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# 4.6/5 from 58,872 readers Top 3 bestseller in YA Dark Fantasy & Fairy Tales 448 pages of immersive fantasy The Queen of Nothing (A Novel of Elfhame): Where TikTok's Faerie Obsession Began (The Folk of the Air)

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## Key Features

- • **Rich, Complex Characters:** Follow Jude, Cardan, and sisters in a world of power, betrayal, and fierce loyalty.
- • **Perfect Paperback Edition:** 448 pages of beautifully bound, portable fantasy for on-the-go escapism.
- • **Epic Finale to a Beloved Trilogy:** Experience the thrilling conclusion to the New York Times bestselling 'Folk of the Air' series.
- • **Fast-Paced, Addictive Storytelling:** A compulsive read that blends dark intrigue with sharp wit and emotional depth.
- • **Award-Nominated Fantasy Masterpiece:** Dive into a Carnegie Medal-nominated, Goodreads Best YA Fantasy 2020.

## Overview

The Queen of Nothing is the captivating paperback finale to Holly Black’s bestselling 'Folk of the Air' trilogy. With 448 pages of dark fantasy, political intrigue, and unforgettable characters, this Carnegie Medal-nominated novel has earned a 4.6-star rating from nearly 59,000 readers. Ranked top 3 in YA Dark Fantasy and Fairy Tales, it’s the must-read conclusion for fans craving a blend of magic, betrayal, and fierce sisterhood.

## Description

GOODREADS BEST FANTASY YA 2020. The intoxicating and bloodthirsty finale to the New York Times bestselling The Cruel Prince , nominated for the CARNEGIE MEDAL, and New York Times bestseller The Wicked King, Best YA Fantasy in the Goodreads Choice Awards 2019. After being pronounced Queen of Faerie and then abruptly exiled by the Wicked King Cardan, Jude finds herself unmoored, the queen of nothing. She spends her time with Vivi and Oak, watching reality television, and doing odd jobs, including squaring up to a cannibalistic faerie. When her twin sister Taryn shows up asking a favour, Jude jumps at the chance to return to the Faerie world, even if it means facing Cardan, who she loves despite his betrayal. When a dark curse is unveiled, Jude must become the first mortal Queen of Faerie and break the curse, or risk upsetting the balance of the whole Faerie world.

