The Wicked King by Holly Black: Power, Betrayal, and the High Stakes of Faerie
Queen Orlagh of the Undersea issues a chilling ultimatum, threatening war if her demands for a marriage alliance between Cardan and her daughter, Nicasia, are not met. The Wicked King (Full Book) by Holly Black
Picking up five months after the events of the first book, Jude has successfully engineered a coup that placed Prince Cardan Greenbriar on the throne. However, Cardan is a puppet king; Jude has bound him to her service for a year and a day, making her the secret seneschal and true ruler of the kingdom. The Wicked King by Holly Black: Power, Betrayal,
As Jude struggles to maintain her fragile grip on power, she faces threats from all sides: Cardan is a puppet king