Holly Black writes fantasy for children, young adults and adults, often using dangerous faerie courts, bargains and morally uncertain characters rather than gentle folklore. The Folk of the Air trilogy begins with The Cruel Prince, where mortal Jude Duarte grows up in Faerie and becomes entangled in court politics involving Prince Cardan and competing claims to power. The Modern Faerie Tales and The Darkest Part of the Forest place similar supernatural dangers closer to contemporary life, while The Spiderwick Chronicles, co-created with Tony DiTerlizzi, introduces younger readers to household and woodland faeries. Black's books are sharp, dark and relationship-aware, with deception and ambition often as important as magic. They fit faerie fantasy, YA fantasy and dark fantasy, especially for readers of Leigh Bardugo and V.E. The Cruel Prince is the strongest starting point for her darker faerie fiction, while Spiderwick offers a younger, more accessible route into her interest in dangerous folklore. Read more Less
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