She is also the author of the adult fantasy novel, Book of Night. 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. Holly Black is the author of bestselling fantasy books for children and young adults.

that if nothing else, maybe the smell of the food will cover up.

But that doesn’t mean they can avoid their responsibilities forever. I, Jude Duarte, High Queen of Elfhame in exile, spend most mornings dozing in front of. The most terrible among us will do anything to get it, and those who’d wield power best don’t want it thrust upon them. How do people like us take off our armor?Īll power is cursed. As Jude slips deep within enemy lines she becomes ensnared in the conflict’s bloody politics.Īnd, when a dormant yet powerful curse is unleashed, panic spreads throughout the land, forcing her to choose between her ambition and her humanity… Jude must risk venturing back into the treacherous Faerie Court, and confront her lingering feelings for Cardan, if she wishes to save her sister. The writing is masterful and faithful to the fictional world of Faerie as most high-fantasy readers know it. Opportunity arrives in the form of her deceptive twin sister, Taryn, whose mortal life is in peril. This novel, set in the high-fantasy world of enigmatic Faerie, is sharp and deceptive, taking the reader on a roller coaster ride full of darkness and delight.

She bides her time determined to reclaim everything he took from her. Now as the exiled mortal Queen of Faerie, Jude is powerless and left reeling from Cardan’s betrayal. Jude learned this lesson when she released her control over the wicked king, Cardan, in exchange for immeasurable power. Power is much easier to acquire than it is to hold onto. He will be the destruction of the crown and the ruination of the throne.

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