Holly Black Returns To Elfhame In ‘The Stolen Heir’

On June 7, Cosmopolitan revealed an exclusive look into Holly Black’s newest YA fantasy duology set in the Elfhame world with a new duology, with the first book being titled The Stolen Heir, set for a 2023 release!

Alongside a Q&A and official cover reveal, the article states that this return to the world of Elfhame is an entirely new series set 10 years after the initial Folk Of The Air trilogy, which will follow Oak, a faerie prince who is the foster son of Madoc and Oriana, and Suren, a child queen of a different court in the land of Elfhame.

The duology will follow Oak at 17 and according to Black the novels (both TSH and its sequel) will be told from “two different points of view,” starting with Suren.

Black did reveal artwork of Oak via her Instagram alongside what looked to be a manuscript on June 6, in anticipation for the announcement.

In addition to the cover reveal, it was also stated that there is a Barnes & Noble exclusive edition which will feature “an alternate jacket and contains the author’s personal journal pages and notes on the manuscript, giving readers a peek into the writing process.”

The summary has been kept brief: #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black returns to the opulent world of Elfhame in the first book in a thrilling new duology, following Jude’s brother Oak, and the changeling queen, Suren.

A reluctant prince. A runaway queen. And a quest that may destroy them both. 

The Stolen Heir by Holly Black is set to be released January 3, 2023!

The Queen Of Nothing by Holly Black Pre-Order Campaign

Revealed through The NOVL’s twitter on July 25, were the details revolving around the pre-order campaign for the third and final book in Holly Black’s Folk Of The Air Series, The Queen Of Nothing.

The NOVL team shared that its unlike their previous campaigns and is exclusive to specific indie bookstores.

” Many of you have already preordered one, or two, or seven copies of this book. Many of you are wondering how you could get an enamel pin to complete your collection. I’m here today to give you the lowdown on how you can add the finishing touch to your Folk of the Air shrine…”

NOVL via their website

The gifts readers can receive through preordering include: The book itself (which will be signed), The Queen Of Nothing enamel pin, and a bookmark (image via The NOVL’s campaign page).

On The NOVL’s blog post, they answered many questions involving this campaign and the details on how readers can get their preorder swag.

There will be a limited quantity, is on a store-by-store basis, and doesn’t include other retailers such as Barnes & Noble, Amazon, etc.

Alongside the preorder gift and questions surrounding this campaign, the blog post also provided a list with the indie bookstores participating (with new stores having been recently added today–July 26)!

They stressed the importance of ordering from the specific indie retailers in order to take part in this exclusive offer!

Jude was seven when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King.

To win a place at the Court, she must defy him–and face the consequences.

As Jude becomes more deeply embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, she discovers her own capacity for trickery and bloodshed. But as betrayal threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, Jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters, and Faerie itself. 

The Queen Of Nothing by Holly Black is set to be released November 19, 2019!