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How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories

How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories

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NovellaDark FantasyFairy Tales
Pages
200
Published
2020
Language
English

Synopsis

Before he was a cruel king, Cardan was a faerie child with a heart of stone. This collection of stories explores his life before the events of The Cruel Prince and continues beyond The Queen of Nothing. Told entirely from Cardan's perspective, it offers a unique look at his past and future.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

DarkAtmosphericReflectiveEmotional
Morally GreyRedemption ArcAnti-Hero

Genres

Dark Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy Folklore Young Adult

Authors

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Holly Black

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...

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Rovina Cai

Rovina Cai is the author of How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories, a delightful fantasy tale. She writes stories that are perfect for anyone who loves a bit of magic and adventure.

Characters

Prince CardanProtagonist
NicasiaAntagonist

A Undersea princess whose betrayal, alongside Locke's, wounds young Cardan.

Locke (Folk of the Air)Antagonist

A fae lordling whose betrayal of Cardan, alongside Nicasia's, deepens his mistrust.

Jude DuarteSupporting

The mortal High Queen of Elfhame, Cardan's wife, seen through his perspective in the book's present-day timeline.

AslogSupporting

A troll woman who petitions the High Court and tells young Cardan a fairy tale about a cursed boy.

All characters in How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories

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