The Wicked King
- Published
- 8 January 2019
- Pages
- 332
- ISBN-13
- 9781471408038
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Wicked King is the second book in Holly Black's The Folk of the Air series, published in January 2019 at 332 pages. It follows The Cruel Prince and precedes The Queen of Nothing.
Key facts about The Wicked King
The Wicked King is a novel by Holly Black. Readers have had it since 8 January 2019. It runs to 332 pages.
Our list holds 2 editions of The Wicked King. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781471408038 to find the main one.
The Wicked King is book 2 of 4 in The Folk of the Air series. The series has 4 published books. However, the series starts with The Cruel Prince (2018). How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 24 November 2020.
Additionally, Holly Black writes The Modern Faerie Tales, The Spiderwick Chronicles and The Curse Workers, plus 3 more series. Those series sit on our fantasy and romantic fantasy shelves. Meanwhile, Thief of Night is the latest published Holly Black book on file, from 23 September 2025.
About Holly Black
Holly Black is an American author who has spent over two decades as one of the defining voices in young adult fantasy, moving between menacing faerie courts and other dark, richly imagined worlds. See every Holly Black book in order.
Its place in The Folk of the Air
The Wicked King is book 2 in the The Folk of the Air series. It follows The Cruel Prince. It is followed by The Queen of Nothing. See the full The Folk of the Air reading order.
After her parents are murdered by a faerie general, Jude Duarte grows up mortal in the treacherous High Court of Faerie, alongside her sisters -- one Fae, one changeling like her. Mortals have no real power in Elfhame, so Jude claws for scraps of it any way she can: political games, poison, blades, and an increasingly dangerous rivalry with Prince Cardan, the cruelest and most beautiful of the High King's children. Holly Black built the modern fae-court romantasy template here: a mortal girl who refuses to stay…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780316310352
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781471408038