How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories
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- Create Date：2021-07-18 09:53:37
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Holly Black
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Summary
An irresistible return to the captivating world of Elfhame。
Once upon a time， there was a boy with a wicked tongue。
Before he was a cruel prince or a wicked king， he was a faerie child with a heart of stone 。 Revealing a deeper look into the dramatic life of Elfhame’s enigmatic high king， Cardan， tis tale includes delicious details of life before The Cruel Prince， an adventure beyond The Queen of Nothing， and familiar moments from The Folk of the Air trilogy， told wholly from Cardan’s perspective。
This new installment in the Folk of the Air series is a return to the heart-racing romance， danger， humor， and drama that enchanted readers everywhere。 Each chapter is paired with lavish and luminous full-color art， making this the perfect collector’s item to be enjoyed by both new audiences and old。
Once upon a time， there was a boy with a wicked tongue。
Before he was a cruel prince or a wicked king， he was a faerie child with a heart of stone 。 Revealing a deeper look into the dramatic life of Elfhame’s enigmatic high king， Cardan， tis tale includes delicious details of life before The Cruel Prince， an adventure beyond The Queen of Nothing， and familiar moments from The Folk of the Air trilogy， told wholly from Cardan’s perspective。
This new installment in the Folk of the Air series is a return to the heart-racing romance， danger， humor， and drama that enchanted readers everywhere。 Each chapter is paired with lavish and luminous full-color art， making this the perfect collector’s item to be enjoyed by both new audiences and old。
Reviews
Ashley
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I wish I could give the book more than five stars because the book was really good。 I had a hard time putting the book down I loved how Holly Black showed you how Cardan turned out the way he did I felt bad for him for the way that his family treated him。 I also loved how Holy Black showed how Cardan started falling for Jude I thought it was sweet that Cardan wanted to try to be the hero for a change instead of his wife。
Ali （all。that。ali。reads）
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3 / 5
Elle Ream
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If I had not been so starched go the folk of the air series， I would not have seen the beauty of this book。 I loved the backstory of my new favorite character （Cardan）。 Learning about his growth and where all his hate and wickedness came from。 I also really enjoyed how it gave more information about the events that take place after “The Queen of Nothing” and about his ongoing love for Jude。 I don’t particularly enjoy third person narratives but Holly Black wrote it well and the illustrations wer If I had not been so starched go the folk of the air series， I would not have seen the beauty of this book。 I loved the backstory of my new favorite character （Cardan）。 Learning about his growth and where all his hate and wickedness came from。 I also really enjoyed how it gave more information about the events that take place after “The Queen of Nothing” and about his ongoing love for Jude。 I don’t particularly enjoy third person narratives but Holly Black wrote it well and the illustrations were beautiful。 If you’ve read the divergent series， the book “four” for that series is similar to how this book is for the folk of the air series。 Thank you Holly black for putting Cardan in the spotlight。 。。。more
Sandra :）
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Missed this world sm
Maria Young
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This was a very different read， but I enjoyed it！ The illustrations are beautiful and I love how， even though it didn’t seem like they would， all of the stories connected。 I definitely recommend it！
Sara
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its so prettyyyyy and i love cardan so much
Cassidy
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Let's just popularize YA picture books please！ Super cute drawings and fun little stories that told one large story！ Loved it。 Let's just popularize YA picture books please！ Super cute drawings and fun little stories that told one large story！ Loved it。 。。。more
Sophie
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This made me cry
Rachael Witt
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Fun read。 Loved coming back to this universe again！
lua
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one of the best tale's book i've read if not the best， i understand cardan so much better nowi love cardan endlessly one of the best tale's book i've read if not the best， i understand cardan so much better nowi love cardan endlessly 。。。more
Coyolxauhqui
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Yo simplemente amo a cardan y creo que por eso tenia una expectativa muy alta para este libro que lastimosamente no se cumplió me hubiera gustado tener más de cardan pequeño y que se explicara mejor su sentir hacia Jude pero dentro de lo que cabe fue bueno， me gustaron todas las historias y solo siento que pudo haber tenido más pd。 Puedo decir que la edición de hidra es ✨HERMOSA ✨
Chiyoka
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The story is rather short but the book is lovely with pretty illustrations in between。 It reminds you of how Jude became the queen and tells you the side story from the view point of Cardan。 The ending with the story entwined with Aslog the troll women from his childhood satisfying as an ending of the story。 Of course， I would much prefer the main trilogy over this book but it is as nice as it gets a side story which you read after the trilogy。
megan ♑︎
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”A heart of stone can still be broken。”Can we please talk about the beautiful illustrations in this？ I’m absolutely in love with the art style。 Authors should honestly do more books like this。 Cardan’s pov was something I never knew I wanted until now。 How the story is just set up from beginning to end is just amazing to me。 It’s like they’re all their separate stories， except they all connect in the end， and that’s such a rare yet wonderful concept。 I loved how it also talks about how there isn ”A heart of stone can still be broken。”Can we please talk about the beautiful illustrations in this？ I’m absolutely in love with the art style。 Authors should honestly do more books like this。 Cardan’s pov was something I never knew I wanted until now。 How the story is just set up from beginning to end is just amazing to me。 It’s like they’re all their separate stories， except they all connect in the end， and that’s such a rare yet wonderful concept。 I loved how it also talks about how there isn’t always just one moral or lesson to a story， and it isn’t as easy to discover as we might think。 There was also a lot we didn’t know about Cardan before that this book goes through （such as him and Nicasia）， so I would say it’s pretty necessary to the series in some way。 。。。more
