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The Wicked King


A Young Adult Fantasy Novel


Book 2 of the The Folk of the Air Series


Subgenres & Tropes:

  • Faerie,
  • Court Intrigue,
  • Political Fantasy,
  • Enemies to Lovers,
  • Royal Intrigue
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  • Deadly power plays in a Faerie court
  • Mortal schemers outmaneuvering magical royalty
  • Rivalries where attraction and betrayal blur together
Publisher Description

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 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.

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