The Stolen Heir: A Novel of Elfhame

The Stolen Heir: A Novel of Elfhame

von Holly Black

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Beschreibung

An Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller! An Instant #1 Indie Bestseller! Return to the opulent world of Elfhame, filled with intrigue, betrayal, and dangerous desires, with this first book of a captivating new duology from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black. A runaway queen. A reluctant prince. And a quest that may destroy them both. Eight years have passed since the Battle of the Serpent. But in the icy north, Lady Nore of the Court of Teeth has reclaimed the Ice Needle Citadel. There, she is using an ancient relic to create monsters of stick and snow who will do her bidding and exact her revenge. Suren, child queen of the Court of Teeth, and the one person with power over her mother, fled to the human world. There, she lives feral in the woods. Lonely, and still haunted by the merciless torments she endured in the Court of Teeth, she bides her time by releasing mortals from foolish bargains. She believes herself forgotten until the storm hag, Bogdana chases her through the night streets. Suren is saved by none other than Prince Oak, heir to Elfhame, to whom she was once promised in marriage and who she has resented for years. Now seventeen, Oak is charming, beautiful, and manipulative. He’s on a mission that will lead him into the north, and he wants Suren’s help. But if she agrees, it will mean guarding her heart against the boy she once knew and a prince she cannot trust, as well as confronting all the horrors she thought she left behind.

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Seitenzahl

345

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Beiträge

59

3

The duality of faerie magic (and character perspectives)

As these things go, I am not as enarmored with the start of this second series of Holly Black as with the first one. Admittedly, the premisse is very different and I like the characters very much as well, but in a way I feel that the story would have been better if it was told through Oak's eyes. Mainly, because I sometimes get the feeling that the author wants to explain Oak's motives too much which is difficult to do through Wren's eyes who grew up isolated and is not that good with people^^; It always has a slight note of meta-knowledge, which breaks the immersion in some places. Anyway, the plot is full of surprises, of beautiful and grotesk magic and I am looking forward to the next book. Seems like the best part has just been kick-started!

4

Leider nicht so gut wie die The Cruel Prince Trilogy

Es ging alles schnell voran, teilweise hat mir die Spannung gefehlt. Am Ende wurde es noch Mal spannend und deshalb freue ich mich auch auf den nächsten Teil. Einen Teil des Plotttwists konnte ich erahnen, aber trotzdem gab es auch hier eine Überraschung. Trotzdem liest es sich sehr schön und ist wahrscheinlich etwas für eine Zeit in der man eher ein comfy Buch braucht.

5

Oh my god. Holly Black did it again! Nix, Naught, Nothing. That describes what I didn’t like about this book. It’s just so good! I’ve waited to read it until the second book was published (so I could binge them), so I’ve only come around to read it now. It’s different from the cruel prince. Oak is nothing like Cardan, Suren is not like Jude. Still, their chemistry is sizzling and unique. Reading this didn’t feel like Holly Black tried to create something like the ‘the folk of the air’. It’s in no way a knock-off. This book is its own thing, absolutely awesome. Suren was a very unusual character but it was interesting to read from her perspective. She’s wild and strong, but also paranoid. Which makes sense, considering her past. Oak is a charmer, oh boy. It’s kinda weird to see him all grown up. In my mind, he’s still the little boy from the cruel prince. But he was kinda attractive in his own way (nothing beats Cardan tho xx). The plot twist at the end of the book was CRAZY. I did NOT expect it AT ALL. I didn’t anticipate it and I never would’ve guessed it. But it’s truly a genius move. I’m really excited to read the next book. I’ve had so much fun with this one (I properly annotated it yay) and I can’t wait to see what’s going to happen with Oak and Suren. Absolutely amazing!!

5

Ich freue mich schon auf Teil 2!

3

Ich fand es bisschen langweilig. Cruel prince hat mir aufjeden fall mehr gefallen.

3

it was good but i don’t recommend reading it 2 years after reading the original Folk of the Air books. had me struggling because of that dunno if i am going to read the second book of oaks storry.

5

Das Ende - ich kann nicht mehr!! Ich liebe Holly Black einfach.

4

Gutes Sequel

In „the stolen heir“ wird die Geschichte von Wren und Oak Jahre nach den Ereignissen von der Trilogy erzählt. Es wird in der Perspektive von Wren geschrieben. Es ist schon spannend und Vorallem ist das Ende krass, aber es ist schon für mich persönlich etwas schwierig zu lesen, weil es einfach high Fantasy auf englisch ist. Mein englisch ist wohl noch nicht gut genug dafür.

3

Etwas langsam

Es hat ziemlich gedauert, bis ich in die Geschichte gekommen bin und leider kann ich mich mit Wren/Suren nicht so wirklich identifizieren…sie war irgendwie sehr hot and cold und nicht so fierce, wie ich meine FMCs gerne habe. Ich fand die Geschichte dann dennoch stellenweise spannend und ich habs einfach geliebt wieder in die Welt von ELFHAME einzutauchen. Ich hoffe der zweite Teil wird etwas besser und knackiger.

4

I am a little disappointed that Jude & Cardan didn’t appear once, but the story itself was interesting and took an unexpected turn at the end. Looking forward to the next one!

