how the king of elfhame learned to hate stories illustrations

Plus there’s his romantic relationship with Nicasia and how he tries to convince himself that he could rule with her in the Undersea. Like his friendship with Locke, Nicasia and Valerian. I loved getting to know new things about Cardan. This story within a story links so much of the book together and I loved it as I figured this out as I read. The last time it is told is by Cardan to the troll in the finale of this book.

It’s first told by a troll, on different occasions that they met and changed each time to tell Cardan some sort of lesson or piece of wisdom. There’s a story within this story that I loved getting to read.

And they weren’t even the whole thing, just little snippets that added to the story of this novella. Thankfully this book on had a few scenes from the series that were from Cardan’s point of view. Because, to me, if you’re just writing the story again but from a different characters perspective then you probably should have just included their point of view in the original story rather than just rewriting the story again. Basically rehashing the story just through a different character. I feared that there would be too many scenes from the original trilogy that would be from Cardan’s point of view. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I picked up this book and started reading but it still blew all my expectations away. Each chapter is paired with lavish and luminous full-colour art, making this the perfect collector’s item to be enjoyed by audiences both new and old.Īn irresistible return to the captivating world of Elfhame from bestselling Folk of the Air author Holly Black, with stunning full-colour illustrations by Rovina Cai. This new instalment in the Folk of the Air series is a return to the heart-racing romance, danger, humour and drama that enchanted readers everywhere. This tale includes delicious details of life before The Cruel Prince, an adventure beyond The Queen of Nothing, and familiar but pivotal moments from The Folk of the Air trilogy, told wholly from Cardan’s perspective. In this sumptuously illustrated tale, Holly Black reveals a deeper look into the dramatic life of Elfhame’s enigmatic high king. Once upon a time, there was a boy with a wicked tongue…īefore Cardan was a cruel prince or a wicked king, he was a faerie child with a heart of stone. Trigger warnings: death, blood, violence, threats

How the king of elfhame learned to hate stories illustrations