coldtown , the Magisterium series (with Cassandra Clare) and the Folk of the Air series, which begins with The Cruel Prince in 2018, nominated for the CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2019, and continues with number 1 New York Times bestseller The Wicked King . She has been a a finalist for an Eisner Award, and the recipient of the Andre Norton Award, the Mythopoeic Award and a Newbery Honor. She lives in New England with her husband and son in a house with a secret door. Follow Holly at www.blackholly.com or @HollyBlack

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