The Queen of Nothing

Written by Holly Black

Part of the The Folk of the Air series

An exiled queen must choose between power and humanity as a curse threatens her world.

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308 pages· 83,664 words· Est. 8 hour read

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Jude, the exiled mortal Queen of Faerie, faces a perilous choice between ambition and humanity. Betrayed by King Cardan, she seeks to reclaim her power. When her twin sister Taryn's life is endangered, Jude must navigate the treacherous Faerie Court and confront her feelings for Cardan. As war looms and a powerful curse awakens, Jude is drawn into a web of bloody politics. Can she save her sister and her realm, or will her ambitions lead to ruin? The fate of Elfhame hangs in the balance as Jude battles her inner demons and external threats.

From the publisher

A powerful curse forces the exiled Queen of Faerie to choose between ambition and humanity in this highly anticipated and jaw-dropping finale to The Folk of the Air trilogy from a #1 New York Times bestselling author. He will be the destruction of the crown and the ruination of the throne Power is much easier to acquire than it is to hold onto. Jude learned this lesson when she released her control over the wicked king, Cardan, in exchange for immeasurable power. Now as the exiled mortal Queen of Faerie, Jude is powerless and left reeling from Cardan’s betrayal. She bides her time determined to reclaim everything he took from her. Opportunity arrives in the form of her twin sister, Taryn, whose life is in peril. Jude must risk venturing back into the treacherous Faerie Court, and confront her lingering feelings for Cardan, if she wishes to save her sister. But Elfhame is not as she left it. War is brewing. As Jude slips deep within enemy lines she becomes ensnared in the conflict’s bloody politics. And, when a dormant yet powerful curse is unleashed, panic spreads throughout the land, forcing her to choose between her ambition and her humanity . . .

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