how the king of elfhame learned to hate stories read

Sprinkled in there are some key moments from the first book told from his perspective. Book-ended by a story set after the end of THE QUEEN OF NOTHING, it’s a collection of tales from Cardan’s life that show his childhood and why he is like he is in the books. It will mean very little to those who haven’t read the main series. I think more visual readers will appreciate it more than me, because I don’t spend much time looking at illustrations. The illustrations are gorgeous – a very whimsical, ethereal style that suits the world It leaves a fair bit to the imagination. I just hope a lot of the money goes to the illustrator, because that was the bulk of the book. My main feeling at the end of the book was that it was an absolute money spinner cashing in on the series’ popularity. I guess it’s thick so it holds the illustration ink? I kept thinking I’d turned two pages by accident because the pages were so thick. The paper is very thick, which makes for an interesting reading experience. Why am I making such a thing of the set up? Because I was expecting a bit more in the book, given it’s weight (and also the list price. There’s actually only 129 pages with text on them, of which about half have less than half a page of text on them. Every story is prefaced with at least 3 full pages of pictures, and lots of smaller drawings sprinkled among the text. And that’s two hundred pages of large font and lots of drawings. This book is incredibly short – less than two hundred pages. HOW THE KING OF ELFHAME LEARNED TO HATE STORIES is a very pretty book, but that’s about it.

So long as you’re begging, he doesn’t mind. Some might think of him as a strong draught, burning the back of one’s throat, but invigorating all the same. Perhaps it’s no surprise that he turned out the way he did.

Once upon a time, there was a boy with a wicked tongue.īefore he was a cruel prince or a wicked king, he was a faerie child with a heart of stone.Ī prince of Faerie, nourished on cat milk and contempt, born into a family over-burdened with heirs.

How the king of elfhame learned to hate stories read