How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories
Kisses only. Any sex is implied and fully off page.
Closed door. No anatomical or crude language.
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"Before he was a cruel prince or a wicked king, he was a faerie child with a heart of stone. ... Holly Black reveals a deeper look into the dramatic life of Elfhame's enigmatic High King, Cardan. This tale includes delicious details of life before The Cruel Prince, an adventure beyond The Queen of Nothing, and familiar but pivotal moments from the Folk of the Air trilogy, told wholly from Cardan's perspective. This new installment in the Folk of the Air series is a return to the heart-racing romance, danger, humor, and drama that enchanted readers everywhere. Each story is paired with lavish and luminous full-color art ..."--Front jacket flap.
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The Queen of Nothing
Same cruel-court romance and Cardan-Jude sparring, but told from Jude's side with higher stakes, more violence and a full plot arc instead of vignettes.
The Stolen Heir
Returns to Elfhame's scheming courts and reluctant royal pairing, though colder and darker with a new duology's slower-burn quest rather than backstory.
Once Upon a Broken Heart / The Ballad of Never After / A Curse for True Love
Another wicked fae prince as villainous love interest and bargains gone wrong, but more fairy-tale whimsy and less brutal court politics.
Once Upon a Broken Heart
Another wicked fae prince bargain with morally grey charm, though whimsier and more overtly romantic than Elfhame's brutal politics.
Thousand Heartbeats
Keeps the cold royal father, forced marriage and hate-to-love tension, but swaps faerie cruelty for a softer, more earnest human war story.
Selection Series 5-Book Collection
Another clean-spice YA royal romance with palace politics and a reluctant heroine, but lighter and warmer than Cardan's cruel, violent fae court.