The Folk Of The Air is a YA Fiction / Fantasy series by Holly Black, made up of 5 books published between 2018 and 2020. It begins with The Cruel Prince (2018), and is best read in publication order. The most recent entry is How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories (2020), spanning 2 years of storytelling.
| # | Title | Year | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | |||
| 1 | The Cruel Prince ★ NYT 11w · peaked #3 Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award 2021Locus Award 2019Goodreads Choice Award 2018Full award history → | 2018 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
| 2 | The Lost Sisters | 2018 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
| 3 | The Wicked King ★ NYT 4w · #1 🏆 Goodreads Choice Award 2019Locus Award 2020Full award history → | 2019 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
| 4 | The Queen of Nothing | 2019 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
| 2020s | |||
| 5 | How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate StoriesLatest | 2020 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Folk Of The Air series: frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Folk Of The Air series?
Start with The Cruel Prince (2018), the first book in the Folk Of The Air series by Holly Black. Follow the books in publication order for the best reading experience.
How many books are in the Folk Of The Air series?
There are 5 books in the Folk Of The Air series by Holly Black, published between 2018 and 2020.
What is the first book in the Folk Of The Air series?
The first book in the Folk Of The Air series is The Cruel Prince, published in 2018 by Holly Black.
What is the latest book in the Folk Of The Air series?
The most recent book in the Folk Of The Air series is How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories (2020) by Holly Black.
About the Folk Of The Air series
Holly Black's The Folk of the Air is a dark, addictive faerie fantasy that became a BookTok obsession. Mortal Jude was stolen to the cruel, beautiful High Court of Faerie as a child, and now claws for power among immortals who despise her — locked in a barbed rivalry with the wicked, mercurial prince Cardan.
Black is the queen of dangerous faeries, and the series delivers ruthless court intrigue, slow-burn enemies-to-lovers tension, and a heroine who chooses cunning and ambition over virtue. It's sharp, romantic and genuinely twisty.
Read in order — "The Cruel Prince," "The Wicked King," "The Queen of Nothing" — as Jude's deadly game for the throne unfolds.