Universe map
Elfhame in order
Holly Black's Elfhame: The Folk of the Air trilogy and The Stolen Heir duology share one faerie realm. Start with The Cruel Prince; The Stolen Heir comes after The Queen of Nothing.
Show novellas
Books in the order they were published. One lane per series, in that series’ colour. Novellas and companion stories are shown smaller. A book inside a portal frame is a crossover: it is read in one series but belongs to another, and the dashed link says what to read first.
- Start here
- Read 2nd
- Read 3rd
- Read 4th
- Read 5th
Read this map as a list
- Start here ·The Cruel Prince · The Folk of the Air
- Read 2nd ·The Wicked King · The Folk of the Air
- Read 3rd ·The Queen of Nothing · The Folk of the Air
- Read 4th ·The Stolen Heir · The Stolen Heir Crossover: read The Queen of Nothing first.
- Read 5th ·The Prisoner's Throne · The Stolen Heir
Where to begin
2 ways into this universe. Any of them works as a first book.
Reading orders in this universe
- Elfhame reading order
The Stolen Heir picks up years after The Queen of Nothing, so finish The Folk of the Air first.