The Wicked King Audiobook

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• “An epic saga of palace intrigue and deception.”

  — Entertainment Weekly

• "The Wicked King is so fast-paced and intense, you won’t be able to put it down.”

  — The Missourian

• “Holly Black is a mistress of well-paced fantasy.”

  — Austin-American Statesman

• “A heady blend of courtly double-crossing, Faerie lore, and toxic attraction…A rare second volume that surpasses the first.”

  — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

• “Black expands the reaches of her brutally beautiful world and the depths of her deadly, vulnerable characters…A sinister, singular thrill.”

  — Booklist (starred review)

• “Readers are dropped right into another dark and entrancing tornado of Faerie chaos…Action builds steadily to yet another devilishly cunning twist ending.”

  — School Library Journal (starred review)

• The Wicked King has satisfying twists and turns, sizzling passions, brutal violence, spies and revels of all sorts--no one brings the intricate courtly politics of Faerie to life quite as well, or with as much intelligence, as Holly Black.

• —Shelf Awareness, starred review

• *"A heady blend of courtly double-crossing, Faerie lore, and toxic attraction swirls together in the sequel to THE CRUEL PRINCE...Black's writing is both contemporary and classic; her world is, at this point, intensely well-realized, so that some plot twists seem almost inevitable.

  — Kirkus, Starred Review

• *"A rare second volume that surpasses the first, with, happily, more intrigue and passion still to come.

  — Booklist, Starred Review

• *"[A] dangerous journey filled with mystery, betrayal, intrigue, and romance....Larger-than-life action in a kingdom packed with self-centered, evil, and manipulating characters also doles out real life issues.

  — VOYA, Starred Review

• The plot itself twists, turns, and dovetails perfectly with the assured character development; in this way, Black proves herself a master storyteller writing in the tradition of Megan Whalen Turner.

  — Horn Book

• An epic saga of palace intrigue and deception.

  — Entertainment Weekly

• Holly Black is a mistress of well-paced fantasy...

  — Austin-American Statesman

• The Wicked King is so fast-paced and intense, you won't be able to put it down.

  — The Missourian

• I require book two immediately. Holly is the Faerie Queen.

  — Victoria Aveyard, #1 bestselling author of The Red Queen series

• * "[S]pellbinding.... Breathtaking set pieces, fully developed supporting characters, and a beguiling, tough-as-nails heroine enhance an intricate, intelligent plot that crescendos to a jaw-dropping third-act twist.

  — Publishers Weekly, starred review

• * "Another fantastic, deeply engaging, and all-consuming work from Black that belongs on all YA shelves.

  — School Library Journal, starred review

• * "Jude, who struggles with a world she both loves and hates and would rather be powerful and safe than good, is a compelling narrator. Whatever a reader is looking for--heart-in-throat action, deadly romance, double-crossing, moral complexity--this is one heck of a ride.

  — Booklist, starred review

• This is a heady blend of Faerie lore, high fantasy, and high school drama, dripping with description that brings the dangerous but tempting world of Faerie to life. Black is building a complex mythology; now is a great time to tune in.

  — Kirkus Reviews