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The Wicked King
- The Folk of the Air, Book 2
- Narrated by: Caitlin Kelly
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
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Summary
An intoxicating and bloodthirsty sequel to the New York Times best-selling The Cruel Prince, nominated for the Cilip Carnegie Medal 2019.
I have heard that for mortals, the feeling of falling in love is very like the feeling of fear.
Jude has tricked Cardan onto the throne, binding him to her for a year and a day. But the new High King does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her, even as his fascination with her remains undimmed.
Meanwhile, a traitor in the court is scheming against her. Jude must fight for her life and the lives of those she loves, all while battling her own complicated feelings for Cardan. Now a year and a day seems like no time at all....
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"Holly Black is the Faerie Queen." (Victoria Aveyard)
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- CurlyBR
- 20-01-19
Starting to think Black wants to kill her readers.
..from pure shock. Seek not an airy fairy romance with star crossed lovers and the like. This story is about cruelty, bloodshed, deceit, twists you will not see coming and heart stopping endings that fall far from the dreaded "cliche cliff hanger" category.
You will admire, revile, pity, mock, deeply hate and desperately love the characters. I secretly lustfully ship a beautiful romance between a certain pair that with each book grows increasingly impossible on account of all the heinous things they do to each other. The one thing that remains certain is that Holly Black is fantastically imaginative and despite this being the first books of hers I read she has instantaneously claimed her place on my favourites shelf (which is no small feat as I am a tough to please).
If you haven't already picked up this series you are missing out on life.
Post Script: the narrator does a great job of bringing the story to life.
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- Delboy73
- 02-08-22
Brilliant book
You will love this book , the story line is brilliant and the reading of it is very captivating, great book !
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- Kris Max
- 06-01-24
amazing
Mostly I liked the narrator's voice! Her voice made the story more vivid and remarkable.
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- Jodie
- 11-10-21
surprisingly gripping
loved it! certainly a surprisingly gripping story which really pulled me in. Thrilled by the twist at the end!
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- denniel b.
- 16-02-19
the wicked king
Took me a short while to get into, but by chapter 15 I was completely hooked.
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- MRS L
- 12-01-19
Amazing
Amazing.I loved the first book and this one is possibly even better. I just wish that the narrator hadn’t given Madoc an awful fake English accent - it makes me cringe so badly every time he speaks (I guess since I am English I notice it more, but the narrator shouldn’t try to do an accent that they are no good at).
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- Muckeye
- 27-07-19
Best Audio book ever!
SO MANY CRAZY PLOT TWISTS!!
Absolutely adored this, and I wasn’t able to stop listening to it. I loved the characters and I love the way the story is written as well at is read. Amazing!
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- Amanda
- 02-05-23
My favourite of the series and great narration
I’ve read the trilogy before but wanted to experience them again, so thought it give the audiobook a go on my commute. I absolutely love the narrator and the voices she uses!
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- Rachel K
- 12-01-19
If you liked the first one, you’ll love this!
Good pacing, good narration, good twists. I really find myself rooting for Jude and I am invested in her story. Finishes on a cliffhanger so I am keen to see what happens next. Definitely recommend!
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- H.Ford
- 31-01-19
I love this series!
I'm so upset that I've finished this already. I was hoping it would last at least 3 days. This series is epically good. The characters are deeply flawed, which just keeps you guessing!
Sadly I don't like the narrator. Way too emotive sounding and over the top. It grates a little. I may read the next book in the series rather than listen.
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