The Queen of Nothing (A Novel of Elfhame)

Meet the Curse Workers - the fan favourite urban fantasy trilogy by global phenomenon Holly Black - now reborn in these unmissable new editions with stunning reimagined covers and updated texts never before published in the UK!Cassel knows he's being used as an assassin, but he's trying to convince himself that working for the Feds is the right choice, even though he's been raised to believe the government is the enemy of all curse workers.With a mother on the run, the girl he loves about to take her place as mob royalty, and new secrets coming to light, the line between what's right and what's wrong becomes increasingly blurred.When the Feds ask him to do the one thing he said he would never do again, he starts to wonder if there are any good guys, or if it's all a con. And if it is, Cassel will have to decide if love is worth betting everything on, including his life.Murder mystery meets contemporary fantasy in the cutthroat world of the Curse Workers, where a single touch can bring love - or death - and your dreams might be truer than your memories. Brimming with high-stakes deception, jaw-dropping twists, and a dash of romance, this iconic series is perfect for fans of Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo and Vicious by V. E. Schwab.PRAISE FOR THE CURSE WORKERS SERIES'Witty, twisty, and impossible to put down' LEIGH BARDUGO'Dangerously, darkly gorgeous fantasy' CASSANDRA CLARE'An exercise in stellar worldbuilding' V. E. SCHWAB'Her most riveting work yet' SCOTT WESTERFIELD'A stunning tour de force' LIBBA BRAY

This deluxe collector's edition of Holly Black’s New York Times bestseller The Wicked King features a gorgeous velvet cover, a slipcase, a ribbon bookmark, illustrated endpapers, bonus content (an alternate Chapter 1) and more!<BR><BR>You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring.<BR>The first lesson is to make yourself strong.<BR><BR> After the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must keep her younger brother safe. To do so, she has bound the wicked king, Cardan, to her, and made herself the power behind the throne. Navigating the constantly shifting political alliances of Faerie would be difficult enough if Cardan were easy to control. But he does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her even as his fascination with her remains undiminished.<BR><BR> When it becomes all too clear that someone close to Jude means to betray her, threatening her own life and the lives of everyone she loves, Jude must uncover the traitor and fight her own complicated feelings for Cardan to maintain control as a mortal in a Faerie world.