Series: The Folk of the Air Book 2
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Length: 336 pages
Audiobook Length: 10 hours and 21 minutes
First Published: 2019
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Publisher’s Description
You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring.
The first lesson is to make yourself strong.
After the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must keep her younger brother safe. To do so, she has bound the wicked king, Cardan, to her, and made herself the power behind the throne. Navigating the constantly shifting political alliances of Faerie would be difficult enough if Cardan were easy to control. But he does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her even as his fascination with her remains undiminished.
When it becomes all too clear that someone close to Jude means to betray her, threatening her own life and the lives of everyone she loves, Jude must uncover the traitor and fight her own complicated feelings for Cardan to maintain control as a mortal in a Faerie world.
Quotes from The Wicked King
Power is much easier to acquire than it is to hold on to.
The point of a fight is not to have a good fight, it’s to win.
Kill him before he makes you love him.
About Holly Black
Holly Black is the author of bestselling fantasy books for children and young adults. Some of her titles include The Spiderwick Chronicles (with Tony DiTerlizzi), The Modern Faerie Tale series, the Curse Workers series, Doll Bones, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, the Magisterium series (with Cassandra Clare), The Folk of the Air series, and The Darkest Part of the Forest. She is also the author of the adult fantasy novel, Book of Night. She currently lives in New England. Visit the author’s website →
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