The Stolen Heir: A Novel of Elfhame

In The Stolen Heir by Holly Black, eight years after the Battle of the Serpent, Lady Nore of the Court of Teeth has returned to power, creating deadly monsters to seek revenge. Her daughter, Suren—the runaway child queen—hides in the human world, freeing mortals from cruel faerie bargains while haunted by her past. When Prince Oak of Elfhame, her former betrothed, rescues her and asks for her help on a dangerous mission to the north, Suren must face her fears, her mother’s dark magic, and the manipulative prince she both hates and cannot forget.