'A charmingly whimsical delight. . . Five dazzling gladdening stars' India Holton author of
The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels The third instalment in the enchanting light
academia Emily Wilde books about a curmudgeonly scholar of folklore and the fae prince she
loves from Sunday Times bestselling author Heather Fawcett. Emily Wilde has spent her life
studying faeries. A renowned dryadologist she has documented hundreds of species of Folk in
her Encyclopaedia of Faeries . Now she is about to embark on her most dangerous academic
project yet: studying the inner workings of a faerie realm-as its queen. Along with her former
academic rival-now fiancé-the dashing and mercurial Wendell Bambleby Emily is immediately
thrust into the deadly intrigues of Faerie as the two of them seize the throne of Wendell's
long-lost kingdom which Emily finds a beautiful nightmare filled with scholarly treasures.
Emily has been obsessed with faerie stories her entire life but at first she feels as
ill-suited to Faerie as she did to the mortal world-how could an unassuming scholar like
herself pass for a queen? Yet there is little time to settle in-Wendell's murderous stepmother
has placed a deadly curse upon the land before vanishing without a trace. It will take all of
Wendell's magic-and Emily's knowledge of stories-to unravel the mystery before they lose
everything they hold dear. Praise for the Emily Wilde books: 'Forget dark academia: give me
instead this kind of winter-sunshined sharp-tongued and footnoted academia full of field
trips and grumpy romance' Freya Marske author of A Marvellous Light 'A darkly gorgeous
fantasy that sparkles with snow and magic this book wholly enchanted me' Sangu Mandanna
author of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches 'A thoroughly charming academic fairy
tale complete with footnotes and a low-key grumpy romance' Guardian 'Enchanting in every
sense of the word. . . This book is real magic' H. G. Parry author of The Magician's Daughter
'A book so vividly endlessly enchanting so crisply assured so rich and complete and wise and
far-reaching in its worldbuilding that you'll walk away half ensorcelled sure Fawcett found
Emily Wilde's journal in some sea-stained trunk' Melissa Albert ' The ideal book to curl up
with on a chilly winter's evening. . . this book is an absolute delight. ' Megan Bannen author
of The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy 'I enjoyed every word of this gorgeously written fairy
tale featuring a grumpy heroine and an utterly charming love interest' Isabel Ibañez author of
Woven In Moonlight
