The Stolen Heir

A Novel of Elfhame

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Publisher Description

An Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller!

An Instant #1 Indie Bestseller!

Return to the opulent world of Elfhame, filled with intrigue, betrayal, and dangerous desires, with this first book of a captivating new duology from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black. 


A runaway queen. A reluctant prince. And a quest that may destroy them both.
 
Eight years have passed since the Battle of the Serpent. But in the icy north, Lady Nore of the Court of Teeth has reclaimed the Ice Needle Citadel. There, she is using an ancient relic to create monsters of stick and snow who will do her bidding and exact her revenge.
 
Suren, child queen of the Court of Teeth, and the one person with power over her mother, fled to the human world. There, she lives feral in the woods. Lonely, and still haunted by the merciless torments she endured in the Court of Teeth, she bides her time by releasing mortals from foolish bargains. She believes herself forgotten until the storm hag, Bogdana chases her through the night streets. Suren is saved by none other than Prince Oak, heir to Elfhame, to whom she was once promised in marriage and who she has resented for years. 
 
Now seventeen, Oak is charming, beautiful, and manipulative. He’s on a mission that will lead him into the north, and he wants Suren’s help. But if she agrees, it will mean guarding her heart against the boy she once knew and a prince she cannot trust, as well as confronting all the horrors she thought she left behind.
 

GENRE
Young Adult
RELEASED
2023
January 3
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
368
Pages
PUBLISHER
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
SELLER
Hachette Digital, Inc.
SIZE
11.8
MB
AUDIENCE
Grades 9-17

Customer Reviews

Hastohave ,

A Great Addition to this Magical World

THIS WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS!!

Holly Black’s decision to write this from the pov of Suren was unexpected and exciting. I loved learning about her background and the depth of her character. As another reviewer said, this is not like The Cruel Prince, and I must admit I felt disappointed reading this. It is still an excellent and captivating tale; however, it pales compared to its peers. Also, I felt as though Wren was overreacting once figuring out that Oak had kept that secret from her. She saw it as a betrayal, yet he never actually betrayed her. He even mentioned he had something important to tell her once the drama was over. After she became aware, she had a personality flip. It's interesting now that I think about it: she lived believing she was powerless, only to find she had an unimaginable amount of power within her. She was a lot like her Lady Nore in the end which is a compelling parallel. I am excited about book two. I hope it's written from Oak’s pov. I want a better glimpse at his past and more Jude and Cardan content of course.

Yumna Hyath ,

just finished the book and wow

I really enjoyed this book, it kept me hooked from start to end. Something that I love about Holly Black’s Folk of the Air books is that they all contain such insane descriptions, events, and storylines that you forget you’re reading with the movie playing inside of your head. It also made me forget about their end goal since there were so many events happening in a small time span, that is something that I admire. Even though this books is incredible, it did get a bit dry at some parts since there was a lot of dialogue. I would have also liked to see more of Wren’s unfamily since they were mentioned a lot, but I would assume that they would make a larger appearance in the second book. I would have also liked to see more of Oak and Wren getting some good friendship developments, which ofc, we did get, but I expected more. Then again, it will most likely be in the second book. Overall I really enjoyed this book since it was vivid and involved tons of different adventures (I may have felt a lot of joy and deja vu when Jude, Cardan, and other OG characters from the Cruel Prince trilogy were mentioned;). A round of applause again for Holly Black :)

OrianaAngelic ,

It’s not the cruel prince

I really enjoyed this book! I actually found it faster developing than the original series, and I might be the odd man out but I prefer characters who have more likable traits. The OG folk of the air series has a lot of dark characters and I like how in this one Oak really shows his influence from the human world. There’s lots of twists and turns, it is a little predictable at times, but it’s interesting. The cliff hanger ending has me very excited for the next book.

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