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The Cruel Prince was a finalist for the Lodestar Award, took second place in the Locus Awards, and won the Inky Award in 2019.

The Cruel Prince, originally published in 2018, is the first book in Holly Black’s young adult fantasy series The Folk of the Air. The novel follows the mortal, 17-year-old Jude Duarte as she becomes embroiled in the perilous political conspiracies of the immortal Faerie realm. As a coming-of-age story, The Cruel Prince explores themes of truth, power, and identity.

It was nominated for a Goodreads Choice Award, won a New England Independent Booksellers Association Award, and a Phantastik Preis Award for SF/F works published in Germany. The Cruel Prince was a Junior Library Guild selection and has received starred reviews in Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and the School Library Journal.

Good Reads 4.6/5 If you like this you may also like SIX OF CROWS AND SHADOW AND BONE, both by Leigh Bardurgo.