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The Prisoner's Throne

Subgenre
romantasy
Edition year
2024
Rating
★ 3.8 · 144 ratingsExternal reader rating · Hardcover
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Oak is imprisoned as punishment for past betrayal and bound to the will of a vengeful new queen, forcing him to weigh loyalty to Elfhame against regaining the trust of Wren, the girl he has always loved. Court scheming saturates every corner as High King Cardan and High Queen Jude resort to any means to retrieve their stolen heir, while Oak relies on charm and calculation to survive his captivity. With a new war looming and treachery at every turn, the romance is steeped in dangerous desires and culminates in a blood-soaked showdown where the hero may have to sacrifice the one he loves to save the realm.

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Book 7 of 7 in The Folk of the Air — see the full reading order →

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  • Betrayal: “Prince Oak is paying for his betrayal.” source
  • Court Intrigue: “filled with intrigue, betrayal, and dangerous desires” source
  • Revenge Plot: “A vengeful queen.” source
  • High Fantasy: “High King Cardan and High Queen Jude willing to use any means necessary to retrieve their stolen heir” source
  • Sacrifice: “even if it means ending Wren, too” source
  • Fae Romance: “Return to the opulent world of Elfhame” source
  • Forced Proximity: “Imprisoned in the icy north and bound to the will of a monstrous new queen” source
  • Morally Gray: “must rely on charm and calculation to survive” source
  • Dark Romance: “dangerous desires” source

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Series Novels of Elfhame

Holly Black · Work-level source
Novels of Elfhame
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