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Fae & Fairy Fiction

The Wicked King

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  • 2019 first published
  • 332 pages
  • ★ 4.2 (23 ratings)
  • 20 editions
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The Wicked King is a 2019 fae fiction novel by Holly Black. It deals with courts and courtiers, fairies, sisters and kings and rulers.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.2 out of 5 from 23 ratings, and 837 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 20 editions. It appeared on the New York Times Young Adult Hardcover bestseller list in 2019.

It runs to roughly 332 pages — 6–7 hours of reading at an average pace.

About The Wicked King

**YOU MUST BE STRONG ENOUGH TO STRIKE AND STRIKE AND STRIKE AGAIN WITHOUT TIRING.** **THE FIRST LESSON IS TO MAKE YOURSELF THAT STRONG.** JUDE 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 biddable. 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. From author Holly Black comes an enchanting and bloodthirsty sequel to the *New York Times* bestselling novel *The Cruel Prince*. This description comes from the publisher. *The Wicked King* is the second book in the Folk of the Air series, the first of which is *The Cruel Prince*.
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Awards & lists

  • ✦Locus Awards 2020 — Best Young Adult Book (nominee)
  • 📰New York Times bestseller list — Young Adult Hardcover, 2019

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Kings, queens, rulers, etc.
  • Power, Philosophy
  • Courts and courtiers
  • Fairies
  • Sisters
  • Fantasy
  • Children's fiction
  • Fantasy fiction
  • Kings and rulers
  • Kings, queens, rulers
  • Orphans
  • JUVENILE FICTION / Royalty

Quick answers

Who wrote The Wicked King?

The Wicked King was written by Holly Black and first published in 2019.

What genre is The Wicked King?

It is usually shelved as Fae & Fairy Fiction.

How long is The Wicked King?

The median edition has 332 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Wicked King?

Readers who like it often enjoy A Court of Mist and Fury, A Court of Frost and Starlight and Cress.

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