Reading order · Romantasy & paranormal
The Folk of the Air Reading Order
The Folk of the Air by Holly Black has 3 main books (2018–2019), plus 2 novella or companions. Start with The Cruel Prince (2018) and read the numbered books in order.
By Holly Black
The Folk of the Air books in order
Your reading speed
- 6 h 37 min
- 27 min
- 5 h 49 min
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- 5 h 53 min
- 3 h 30 min
Main books together: 1,046 pages, about 18 h 19 min at 238 words per minute.
Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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The Folk of the Air: common questions
- How many books are in the The Folk of the Air series?
- There are 3 main books in The Folk of the Air, plus 2 novella or companion books. The most recent main book listed here is The Queen of Nothing (2019).
- What order should I read The Folk of the Air in?
- Read The Folk of the Air in its numbered order: The Cruel Prince, The Wicked King, The Queen of Nothing.
- What is the first The Folk of the Air book?
- The first book is The Cruel Prince by Holly Black, published in 2018.
- How long does it take to read the whole The Folk of the Air series?
- The 3 main books add up to about 1,046 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 18½ hours of reading, or about 37 days at 30 minutes a day.
- Do I need to read the The Folk of the Air novellas?
- The 2 novella or companion books (The Lost Sisters, How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories) sit outside the main numbering. You can follow the main story without them; their numbers (like 0.5 or 2.5) show where they fit between the main books.