How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate StoriesOnce upon a time, there was a boy with a wicked tongue. Before he was a cruel prince or a wicked king, he was a faerie child with a heart of stone. #1 New York Times bestselling author, Holly Black reveals a deeper look into the dramatic life of Elfhame's enigmatic high king, Cardan. 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,

there is only one way to save her

The light is not for you

An enigma his entire life

No more time for uncertainty

An ancient castle

I hate him more than all the others

and the extraordinary lengths we’d go to save a world broken beyond repair

But feelings change

drinking boxed wine

and a deep love that blossoms in the unlikeliest of places

Rhea the compassionate artist decides to slay this naga king in a world far from hers before everyone she loves perishes

Kuang’s debut novel