The Cruel Prince

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.One terrible morning, Jude and her sisters see their parents murdered in front of them. The terrifying assassin abducts all three girls to the world of Faerie, where Jude is installed in the royal court but mocked and tormented by the Faerie royalty for being mortal. As Jude grows older, she realises that she will need to take part in the dangerous deceptions of the fey to ever truly belong.But the stairway to power is fraught with shadows and betrayal. And looming over all is the infuriating, arrogant and charismatic Prince Cardan ...Dramatic and thrilling fantasy blends seamlessly with enthralling storytelling to create a fully realised and seductive world, brimful of magic and romance.

Short-listed for Locus Award Best Young Adult Novel 2019

'... heart-in-throat action, deadly romance, double-crossing, moral complexity – this is one heck of a ride.' -- Booklist

Holly Black is the author of bestselling contemporary fantasy books for kids and teens. Some of her titles include The Spiderwick Chronicles (with Tony DiTerlizzi), The Modern Faerie Tale series, the Curse Workers series, Doll Bones, and The Coldest Girl in Coldtown. She has been a finalist for the Mythopoeic Award and for an Eisner Award, and the recipient of both an Andre Norton Award and a Newbery Honor. Her new books are The Darkest Part of the Forest, a return to faerie fiction, and The Iron Trial, the first book in a middle grade fantasy series, Magisterium, co-authored by Cassandra Clare. Holly currently lives in New England with her husband and son in a house with a secret door.Black's novel The Cruel Prince, the first in her Folk of the Air series, won the 2019 Silver Inky Award. Caitlin Kelly is an experienced voice actor and narrator. Caitlin started her career in Tokyo. Her youthful, bubbly voice lends itself well to animation and children's education. Caitlin has a BFA in Drama from NYU and studied musical theatre at CAP21. She has over 200 audiobook titles available, most in the YA genre. Caitlin also voices for TIME magazine, TIME for Kids, Smashd and Forbes Magazine.

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