Yunebooks
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Toca despedir a Jude y Cardan， unos personajes que me han enamorado y atrapado por completo。 Este libro es el cierre perfecto🌟
Karrie Wagner
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This made of an easy listen the other day as I ran errands。 The audio book was already short but I had to seed up the narrator to double time because she was incredibly slow。 This is a fun expansion of the books if you're looking for a Elfhame fix but other than that it truly serves no point。 I cant even say that it answered the title of the book。。。 This made of an easy listen the other day as I ran errands。 The audio book was already short but I had to seed up the narrator to double time because she was incredibly slow。 This is a fun expansion of the books if you're looking for a Elfhame fix but other than that it truly serves no point。 I cant even say that it answered the title of the book。。。 。。。more
Nohelia;
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Me encantó。 Ojalá también se hubiese visto la perspectiva de Cardan en los libros。 Amé su narración。
Emilio López
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Aún no apoyo esta relación， pero me encantaron las historias 🙌🏻 Ahora entiendo más a Cardan， y me parece un personaje increíble 😃
Sowjanya
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3。5-4？
Val
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te amo cardan
Victoria Ferme
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4。5El libro en general me gustó， empezando por la edición que es bellísima， las ilustraciones hasta las historias que si bien son cortas （me hubieran gustado una serie de cuentos un poco mas importantes en plan Cassie Clare） pero leerlas desde el punto de vista de Cardan le da un aire diferente。A través de el conocemos un poco mas en la relación de Nicassia y el， de como se siente， en que piensa y que tan cierto es lo que muestra a los demás。 Hay otras historias en el presente con Jude y otras e 4。5El libro en general me gustó， empezando por la edición que es bellísima， las ilustraciones hasta las historias que si bien son cortas （me hubieran gustado una serie de cuentos un poco mas importantes en plan Cassie Clare） pero leerlas desde el punto de vista de Cardan le da un aire diferente。A través de el conocemos un poco mas en la relación de Nicassia y el， de como se siente， en que piensa y que tan cierto es lo que muestra a los demás。 Hay otras historias en el presente con Jude y otras en el pasado cuando era tan solo un niño。Hay un personaje recurrente en varios cuentos que deja varias enseñanzas a cardan a partir de diferentes historias que le va narrando， cada una de ellas aparece en una etapa diferente de su vida y lo describe completamente， si leyeron la trilogía， léanlo， es muy lindo。 。。。more
Ava
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AHH I LOVE IT！！ read it after the rest of the folk of the air series
Zakaree Paradise
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It was cute enough for my taste， so
Monic
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The book is literally so pretty and STUNNING。 The stories are intriguing and entertaining as well 😩
Ellie Stonehouse
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wowowopwowowowo cardan i love you
Hailey Dawn （page_pixie）
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I'm not sure how to date a novella， but to me， solid five stars。This book is BEAUTIFUL。 The illustrations alone make up for anything lacking。 But I don't feel it lacked。 It was a fun edition to TFOTA， with Cardan as the main POV， and an actual storyline that was pretty intriguing。 You can't beat that。 I'm not sure how to date a novella， but to me， solid five stars。This book is BEAUTIFUL。 The illustrations alone make up for anything lacking。 But I don't feel it lacked。 It was a fun edition to TFOTA， with Cardan as the main POV， and an actual storyline that was pretty intriguing。 You can't beat that。 。。。more
Andrea Rodriguez
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This was a cute read and I was so glad for it because I was not ready to leave these characters。 I adore Cardan and I just wanted so much more of him and Jude。 I loved the art and the whole style of the book。 Also， I just finished reading Cardan's letters to Jude （I stumbled upon them on Tumblr， they were supposedly in a B&N edition of QON？） and OH MY GOD。 I am not ok after that。 This was a cute read and I was so glad for it because I was not ready to leave these characters。 I adore Cardan and I just wanted so much more of him and Jude。 I loved the art and the whole style of the book。 Also， I just finished reading Cardan's letters to Jude （I stumbled upon them on Tumblr， they were supposedly in a B&N edition of QON？） and OH MY GOD。 I am not ok after that。 。。。more
Claudia Campbell
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the art alone gives this book a 4 stars， it’s so pretty
Darby Cupid
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I mean。。。 it's just a beautiful book。 Nothing much happens but it's a fun read and a lovely little insight into Cardan that we don't get from the trilogy。 Definitely one to own if you're a fan of the Cruel Prince books。 Also。。。 Cardan drinking bubble tea。 I mean。。。 it's just a beautiful book。 Nothing much happens but it's a fun read and a lovely little insight into Cardan that we don't get from the trilogy。 Definitely one to own if you're a fan of the Cruel Prince books。 Also。。。 Cardan drinking bubble tea。 。。。more
August James
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cute bunch of stories featuring cardan， though i'm not quite sure if it was worth all that money。 don't get me wrong， i love cardan， but it wasn't quite enough to quench my thirst for more cardan and jude？ still love high king cardan in the mortal world trying dumplings and i would give a lot of money for a book of just him and jude doing completely mundane things。 and while these stories got into cardan's backstory and why he is the way he is， it just wasn't enough for me :（ cute bunch of stories featuring cardan， though i'm not quite sure if it was worth all that money。 don't get me wrong， i love cardan， but it wasn't quite enough to quench my thirst for more cardan and jude？ still love high king cardan in the mortal world trying dumplings and i would give a lot of money for a book of just him and jude doing completely mundane things。 and while these stories got into cardan's backstory and why he is the way he is， it just wasn't enough for me :（ 。。。more
Brittany Richmond
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