Review: Queen of Nothingness and a Story with everything - The Queen of Nothing and there's 'nothing' much to criticise!!! “To new beginnings and scheming great schemes”. I too, can toast to this outcome!!! And this my friends concludes a superb trilogy of ‘The Folk of the Air’ series. A 5 star trilogy that has brought just about everything to this dark fairy tale; conspiracies, power struggles, broken relationships, love, greed, treachery, violence, brinkmanship, and at times ‘snarkism’ and a heavy dose of the fantastical, all of which just heightens the appeal. The will they?, won’t they? continues in this series but with a huge twist from the outset when the High King Cardan exiles Jude, the pronounced Queen of Faerie. Unmoored and now in the land of mortals with ‘Nothing’ but damaged pride, a poor sense of worth and a bruised heart that Jude tries to hide. Jude tries to start a new life without all the drama and intrigue she was clearly built for. This is when Jude must test her judgement, heart and sense of loyalty between her step father and her High King, that she conned into coming to the throne and then married for convenience. The characterisation is superb. I loved all these characters. Cardan the High King, who was the cruel prince in the first book has a unique gravitational force that pulls everyone towards him. His wit and snarky comments just make for amusing reading. Jude, rough, tough, and fearless is a woman who treats court politics as some kind of extreme sport. However, it is her determination and loyalty that won me over. A terrific character, who claims to be "like a constellation of wounds, held together with string and stubbornness.” Even the conniving Madoc, is a deliciously evil character. It was intriguing watching him close down the routes people could take, ‘pruning the variables’ and reducing everyone’s ability to surprise him so that it was his plan, not theirs that was most likely to succeed. A reader with ‘Nothing’ to complain about, except the use of the bridle in one of the plots and one of two of the minor sub plots did not tie up completely in the end. However, if you love Fantasy then treat yourself to this superbly well written and immersive book which completes this trilogy. Magical, absorbing, tormenting, and compulsive – what more could you ask for!!! Nothing !!!!
Review: A fun and entertaining finale! - The Queen of Nothing has been one of my most anticipated releases of the year ever since its publication date was moved from January 2020 to November 2019, and I’m pleased to say it didn’t disappoint! Now exiled from the land of Faerie, despite being its High Queen, Jude is attempting to live her life in the mortal world with her older sister, Vivi, and their little brother Oak, taking on some odd jobs for other fae who dwell in the mortal world. When her sister Taryn turns up on their doorstep with some surprising news requesting Jude’s help, she can’t help but be pulled back towards Faerie and the place she considers home. Naturally, because it’s Jude, chaos ensues. It was so satisfying to see Taryn finally come into her own in this book, and for Jude, Taryn and Vivi to be a supportive little coven of sisters. I did spend a lot of the novel, much like Jude, nervous that Taryn might betray her again, but Taryn has finally found her own voice in this third and final book and no longer needs Locke and Madoc to make her decisions for her by using her. Seeing the three sisters finally working together was one of my favourite things about this book. But I can’t deny that I also loved all the scenes that Jude and Cardan shared. I don’t know what it is about this series that works for me because Cardan should be the kind of YA love interest I hate, but he and Jude are like two sides of the same coin and they just work. Cardan is a lot softer in this book than he’s been in the previous books, but given the glimpse into his past we’re given right at the beginning of this novel I think that makes sense and, to be honest, Cardan is the softer character out of him and Jude. That’s probably hard to believe in The Cruel Prince, when he and his friends are so darn mean, but Jude straight-up murders people throughout this series (and it’s awesome) whereas a lot of Cardan’s behaviour is a kind of armour he’s had to build up because of the world and family he’s been born into. I find him really interesting – he reminds me a little of Baz from Carry On, who’s also a secret soft mess under his layers of venom – and I enjoyed all of his scenes a lot. That doesn’t mean this book isn’t without its problems and I have a feeling it’s going to be a fairly polarising finale not because of its ending or anything, but because of the way we get to that ending. Like the other books in this trilogy, The Queen of Nothing moves along at quite a fast pace and there are plenty of moments that could have been drawn out or questions that could have been answered. For example, I thought we might learn a bit more about Jude’s parents, particularly her mother, and I’m surprised Cardan’s mother didn’t play a bigger part in the book. Then again, their stories have never really been the point of this trilogy. We can dive into the kinds of mothers they were all we like, but what really matters is how their parenting has left Jude and Cardan the way they are. Not only that but, in Jude’s case, the parent who’s had the most impact on her is Madoc; it’s Madoc who, for better or worse, has turned Jude into the scheming Slytherin queen she is. In a way I quite liked that Cardan’s mother teased Jude with the stories she could tell Jude about her own mother’s behaviour, but Jude never rises to that bait. Maybe one day she’ll learn more about her mother in her own time but, ultimately, Jude has got to where she is through her own blood, sweat and tears, and she doesn’t need stories about anyone who’s come before her to validate her. I kind of love that. I could see where the plot was going from fairly early on and I could guess the solution to the novel’s major problem straight away, but, honestly, I didn’t care. This series is just so much fun to read; these books are like popcorn, sweet and salty and moreish, and I’ve read this whole trilogy this year purely and simply to be swept away somewhere else and entertained. This final book continued to do that for me, and I really enjoyed it! I can’t even say I’m sad this series has now come to an end because a story arc has come to a close and it felt like a fitting ending, even if we did get to that ending a lot more easily than I expected, but I would love to see Holly Black write more books set in the world of Faerie because her world-building in this trilogy is one of my favourite things about it.

