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The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air)

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Winner of the Silver Inky Award 2019

‘Holly Black spins a thrilling tale of intrigue and magic in her newest novel… Unmissable for fans of Sarah J. Mass and the Grisha trilogy’ – Buzzfeed UK

Of course I want to be like them. They’re beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever … And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe.

One terrible morning, Jude and her sisters see their parents murdered in front of them. The terrifying assassin abducts all three girls to the world of Faerie, where Jude is installed in the royal court but mocked and tormented by the Faerie royalty for being mortal. As Jude grows older, she realises that she will need to take part in the dangerous deceptions of the fey to ever truly belong. But the stairway to power is fraught with shadows and betrayal. And looming over all is the infuriating, arrogant and charismatic Prince Cardan …

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Format

Paperback

Publisher

Hot Key Books

Country

United Kingdom

Date

7 January 2019

Pages

400

ISBN

9781471407277

Winner of the Silver Inky Award 2019

‘Holly Black spins a thrilling tale of intrigue and magic in her newest novel… Unmissable for fans of Sarah J. Mass and the Grisha trilogy’ – Buzzfeed UK

Format

Paperback

Publisher

Hot Key Books

Country

United Kingdom

Date

7 January 2019

Pages

400

ISBN

9781471407277

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