The Wicked King book cover by Holly Black

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Series
Book 2 of The Folk of the Air. See all The Folk of the Air books in order
The book before
The Cruel Prince
The book after
The Queen of Nothing
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Last checked: September 24, 2026, against blackholly.com

Holly Black in brief

Birth
Born in 1971; Wikidata lists West Long Branch, United States, as the place of birth. (Wikidata, with no reference of its own and the place's own entry; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes
Holly Black received the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature in 2014, for Doll Bones. (Wikidata, citing ISFDB; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes
Wikidata lists the Andre Norton Award (2006) among Holly Black's awards and honors. (Wikidata, with no reference of its own; read November 6, 2026)

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Topics

Book type

  • Fiction

Reading ages

  • Young Adult

Other books in The Folk of the Air

3 books listed so far

  1. Book 1: The Cruel Prince
  2. Book 3: The Queen of Nothing

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