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Beschreibung

An Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller! An Instant #1 Indie Bestseller! Return to the opulent world of Elfhame, filled with intrigue, betrayal, and dangerous desires, with this first book of a captivating new duology from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black. A runaway queen. A reluctant prince. And a quest that may destroy them both. Eight years have passed since the Battle of the Serpent. But in the icy north, Lady Nore of the Court of Teeth has reclaimed the Ice Needle Citadel. There, she is using an ancient relic to create monsters of stick and snow who will do her bidding and exact her revenge. Suren, child queen of the Court of Teeth, and the one person with power over her mother, fled to the human world. There, she lives feral in the woods. Lonely, and still haunted by the merciless torments she endured in the Court of Teeth, she bides her time by releasing mortals from foolish bargains. She believes herself forgotten until the storm hag, Bogdana chases her through the night streets. Suren is saved by none other than Prince Oak, heir to Elfhame, to whom she was once promised in marriage and who she has resented for years. Now seventeen, Oak is charming, beautiful, and manipulative. He’s on a mission that will lead him into the north, and he wants Suren’s help. But if she agrees, it will mean guarding her heart against the boy she once knew and a prince she cannot trust, as well as confronting all the horrors she thought she left behind.

Haupt-Genre

N/A

Sub-Genre

N/A

Format

E-Book

Seitenzahl

345

Preis

N/A

Beiträge

59

3

The duality of faerie magic (and character perspectives)

As these things go, I am not as enarmored with the start of this second series of Holly Black as with the first one. Admittedly, the premisse is very different and I like the characters very much as well, but in a way I feel that the story would have been better if it was told through Oak's eyes. Mainly, because I sometimes get the feeling that the author wants to explain Oak's motives too much which is difficult to do through Wren's eyes who grew up isolated and is not that good with people^^; It always has a slight note of meta-knowledge, which breaks the immersion in some places. Anyway, the plot is full of surprises, of beautiful and grotesk magic and I am looking forward to the next book. Seems like the best part has just been kick-started!

4

Leider nicht so gut wie die The Cruel Prince Trilogy

Es ging alles schnell voran, teilweise hat mir die Spannung gefehlt. Am Ende wurde es noch Mal spannend und deshalb freue ich mich auch auf den nächsten Teil. Einen Teil des Plotttwists konnte ich erahnen, aber trotzdem gab es auch hier eine Überraschung. Trotzdem liest es sich sehr schön und ist wahrscheinlich etwas für eine Zeit in der man eher ein comfy Buch braucht.

5

Oh my god. Holly Black did it again! Nix, Naught, Nothing. That describes what I didn’t like about this book. It’s just so good! I’ve waited to read it until the second book was published (so I could binge them), so I’ve only come around to read it now. It’s different from the cruel prince. Oak is nothing like Cardan, Suren is not like Jude. Still, their chemistry is sizzling and unique. Reading this didn’t feel like Holly Black tried to create something like the ‘the folk of the air’. It’s in no way a knock-off. This book is its own thing, absolutely awesome. Suren was a very unusual character but it was interesting to read from her perspective. She’s wild and strong, but also paranoid. Which makes sense, considering her past. Oak is a charmer, oh boy. It’s kinda weird to see him all grown up. In my mind, he’s still the little boy from the cruel prince. But he was kinda attractive in his own way (nothing beats Cardan tho xx). The plot twist at the end of the book was CRAZY. I did NOT expect it AT ALL. I didn’t anticipate it and I never would’ve guessed it. But it’s truly a genius move. I’m really excited to read the next book. I’ve had so much fun with this one (I properly annotated it yay) and I can’t wait to see what’s going to happen with Oak and Suren. Absolutely amazing!!

5

Ich freue mich schon auf Teil 2!

3

Ich fand es bisschen langweilig. Cruel prince hat mir aufjeden fall mehr gefallen.

3

it was good but i don’t recommend reading it 2 years after reading the original Folk of the Air books. had me struggling because of that dunno if i am going to read the second book of oaks storry.

5

Das Ende - ich kann nicht mehr!! Ich liebe Holly Black einfach.

4

Gutes Sequel

In „the stolen heir“ wird die Geschichte von Wren und Oak Jahre nach den Ereignissen von der Trilogy erzählt. Es wird in der Perspektive von Wren geschrieben. Es ist schon spannend und Vorallem ist das Ende krass, aber es ist schon für mich persönlich etwas schwierig zu lesen, weil es einfach high Fantasy auf englisch ist. Mein englisch ist wohl noch nicht gut genug dafür.

3

Etwas langsam

Es hat ziemlich gedauert, bis ich in die Geschichte gekommen bin und leider kann ich mich mit Wren/Suren nicht so wirklich identifizieren…sie war irgendwie sehr hot and cold und nicht so fierce, wie ich meine FMCs gerne habe. Ich fand die Geschichte dann dennoch stellenweise spannend und ich habs einfach geliebt wieder in die Welt von ELFHAME einzutauchen. Ich hoffe der zweite Teil wird etwas besser und knackiger.

4

I am a little disappointed that Jude & Cardan didn’t appear once, but the story itself was interesting and took an unexpected turn at the end. Looking forward to the next one!

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