## Features

- Binding : Paperback
- Pages : 448
- Publisher : Hot Key Books

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 2,578 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 3 in Dark Fantasy for Young Adults 3 in Fairy Tales & Folklore for Young Adults 15 in Epic Fantasy for Young Adults |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 58,872 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Queen of Nothingness and a Story with everything
*by M***R on 2 July 2022*

The Queen of Nothing and there's 'nothing' much to criticise!!! “To new beginnings and scheming great schemes”. I too, can toast to this outcome!!! And this my friends concludes a superb trilogy of ‘The Folk of the Air’ series. A 5 star trilogy that has brought just about everything to this dark fairy tale; conspiracies, power struggles, broken relationships, love, greed, treachery, violence, brinkmanship, and at times ‘snarkism’ and a heavy dose of the fantastical, all of which just heightens the appeal. The will they?, won’t they? continues in this series but with a huge twist from the outset when the High King Cardan exiles Jude, the pronounced Queen of Faerie. Unmoored and now in the land of mortals with ‘Nothing’ but damaged pride, a poor sense of worth and a bruised heart that Jude tries to hide. Jude tries to start a new life without all the drama and intrigue she was clearly built for. This is when Jude must test her judgement, heart and sense of loyalty between her step father and her High King, that she conned into coming to the throne and then married for convenience. The characterisation is superb. I loved all these characters. Cardan the High King, who was the cruel prince in the first book has a unique gravitational force that pulls everyone towards him. His wit and snarky comments just make for amusing reading. Jude, rough, tough, and fearless is a woman who treats court politics as some kind of extreme sport. However, it is her determination and loyalty that won me over. A terrific character, who claims to be "like a constellation of wounds, held together with string and stubbornness.” Even the conniving Madoc, is a deliciously evil character. It was intriguing watching him close down the routes people could take, ‘pruning the variables’ and reducing everyone’s ability to surprise him so that it was his plan, not theirs that was most likely to succeed. A reader with ‘Nothing’ to complain about, except the use of the bridle in one of the plots and one of two of the minor sub plots did not tie up completely in the end. However, if you love Fantasy then treat yourself to this superbly well written and immersive book which completes this trilogy. Magical, absorbing, tormenting, and compulsive – what more could you ask for!!! Nothing !!!!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A fun and entertaining finale!
*by J***N on 25 November 2019*

The Queen of Nothing has been one of my most anticipated releases of the year ever since its publication date was moved from January 2020 to November 2019, and I’m pleased to say it didn’t disappoint! Now exiled from the land of Faerie, despite being its High Queen, Jude is attempting to live her life in the mortal world with her older sister, Vivi, and their little brother Oak, taking on some odd jobs for other fae who dwell in the mortal world. When her sister Taryn turns up on their doorstep with some surprising news requesting Jude’s help, she can’t help but be pulled back towards Faerie and the place she considers home. Naturally, because it’s Jude, chaos ensues. It was so satisfying to see Taryn finally come into her own in this book, and for Jude, Taryn and Vivi to be a supportive little coven of sisters. I did spend a lot of the novel, much like Jude, nervous that Taryn might betray her again, but Taryn has finally found her own voice in this third and final book and no longer needs Locke and Madoc to make her decisions for her by using her. Seeing the three sisters finally working together was one of my favourite things about this book. But I can’t deny that I also loved all the scenes that Jude and Cardan shared. I don’t know what it is about this series that works for me because Cardan should be the kind of YA love interest I hate, but he and Jude are like two sides of the same coin and they just work. Cardan is a lot softer in this book than he’s been in the previous books, but given the glimpse into his past we’re given right at the beginning of this novel I think that makes sense and, to be honest, Cardan is the softer character out of him and Jude. That’s probably hard to believe in The Cruel Prince, when he and his friends are so darn mean, but Jude straight-up murders people throughout this series (and it’s awesome) whereas a lot of Cardan’s behaviour is a kind of armour he’s had to build up because of the world and family he’s been born into. I find him really interesting – he reminds me a little of Baz from Carry On, who’s also a secret soft mess under his layers of venom – and I enjoyed all of his scenes a lot. That doesn’t mean this book isn’t without its problems and I have a feeling it’s going to be a fairly polarising finale not because of its ending or anything, but because of the way we get to that ending. Like the other books in this trilogy, The Queen of Nothing moves along at quite a fast pace and there are plenty of moments that could have been drawn out or questions that could have been answered. For example, I thought we might learn a bit more about Jude’s parents, particularly her mother, and I’m surprised Cardan’s mother didn’t play a bigger part in the book. Then again, their stories have never really been the point of this trilogy. We can dive into the kinds of mothers they were all we like, but what really matters is how their parenting has left Jude and Cardan the way they are. Not only that but, in Jude’s case, the parent who’s had the most impact on her is Madoc; it’s Madoc who, for better or worse, has turned Jude into the scheming Slytherin queen she is. In a way I quite liked that Cardan’s mother teased Jude with the stories she could tell Jude about her own mother’s behaviour, but Jude never rises to that bait. Maybe one day she’ll learn more about her mother in her own time but, ultimately, Jude has got to where she is through her own blood, sweat and tears, and she doesn’t need stories about anyone who’s come before her to validate her. I kind of love that. I could see where the plot was going from fairly early on and I could guess the solution to the novel’s major problem straight away, but, honestly, I didn’t care. This series is just so much fun to read; these books are like popcorn, sweet and salty and moreish, and I’ve read this whole trilogy this year purely and simply to be swept away somewhere else and entertained. This final book continued to do that for me, and I really enjoyed it! I can’t even say I’m sad this series has now come to an end because a story arc has come to a close and it felt like a fitting ending, even if we did get to that ending a lot more easily than I expected, but I would love to see Holly Black write more books set in the world of Faerie because her world-building in this trilogy is one of my favourite things about it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Faerie Magic on Paper
*by B***R on 16 January 2020*

