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Holly Black

Holly Black — 13 titles in the rankings, first published between 2002 and 2018. They average 7.8 — level with the catalogue as a whole. 4 of the series have a reading order worth keeping to.

Editor’s note The Folk of the Air is her best-known series: The Cruel Prince is the most-read and the lowest-rated of the three, and the sequels rate higher, The Queen of Nothing on top. The Spiderwick Chronicles, co-created with Tony DiTerlizzi, are short books for younger readers.

Ranked titles
13 books
Average score
7.8
Total ratings
5.2K
First published
2002–2018
Highest ratedThe Queen of Nothing8.3 Buy the book Listen to the audiobook

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Series by Holly Black

Modern Faerie Tales
7.47.4 / 10
Modern Faerie TalesHolly Black305 ratings
Curse WorkersHolly Black
7.67.6 / 10
Curse WorkersHolly Black184 ratings
The Spiderwick Chronicles
7.87.8 / 10
The Spiderwick ChroniclesHolly Black564 ratings
The Folk of the Air
7.87.8 / 10
The Folk of the AirHolly Black1.9K ratings

Reading order of Holly Black's series

4 series with a set order — each one opens on the volume to read first.

All books by Holly Black in order →

Books by Holly Black

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Book score9 books on a timeline, 2002–2018 · Highest rated: The Ironwood Tree
  1. The Queen of Nothing
    The Queen of NothingHolly Black Fantasy942 ratings
    8.38.3 / 10
  2. The Wicked King
    The Wicked KingHolly Black Fantasy1K ratings
    8.38.3 / 10
  3. How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories
    How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate StoriesHolly Black Fantasy361 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  4. The Ironwood Tree
    The Ironwood TreeHolly Black · 2004 Fantasy91 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  5. The Wrath of Mulgarath
    The Wrath of MulgarathHolly Black · 2004 Fantasy87 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  6. Lucinda's Secret
    Lucinda's SecretHolly Black · 2003 Fantasy89 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  7. Red GloveHolly Black
    Red GloveHolly Black · 2011 Fantasy62 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  8. The Seeing Stone
    The Seeing StoneHolly Black · 2003 Fantasy105 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  9. The Cruel Prince
    The Cruel PrinceHolly Black · 2018 Fantasy1.9K ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  10. Ironside
    IronsideHolly Black · 2007 Fantasy81 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  11. The Field Guide
    The Field GuideHolly Black · 2003 Fantasy192 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  12. My True Love Gave to Me
    My True Love Gave to MeHolly Black Romance63 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  13. Tithe
    TitheHolly Black · 2002 Fantasy224 ratings
    7.37.3 / 10

Other books by Holly Black

Titles we know of but do not rank — they have not gathered enough reader ratings, or our sources do not agree on where they belong.

  • 2005Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie
  • 2007The Nixie's Song
  • 2010White Cat
  • 2010Sobek
  • 2010The Poison Eaters and Other Stories
  • 2011Black Heart
  • 2013Doll Bones
  • 2013The Coldest Girl in Coldtown
  • 2014Ten Rules for Being an Intergalactic Smuggler (the Successful Kind)
  • 2014The Iron Trial
  • 2015The Darkest Part of the Forest
  • 2016The Bronze Key
  • 2022Book of Night
  • 2025Thief of Night
  • Zombies vs Unicorns
  • Geektastic

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