Holly Black Books

Elphaba’s story begins with unease and suspicion. She is born in Munchkinland under the anxious gaze of her mother, Melena, and her missionary father, Frex. Her skin, a shocking shade of green, becomes an omen to her family—a mark of sin to her father, a curse to her mother. Even in infancy, Elphaba...

From The Wicked King

From her earliest years, Elphaba learns that kindness is conditional. Children recoil from her; adults speak of her in whispers. Yet beneath their fear lies fascination. She is sharp-minded, precociously observant, but her intelligence only deepens her solitude. The family’s move from Munchkinland t...

From The Wicked King

The story opens in blood. Jude Duarte and her sisters, Taryn and Vivi, witness their mortal parents’ murder at the hands of a faerie general named Madoc. He claims them as his own—an act both brutal and oddly affectionate—and brings them to live in Elfhame, a realm of impossible beauty and relentles...

From The Folk Of The Air

Amid the intrigues of Elfhame stands Prince Cardan, the youngest son of the High King. He embodies everything Jude detests—and desires. Arrogant, languid, intoxicatingly beautiful, Cardan wields cruelty like a performance art. His scorn both repels and captivates Jude, for it forces her to confront ...

From The Folk Of The Air