How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories
How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories is a 2020 dark fantasy and fae fiction story collection by Holly Black and Rovina Cai. It deals with fairies and Storytelling.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.5 out of 5 from 8 ratings, and 170 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 9 editions.
At about 200 pages, most readers finish it in 3–4 hours.
About How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories
Once upon a time, there was a boy with a wicked tongue. Before Cardan was a cruel prince or a wicked king, he was a faerie child with a heart of stone. This tale includes delicious details of life before The Cruel Prince, an adventure beyond The Queen of Nothing, and familiar moments from The Folk of the Air trilogy, told wholly from Cardan's perspective.
Quick answers
Who wrote How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories?
How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories was written by Holly Black and Rovina Cai and first published in 2020.
What genre is How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories?
It is usually shelved as Dark Fantasy and Fae & Fairy Fiction.
How long is How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories?
The median edition has 200 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Ballad of Never After, Fragile Eternity and A Slow Regard of Silent Things.
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