The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air #1) by Holly Black

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"This is a heady blend of Faerie lore, high fantasy, and high school drama, dripping with description that brings the dangerous but tempting world of Faerie to life. Black is building a complex mythology; now is a great time to tune in."―Kirkus Reviews

The Cruel Prince is the #1 book of the series 'The Folk of the Air' by New York Times bestselling author Holly Black, the first book of a stunning new series is about a mortal girl, Jude Duarte, who finds herself caught in a web of royal faerie intrigue. Jude and Cardan Greenbriar, a faerie prince, navigate the world of hate, betrayal, contempt along with their feelings for each other.

"Sharpen your blade, Harden your hear." 

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. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe.

Jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered. She and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King.

To win a place at the Court, she must defy him--and face the consequences. In doing so, she becomes embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, discovering her own capacity for bloodshed. But as civil war threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, Jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters, and Faerie itself.

Adaptation

In June 2017, it was announced that The Cruel Prince had been optioned for film adaptation produced by Universal Pictures ad Michael Dee Luca.

About the Author

Holly Black née Riggenbach (born on November 10,1971, West Long Branch New Jersey, U.S.) is an American writer and editor best known for her Children's, Young Adult Fiction, Horror, Short Stories, and Contemporary Fantasy, including  A Modern Faerie Tale, The Folk of the Air, The Curse Workers and the #1 New York Times bestselling The Spiderwick Chronicles, a series of children's fantasy books she created with Tony DiTerlizzi. She is the author of a few stand-alone novels along with graphic and comic novels too.

She has been a finalist for the Mythopoeic Award and the Eisner Award, and the recipient 4K library. She has her academic degree from The College of New Jersey Rutgers University. She is pursuing her passion for writing since 2000.

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Rating: 4.6/5

Reading Age: 14 years and up

Author: Holly Black 

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Reader (Exclusive signed copy edition)

Publishing Date: January 2, 2018

Edition Language: English

Genre: Teen & Young Adult Loners & Outcasts Fiction, Fiction about Violence,  Teen & Young Adult Sibling Fiction

ISBN-10: 0316310271

ISBN-13: 978-0316310277

Pages: 384 (Hardcover)