An illustrated addition to the New York Times bestselling Folk of Air trilogy, that started with The Cruel Prince, from award-winning author Holly Black.

An irresistible return to the captivating world of Elfhame.

Once upon a time, there was a boy with a wicked tongue.

Before he was a cruel prince or a wicked king, he was a faerie child with a heart of stone . #1 New York Times bestselling author, Holly Black reveals a deeper look into the dramatic life of Elfhame’s enigmatic high king, Cardan. This tale includes delicious details of life before The Cruel Prince, an adventure beyond The Queen of Nothing, and familiar moments from The Folk of the Air trilogy, told wholly from Cardan’s perspective.

This new installment in the Folk of the Air series is a return to the heart-racing romance, danger, humor, and drama that enchanted readers everywhere. Each chapter is paired with lavish and luminous full-color art, making this the perfect collector’s item to be enjoyed by both new audiences and old.

How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories

Review take from Sifa Elizabeth Reads: 
HOW THE KING OF ELFHAME LEARNED TO HATE STORIES is a very pretty book, but that’s about it. A pretty spin off/collector’s item.

This book is incredibly short – less than two hundred pages. And that’s two hundred pages of large font and lots of drawings. Every story is prefaced with at least 3 full pages of pictures, and lots of smaller drawings sprinkled among the text. There’s actually only 129 pages with text on them, of which about half have less than half a page of text on them.

Why am I making such a thing of the set up? Because I was expecting a bit more in the book, given it’s weight (and also the list price. I am glad I borrowed it off a friend). The paper is very thick, which makes for an interesting reading experience. I guess it’s thick so it holds the illustration ink? I kept thinking I’d turned two pages by accident because the pages were so thick.

My main feeling at the end of the book was that it was an absolute money spinner cashing in on the series’ popularity. I just hope a lot of the money goes to the illustrator, because that was the bulk of the book.

This is a good book. I strongly recommend reading the first three books in The Folk of the Air (The Cruel Prince, The Wicked King, The Queen of Nothing) first. The story gives bits and pieces of Cardan's perspective of growing up in Faerie and his experiences. The book jumps around a bit and is hard to follow for me, but overall is detailed and intriguing.

Now although the book itself is fantastic, along with the others, This copy has not been updated in a year (from what I could tell), skips a few pages,  and is incomplete. Go find a better version somewhere else to get the full story. Thanks for reading, Bye! <3