The Stolen Heir

Suren spent her childhood as a prisoner of the Court of Teeth, tortured and used as a weapon. Now free but broken, she crosses paths with Prince Oak, the boy who once saved her, now grown into a fae politician with his own dangerous agenda. Together they travel across Faerie on a quest that puts them at odds with every court, and the tension between them runs on guilt, desire, and a shared history neither can escape. This Folk of the Air companion gives Holly Black room to go darker and messier than the original trilogy.

Oak is a prisoner in the Court of Teeth, and the girl he loves is the one holding the chains. Suren has taken power, but power in Faerie comes with a cost, and the bargains she has made are closing in. This conclusion to the Stolen Heir duology is tighter and more emotionally charged than the first book, with a romance built on trust that has been broken and rebuilt too many times. Black delivers a finale that earns its ending without taking the easy way out.