The Stolen Heir - A Novel of Elfhame

Eight years after the Battle of the Serpent, elf-fey intrigue continues to unfold in a dangerous realm. In this first book of a new duology from Holly Black, the opulent world of Elfhame is stirred by a queen who defies her fate and a prince whose charm masks a restless, calculating heart. In the icy north, Lady Nore of the Court of Teeth has reclaimed the Ice Needle Citadel and wields an ancient relic to fashion monsters from ice and snow, bent on revenge. Suren, once the child queen of the Court of Teeth, has fled to the human world, living feral and solitary in the woods, wary of the merciless torments she endured. To pass the time, she bargains with mortals and releases them from foolish deals, until a storm hag and a familiar face draw her back into a world she believed she had left behind.

Prince Oak, heir to Elfhame, reappears as a compelling, enigmatic figure. Now seventeen, he is both charming and manipulative, driven by a mission that will take him north and require Suren’s aid. If she helps, she must guard her heart against the boy she once knew and a prince she cannot fully trust, all while confronting the horrors she hoped to forget. The tale blends danger, desire, and political intrigue as two former allies confront a future that could bind or shatter them.

Features

• First book of a new Holly Black duology
• Set in the opulent world of Elfhame
• Suren, courtly queen, returns to danger
• Oak, heir to Elfhame, seeks her aid
• Ice Needle Citadel and ice-sorcery threats
• Themes of betrayal, risk, and forbidden longing