Cover: I was actually in love with this cover from the second it was revealed! I love the purple tones, the snake that seems to be getting all over books recently, the crown that has linked all three covers. It’s got a lot happening yet it’s still simple enough to look classic and gorgeous. Main Character: Jude. If you’ve not read my reviews of The Nevernight Chronicles (I recommend you do, not to toot my own horn!) you might not know how deep my love for strong, stabby women is. Jude is such an interesting character and seeing her development has been so incredible. Even from the beginning of QoN to the end she changed so much and Holly treats her with such respect and love that she is definitely one of my favourite characters. Side Characters: You can tell how much time and love Holly puts into her books from how natural and real each of her characters feel. Each of them started in such different places to how they end and yet it seems like such a natural progression. Cardan is obviously the biggest player other than Jude in the books and I just can’t get over how fantastic he is in this book! Taryn and Vivi also feature regularly in this story and I always love seeing them interact not just with Jude but also with others. Their relationship truly does reflect true siblings, even if it may be slightly more extreme in regards to the betrayals. We’re also introduced to several new characters who I truly enjoyed getting to know. Jude outwitting some of them was truly one of my favourite parts of the book! Plot: With Jude’s banishment in place and unable to return to Elfhame we start by finding Jude learning how to live in the mortal world. She’s using her skills to make some cash on the side till a surprise return of her sister, she’s roped her into returning to Elfhame. Things obviously don’t go quite to plan, when do they ever quite for Jude? We get sweet moments, moments of fear, shocks, and twists, and turns. We get fights and feelings. It’s a true conclusion to an epic story. Jude finally steps into her role as Queen, having to choose between fighting for what she believes in or fighting for the power she’s worked all her life to acquire. There’s a lot to unpack with this book though it moves quickly from point to point it never feels rushed. Genre: Firmly sat in the YA Fantasy box. It’s probably the epitome of YA Fantasy. It has moments that are more risqué but they’re none to graphic and brief. Strength: If I say everything is that too vague? I couldn’t really fault anything with this book. I enjoyed it so much I read it in about 6 hours. Weakness: It was too short! I want more! I want more of Jude and Cardan! I want more of Madoc! I want more of Jude and her sisters! I just want more of everything! I could literally read random one-shots of this book till the cows come home! My Opinion: I really can’t describe to you how much I love this book! It has everything I love in it and Holly Black executes it in such a phenomenal way that from the first page I was entranced! I was sucked in and was instantly along side these incredible characters as they fought for love and for power. I’ve had the tendency recently to be slightly disappointed by the ending of books, I have felt a lot of them didn’t feel right in terms of the story, almost as if they were payoffs to fans instead of the ending that would have actually happened. I thankfully didn’t feel like that with Queen of Nothing. I couldn’t have been happier with how it ending and how it brought the trilogy to a conclusion. Star Rating: 5🌟

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