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. The point of a fight is not to have a good fight, it’s to win. Power is much easier to acquire than it is to hold on to.

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. The Wicked King has satisfying twists and turns, sizzling passions, brutal violence, spies and revels of all sorts-no one brings the intricate courtly politics of Faerie to life quite as well, or with as much intelligence, as Holly Black. But he does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her even as his fascination with her remains undiminished. Based on Celtic folklore, the novel presents an. Navigating the constantly shifting political alliances of Faerie would be difficult enough if Cardan were easy to control. Parents need to know that Holly Blacks The Wicked King continues the story begun in The Cruel Prince. To do so, she has bound the wicked king, Cardan, to her, and made herself the power behind the throne. The first lesson is to make yourself strong.Īfter the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must keep her younger brother safe.

We Recommend: The Wicked King by Holly Black. You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring. Jude survived the events of the first book, but not without sacrifices-and. Audiobook Length: 10 hours and 21 minutes

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