The Wicked King
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Chapter Book · Ages 14–17 · 2019 · Est. 8 hour read

The Wicked King

Written by Holly Black

Part of the The Folk of the Air series

A mortal must outwit a treacherous king and uncover a traitor to protect her brother in a perilous faerie realm.

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322 pages· 85,545 words· Est. 8 hour read
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Jude, a mortal in a dangerous faerie world, has bound the wicked king, Cardan, to her will to protect her brother, Oak. As political alliances shift, Cardan's defiance and fascination with Jude complicate her plans. When betrayal looms from within her circle, Jude must navigate her tangled emotions and uncover the traitor to maintain her grip on power and safeguard those she loves. Can she outmaneuver the treacherous faerie court and keep her brother safe?

From the publisher

The enchanting and bloodthirsty sequel to the New York Times bestselling novel The Cruel Prince.You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring.The first lesson is to make yourself strong.After the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must keep her younger brother safe. To do so, she has bound the wicked king, Cardan, to her, and made herself the power behind the throne. Navigating the constantly shifting political alliances of Faerie would be difficult enough if Cardan were easy to control. But he does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her even as his fascination with her remains undiminished.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.

At a glance
Format
Pages
322
Words
85,545
Reading age
14–17
Audience
Young Adult
Lexile
HL780L
Themes & topics
Books about bullyingBooks about siblingsBooks about fairiesBooks about royaltyBooks about princes
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.4
F&P level
~S
AR points
13
AR interest level
UG
AR quiz
500139
Publication
Published
January 8, 2019
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780316310352

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