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The Stolen Heir
- Subgenre
- romantasy
- Edition year
- 2023
- Rating
- ★ 3.9 · 241 ratingsExternal reader rating · Hardcover
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Set in the magical fae realm of Elfhame, this story follows Suren, a former child queen of the Court of Teeth who fled her mother’s cruel rule to live feral in the human world, as she is forced into close collaboration with Prince Oak—the Elfhame heir she was once promised to in an arranged marriage and has long resented—when he recruits her for a dangerous quest into the icy north. The pair must navigate cutthroat court intrigue, betrayal, and Lady Nore’s revenge plot to conquer the north with magically created monster soldiers, all while Suren struggles to trust the manipulative prince and guard her heart.
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Book 6 of 7 in The Folk of the Air — see the full reading order →
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- Betrayal: “filled with intrigue, betrayal, and dangerous desires” source
- Court Intrigue: “Return to the opulent world of Elfhame, filled with intrigue, betrayal, and dangerous desires” source
- Fae Romance: “Return to the opulent world of Elfhame” source
- High Fantasy: “Lady Nore of the Court of Teeth has reclaimed the Ice Needle Citadel. There, she is using an ancient relic to create monsters of stick and snow who will do her bidding” source
- Quest: “A runaway queen. A reluctant prince. And a quest that may destroy them both.” source
- Revenge Plot: “she is using an ancient relic to create monsters of stick and snow who will do her bidding and exact her revenge.” source
- Marriage Pact: “Prince Oak, heir to Elfhame, to whom she was once promised in marriage” source
- Enemies to Lovers: “to whom she was once promised in marriage and who she has resented for years.” source
- Forced Proximity: “he wants Suren’s help. But if she agrees, it will mean guarding her heart against the boy she once knew and a prince she cannot trust, as well as confronting all the horrors she thought she left behind.” source
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