Holly Black
Holly Black
Author • Illustratorb. 10 November 1971 · From United States- Books
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Holly Black is an American writer of fantasy for children, teenagers and adults. She was born in West Long Branch, New Jersey, in 1971, took a degree in English at The College of New Jersey, and published her first novel, Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale, in 2002.
She is best known for The Spiderwick Chronicles, the middle-grade series she created with the illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi, and for the Elfhame books that began with The Cruel Prince. Valiant won the inaugural Andre Norton Award in 2006, and Doll Bones was named a Newbery Honor book and won the Mythopoeic Award for children's literature in 2014.
She has co-edited the anthologies Geektastic, Zombies vs. Unicorns and Welcome to Bordertown, and turned to adult fiction with Book of Night in 2022. She lives in New England.
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Fantasy Fiction Young Adult Urban Fantasy Adventure
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The Cruel Prince
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The Folk of the Air #1
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The Wicked King
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The Folk of the Air #2
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The Queen of Nothing
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The Folk of the Air #3
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How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories
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The Folk of the Air series should be read in this order: The Cruel Prince, The Wicked King, and The Queen of Nothing. There are also companion novels, How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories and The Stolen Heir, which expand on the world and characters.
Holly Black has received a Newbery Honor for her novel Doll Bones. She has also been a finalist for the Eisner Award and the Lodestar Award, and is a recipient of the Mythopoeic Award and a Nebula Award.
The Spiderwick Chronicles series was adapted into a feature film. Additionally, a television series based on The Spiderwick Chronicles was released on a streaming platform.
Many readers begin with The Folk of the Air series, starting with The Cruel Prince, as it is one of her most popular and accessible entry points into her fae-centric fantasy worlds. For a younger audience, The Spiderwick Chronicles is an excellent starting point.