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Cover of A Conspiracy of Charming Monsters: Illustrated Tales from Elfhame (The Folk of the Air)

A Conspiracy of Charming Monsters: Illustrated Tales from Elfhame (The Folk of the Air)

Holly Black (2026-11-03)

Subgenre
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age14
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentModerate
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

ManipulationDeceptionViolenceBetrayalPower Imbalance

Positive tags

AdventureHeartwarmingHigh AngstMysterySwoony

Hero archetypes

Fae HeroAntiheroMorally Gray Hero

Heroine archetypes

Fae HeroineMorally Gray HeroineStrong Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Multiple POVs

Tropes

FaeMorally Gray ProtagonistCourt IntrigueForbidden LovePolitical IntrigueEnemies to LoversTricksterHidden IdentityUnreliable Narrator

Themes

Power and CorruptionLove vs DutyIdentityDeception and TruthChoice and ConsequenceBeauty and MonstrosityCapricious Love

Synopsis

From the brilliant mind of #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black comes a collection of short stories, gorgeously illustrated in full color and set in the Faerie world, where beauty can be monstrous and love can be capricious....

Tags

Dark FantasyFairy Tale RetellingCourt DramaIllustrated Fiction