Holly Black gave me some worries with this first novel, but with the cliff-hanger from the second, Black does not disappoint when they wrap up this series with our exiled Queen.

With the help of old friends, family, and enemy-turned-lover, Jude is ready to fight for her Kingdom, because she is Queen of Faerie, the first in a long time, and even though she had a tiny life, she is going to make her time on the throne count. Now at camp with Madoc and his army, Jude has to find a way to escape, return to Cardan, and protect the person she put on the throne. The boy-king knew as soon as he saw Jude it was her, but before he could ask her anything, Madoc committed full treason and tried to kill Cardan on his way to rescue “Taryn”. Agreeing to save her sister, Jude returns and finds herself face to face with Cardan. Killing Locke, Taryn needed Jude to take her place because under glamour Taryn would not be able to lie about the murder, when Jude can - saving Taryn from being killed. What Jude never expected was an easy way back into Faerie, until Taryn gave her a way in. With no words from him, Jude is humiliated that she let her love for Cardan blind her to how wicked he could be. What news from the other side Jude hopes for is anything on what Madoc is planning, hoping Taryn is happy in her marriage, and anything about Cardan. Only when Oak wants to, as Oak is reluctant to become King. Doing odd jobs for some cash to help Vivi out, as they are trying to avoid using glamour to turn leaves into American currency, Jude spends her day lounging around at home and training Oak in sword fighting. As Jude slips deep within enemy lines she becomes ensnared in the conflict’s bloody politics.Īnd, when a dormant yet powerful curse is unleashed, panic spreads throughout the land, forcing her to choose between her ambition and her humanity…įrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black, comes the highly anticipated and jaw-dropping finale to The Folk of the Air trilogy.Įven though Jude is in exile, that does not mean she left the Faerie world alone. Jude must risk venturing back into the treacherous Faerie Court, and confront her lingering feelings for Cardan, if she wishes to save her sister. Opportunity arrives in the form of her deceptive twin sister, Taryn, whose mortal life is in peril. She bides her time determined to reclaim everything he took from her. Now as the exiled mortal Queen of Faerie, Jude is powerless and left reeling from Cardan’s betrayal. Jude learned this lesson when she released her control over the wicked king, Cardan, in exchange for immeasurable power. Power is much easier to acquire than it is to hold onto.

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