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. ´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