The Queen of Nothing (A Novel of Elfhame): Where TikTok's Faerie Obsession Began (The Folk of the Air Book 3)
Winner of the Goodreads Best Fantasy YA award in 2020, this third instalment closes out Holly Black's acclaimed Folk of the Air trilogy, following two previous entries that both earned Carnegie Medal recognition and Goodreads Choice honours. It's a satisfying conclusion to a series that has captivated readers on both sides of the Atlantic. When we rejoin Jude, her situation is precarious, to say the least. Crowned Queen of Faerie one moment and cast out the next by the infuriating Cardan, she's adrift in the human world, filling her days with reality TV, odd jobs, and the occasional unsettling run-in with a flesh-hungry faerie. It's a strange, slightly absurdist existence, and Black renders it with a dry wit that keeps things lively. Then Taryn, Jude's twin, arrives with a request she can't refuse. The opportunity to return to Faerie pulls Jude back in, even knowing she'll have to face Cardan again. That complicated, thorny love between them is one of the series' great pleasures. A vicious curse soon forces Jude into an entirely new role: the first mortal ever to hold the Faerie throne in earnest. The stakes are genuinely high, the pacing is sharp, and the resolution earns its emotional weight. Compelling stuff.
- Author: Holly Black
- Publisher: Hot Key Books
- Genre: Fantasy
- ISBN: 978-1471407574
- Pages: 321 pages