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The Queen of Nothing
- Subgenre
- romantasy
- Edition year
- 2019
- Rating
- ★ 4.2 · 1142 ratingsExternal reader rating · Hardcover
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In the trilogy finale, an exiled mortal queen returns to a war-torn Faerie Court to save her sister, navigating bloody political intrigue while reeling from a royal betrayal. A long-dormant curse breaks loose, forcing her to choose between her hunger for power and her humanity, even as she wrestles with the lingering romantic pull of the wicked king she once held in thrall.
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Book 4 of 7 in The Folk of the Air — see the full reading order →
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- Betrayal: “Jude is powerless and left reeling from Cardan's betrayal” source
- Court Intrigue: “she becomes ensnared in the conflict's bloody politics” source
- Curse: “A powerful curse forces the exiled Queen of Faerie” source
- Revenge Plot: “She bides her time determined to reclaim everything he took from her” source
- Fae Romance: “exiled mortal Queen of Faerie” source
- Morally Gray: “forcing her to choose between her ambition and her humanity” source
- Strong Heroine: “released her control over the wicked king, Cardan, in exchange for immeasurable power” source
- Enemies to Lovers: “confront her lingering feelings for Cardan” source
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