Return to the lavish world of Elfhame in "The Stolen Heir," the first book in a thrilling new duology by Holly Black. This tale of intrigue and dangerous desires begins eight years after the Battle of the Serpent. In the icy north, Lady Nore of the Court of Teeth has taken over the Ice Needle Citadel using an ancient relic to create monstrous minions of stick and snow to enact her revenge. Amidst this turmoil, Suren, the child queen of the Court of Teeth who fled to the human world, is pursued by the storm hag, Bogdana. Rescued by Prince Oak of Elfhame, the heir she was once promised to but resents, Suren faces a dilemma. Now seventeen, Oak is on a mission into the icy north and seeks Suren's assistance. If she agrees to help, Suren must confront her past horrors and guard her heart against a boy she knows all too well and a prince she cannot trust.