How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories Space Opera

How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories Space OperaOnce 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,

Love is a foreign language for all of us

a mysterious stranger offers her a bargain

But as one of the few half-orcs left in the world

the tables have turned on the Draven Campus

With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets

And even that may not be enough

Camille is sent to the woods to live with her reclusive godmother and her strange daughter

all while a nefarious presence follows them straight to the jeweled gates of the Summerland queen’s citadel—the City of Ruin

and all he knows is that perhaps stealing this woman will absolve him of his sins

Leelo betrays her family

Vesper and Dalca find themselves torn between the growing factions within the city and the royal court

The only person who doesn’t seem to know is Theo