Folk Of The Air Books in Order
Folk Of The Air by Holly Black contains 8 books, published between 2018 and 2026. The first book is The Cruel Prince (2018) and the newest is A Conspiracy of Charming Monsters (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2018–2026
- Confirmed
- 6 of 8 titles
- Pages on record
- 834 in 3 of 8 books
Folk Of The Air is Holly Black's fantasy sequence set among fairies and their courts, with princes, orphans and sisters across the subjects. The Cruel Prince (2018) opens the run, followed by The Lost Sisters (2018), The Wicked King (2019), The Queen of Nothing (2019), How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories (2020) and A Conspiracy of Charming Monsters (2026). Eight titles are catalogued and the series is ongoing.
How many Folk Of The Air books are there?
Folk Of The Air has 8 books, released between 2018 and 2026.
Folk Of The Air Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Folk Of The Air books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1The Cruel Prince2018 · confirmed 3/42018–3/4
- 2A Visit to the Impossible Lands2018 · confirmed 2/42018–2/4
- 3The Lost Sisters2018 · confirmed 4/42018–4/4
- 4The Wicked King2019 · 326 pages · confirmed 3/420193263/4
- 5Letters from Cardan to Jude in Exile2019 · confirmed 2/42019–2/4
- 6The Queen of Nothing2019 · 308 pages · confirmed 4/420193084/4
- 7How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories2020 · 200 pages · confirmed 3/420202003/4
- 8A Conspiracy of Charming Monsters2026 · confirmed 3/42026–3/4
Is there a chronological order for Folk Of The Air?
No separate chronological order is on record for Folk Of The Air, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Folk Of The Air books in order?
You should read the Folk Of The Air books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Folk Of The Air book also stands alone.
Where to start with Folk Of The Air
Start with The Cruel Prince (2018), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Folk Of The Air book?
A Conspiracy of Charming Monsters (2026) is the newest Folk Of The Air book released so far.
Is there a new Folk Of The Air book coming?
No next Folk Of The Air book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Award nominations for Folk Of The Air
Wikidata records 2 nominations for Folk Of The Air. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2020Shortlistedfor The Wicked King
- Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2019Shortlistedfor The Cruel Prince
Folk Of The Air at a glance
- Still running
- Folk Of The Air is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Folk Of The Air books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 834 pages across the 3 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 308 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Folk Of The Air books, 6 of 8, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 2 of the 8 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 6 in at least three.
What the Folk Of The Air books are about
4 of the 8 Folk Of The Air books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 3 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 3 of 4 books
- Fantasy 3 of 4 books
- Kings, queens, rulers, etc 3 of 4 books
- Courts and courtiers 2 of 4 books
- Courts and courtiers--Fiction 2 of 4 books
- Fairies 2 of 4 books
- Fairies--Fiction 2 of 4 books
- Sisters--Fiction 2 of 4 books
- Kings, queens, rulers, etc.--Fiction 1 of 4 books
- Orphans--Fiction 1 of 4 books
- Power (Philosophy)--Fiction 1 of 4 books
More books by Holly Black
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Holly Black books in order 60 books