Holly Black How the King of Elfheim Hated Narratives Book

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What's it like to be the king of Elfheim, terrible, shining and powerful? To have as queen a mortal girl who only wants to fight monsters and get into trouble? What's it like growing up a cruel prince, unloved, betrayed, and lonely? Falling in love with a mortal girl who looks at you with hatred? When little Kardan meets the troll girl Aslog, he does not yet know the answers to these questions. However, Aslog tells him a story that stamps itself on his heart. The young prince has learned to be terrible to protect himself, but even the strongest walls can be broken down. The edge of Faerie is imbued with a weave of words and magic, and Kardan has yet to see that any tale must obey the will of the storyteller, and the past catches up with even the most duplicitous of the People. 

Number of pages: 160.