Characters in The Wicked King

Jude Duarte

The mortal power behind the throne of Elfhame, fighting to hold her hidden authority.

Also in The Cruel Prince, The Queen of Nothing, How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories

Prince Cardan

The High King of Elfhame, bound to Jude's will yet forever slipping her leash.

Also in The Cruel Prince, The Queen of Nothing, How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories

Madoc (Elfhame)

Redcap Grand General of Elfhame and Jude's adoptive father, who presses her to turn against Cardan and align with the Undersea.

Also in The Cruel Prince

Nicasia

Princess of the Undersea and Orlagh's daughter, who presses her mother's claim on Cardan and on Elfhame.

Also in How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories

Orlagh

Queen of the Undersea, whose demands on the land court drive the book's central threat of war.

Balekin Greenbriar

Cardan's imprisoned eldest brother, who keeps working against the throne from captivity.

Locke (Elfhame)

A faerie courtier appointed Master of Revels, who delights in staging trouble at Jude's expense.

Taryn Duarte

Jude's mortal twin sister, whose own ambitions at court put her loyalty in doubt.

Also in The Cruel Prince, The Queen of Nothing

Prince Oak

Jude's young adoptive brother and the true heir to Elfhame, the reason she holds the throne at all.