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By number-one New York Times best-selling author Holly Black, the first book in a stunning new series about a mortal girl who finds herself caught in a web of royal faerie intrigue.

Of course I want to be like them. They're beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever.

And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe.

Jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King.

To win a place at the Court, she must defy him - and face the consequences.

In doing so, she becomes embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, discovering her own capacity for bloodshed. But as civil war threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, Jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters, and Faerie itself.

In the enchanting realm of Elfhame, Jude Duarte is a changeling, a human child raised among the treacherous faeries. Thrust into a world of deadly magic and ancient grudges, Jude must navigate the treacherous currents of the faerie court, where love and hate are but tangled threads in a dark tapestry of power and deception.

As she struggles to find her place in this dangerous realm, Jude is drawn into a web of forbidden desires and alliances. Caught between the cruel prince Cardan and his enigmatic brother, Locke, Jude must unravel the secrets of Elfhame and discover her own hidden powers in order to survive and protect those she loves.

Holly Black's The Cruel Prince is a captivating tale of love, betrayal, and the resilience of the human spirit. With her signature blend of dark fantasy and lyrical prose, Black weaves a spellbinding story that will leave readers entranced from beginning to end.

This book is the first installment in the "Folk of the Air" trilogy, which continues with The Lost Sisters and The Queen of Nothing. The series has been praised for its complex characters, intricate world-building, and heart-stopping plot twists, making it a must-read for fans of fantasy and faerie lore.