The Queen of Nothing (2019)
The Queen of Nothing is a 2019 children's fiction book written by Holly Black.
This is the closing book of Holly Black's Folk of the Air trilogy, and it belongs to Jude Duarte, a mortal girl raised among the cruel, beautiful gentry of Faerie. Black's Elfhame is all knives behind smiles: courtiers who cannot lie yet deceive endlessly, glamour that hides rot, and a mortal who refuses to be anyone's pawn. The tone is sharp and swift, romance braided tight with palace intrigue and real danger. Start with The Cruel Prince if you are new, because this volume assumes you already know the players and the stakes.
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What is The Queen of Nothing about?
This is the closing book of Holly Black's Folk of the Air trilogy, and it belongs to Jude Duarte, a mortal girl raised among the cruel, beautiful gentry of Faerie. Black's Elfhame is all knives behind smiles: courtiers who cannot lie yet deceive endlessly, glamour that hides rot, and a mortal who refuses to be anyone's pawn. The tone is sharp and swift, romance braided tight with palace intrigue and real danger. Start with The Cruel Prince if you are new, because this volume assumes you already know the players and the stakes.
When was The Queen of Nothing published?
The Queen of Nothing was published in 2019.
Who made The Queen of Nothing?
The Queen of Nothing was written by Holly Black.
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For more young-adult fantasy with courtly danger and doomed romance, The Shannara Chronicles brings a similar mix of elves, magic, and high-stakes intrigue to the screen. It shares this book's taste for beautiful, treacherous worlds where the line between ally and enemy keeps shifting.
Wicked faerie courts and enchanted forests
The Queen of Nothing closes Holly Black's Elfhame trilogy, all glamour hiding rot and courtiers who cannot lie yet deceive constantly. These pick up that dark-fairytale menace, enchanted forests and faerie courts where beauty is a warning and the folk are far more dangerous than they first appear.
A mortal girl outsmarting a magical world
Jude survives Faerie as a mortal with no magic, only nerve and cunning. These follow ordinary girls dropped into magical worlds who refuse to be pawns, learning the rules fast and turning enchantment, prophecy, and scheming courts against the powers that keep underestimating them.
Twisty YA with secrets, scheming and high stakes
Half of The Queen of Nothing is palace scheming, Jude playing a longer game than anyone credits. These propulsive YA reads share that appetite for secrets and high-stakes maneuvering, sharp protagonists reading every room, chasing hidden truths, and staying one clever move ahead of real danger.