Reading order · 3 books · 2018 to 2019 · Set in Elfhame
Folk of the Air Books in Order
The Folk of the Air books follow Jude Duarte, a mortal girl raised in the High Court of Faerie by the man who murdered her parents. Despised by the faerie nobles, especially the cruel Prince Cardan, she decides to win power for herself. Dark, clever and full of betrayal.
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Series facts
- Books
- 3
- Published
- 2018 to 2019
- First book
- The Cruel Prince
- Latest
- The Queen of Nothing (2019)
- Setting
- Set in Elfhame
The reading order
Every Folk of the Air book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
3 books · Set in Elfhame
- 1The Cruel Prince2018With Jude DuarteWhen Jude is seven, her parents are murdered and she and her sisters are taken to live in the High Court of Faerie by their killer.Buy on Amazon
- 2The Wicked King2019With Jude DuarteJude has seized a dangerous kind of power behind the throne of Elfhame, and must keep hold of it while enemies close in.Buy on Amazon
- 3The Queen of Nothing2019With Jude DuarteJude, exiled to the mortal world, plots her return to Elfhame.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read The Cruel Prince, The Wicked King and The Queen of Nothing in order. The Elfhame books follow on.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Jude Duarte | Cardan Greenbriar | Taryn Duarte | Madoc | Oak Greenbriar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 The Cruel Prince | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 2 The Wicked King | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 3 The Queen of Nothing | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor |
Characters in the Folk of the Air books
7 characters from Holly Black’s chart, with the number of Folk of the Air books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Jude DuarteMortal girl raised in Faerie | 3 | The Cruel Prince 2018 |
| Cardan GreenbriarYoungest prince of Elfhame | 3 | The Cruel Prince 2018 |
| Taryn DuarteJude's twin sister | 3 | The Cruel Prince 2018 |
| MadocRedcap general, Jude's foster father | 3 | The Cruel Prince 2018 |
| Oak GreenbriarJude's young half-brother | 3 | The Cruel Prince 2018 |
| RoibenKing of the Unseelie Court | 1 | The Queen of Nothing 2019 |
| Kaye FierchPixie raised as a human girl | 1 | The Queen of Nothing 2019 |
Crossovers with Holly Black’s other series
- Elfhame duology: Jude Duarte also appears in 2 of its books