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The Folk of the Air — family content & reading-order guide

Use the numbered lists below to read each reviewed series in order. Prequels are labeled separately when the catalogue identifies them.

Series order comes from the Dickens & Rumi catalogue sequence data. Open any volume for its individual content guide.

Series

The Folk of the Air

Holly Black

Typical guidance: Ages 15+

Main series

1. Book 1The Cruel Prince2018 · Ages 14+
2. Book 2The Wicked King2019 · Ages 14+
3. Book 3The Queen of Nothing2019 · Ages 14+

Novels of Elfhame

• The Stolen HeirNot yet reviewed2023
• The Prisoner's ThroneNot yet reviewed2024

Folk of the Air companion

• How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate StoriesNot yet reviewed2020