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An intoxicating and bloodthirsty sequel to the new York Times bestselling the cruel prince. , nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2019 'Holly black is the faerie queen' - Victoria Aveyard I have heard that for mortals, the feeling of falling in love is very like the feeling of fear. Jude has tricked cardan onto the throne, binding him to her for a year and a day. But the new high king does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her, even as his fascination with her remains undimmed. Meanwhile, a traitor in the court is scheming against her. Jude must fight for her life and the lives of those she loves, all while battling her ow N complicated feelings for cardan. Now a year and a day seems like no time at all.The intoxicating and bloodthirsty finale to the new York Times bestselling the cruel prince, nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2019, and new York Times bestseller The wicked king after being pronounced queen of faerie and then abruptly exiled by the wicked king cardan, jude finds herself unmoored, the Queen of nothing. She spends her time with vivi and oak, watching reality television, and doing odd jobs, including Squaring up to a cannibalistic faerie. When her twin sister taryn shows up asking a favour, jude jumps at the chance to return to the faerie world, even if it means facing cardan, who she loves despite his betrayal. When a dark curse is unveiled, jude must become the first mortal queen of faerie and break the curse, or risk upsetting the balance of the whole faerie world.First in the bestselling Folk of the Air trilogy. The sequels - The Wicked King and The Queen of Nothing - are the winners of/won the Goodreads YA Best Fantasy in 2019 and 2020. Nominated for the CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2019. Winner of the silver INKY for best international YA book. "A dark jewel of a book . . . intoxicating" - Leigh Bardugo, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Six of Crows 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.