The Stolen Heir
A Novel of Elfhame, The No 1 Sunday Times Bestseller 2023
Description of the book
A runaway queen. A reluctant prince. And a quest that may destroy them both.
Eight years have passed since the Battle of the Serpent. But in the icy north, Lady Nore of the Court of Teeth has reclaimed the Ice Needle Citadel. There she is using an ancient relic to create monsters of stick and snow who will do her bidding and exact her revenge.
Suren, child queen of the Court of Teeth, and the one person with power over her mother, fled to the human world, where she lives feral in the woods. Lonely, and still haunted by the merciless torments she endured in the Court of Teeth, she bides her time by releasing mortals from foolish bargains. She believes herself forgotten until the storm hag Bogdana chases her through the night streets. Suren is saved by none other than Prince Oak, heir to Elfhame, to whom she was once promised in marriage and who she has resented for years.
Now seventeen, Oak is charming, beautiful and manipulative. He's on a mission that will lead him into the north, and he wants Suren's help. But if she agrees, it will mean guarding her heart against the boy she once knew and a prince she cannot trust, as well as confronting all the horrors she thought she had left behind.
The spellbinding new fantasy from the Queen of Faerie Holly Black, author of the Folk of the Air series.
[THE STOLEN HEIR by Holly Black was a #1 Sunday Times bestseller on 15th January 2023]
Ratings & reviews
4.1
★★★★☆913 ratings
4.5
★★★★☆815 ratings
What to say…. I absolutely loved the Elfhame series that this is a sequel to - LOVED IT! So I was very excited about this new story coming out. Unfortunately, it did not live up to the expected standards. The storyline felt incredibly lacklustre, like even the author wasn’t really sure what she was meant to write about. The plot moves along at a good speed but the way we move through the story is without any excitement or tension as everything feels very predictable. I’m also not a big fan of the main character, Ren. For 99% of the book her whole character is “I’m a monster nobody loves me”, while simultaneously lusting after Oak without any self respect. Honestly feels like this is just a way for the publisher to make more money off of a very successful and well-loved series.
Paula
★Book2
★Narration4
I am actually devastated that the second book comes out in a whole year. Devastated. Please Holly black be team Ren and make her a boss gal queen
Gemma
★Book5
★Narration5
Very nice thanks
Alisha
★Book5
★Narration5
Love this story
Viktorija
★Book5
★Narration5
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