The trees in Hartwood forest are hiding an ancient secret, a door into a magical realm where fairy princes and monsters are one and the same. Seventeen-year-old Aria Colling is bored of her small town and dreams of a life filled with excitement and adventure. She's about to learn you should be careful what you wish for. After a chilling encounter at the local summer fair, Aria is ripped from her normal life and dragged through the Veil into the Fair Realm by a strange, silver-eyed boy and his band of fairy soldiers. They believe she is the legendary Fair Queen, the subject of a prophecy that promises to unite the war-ravaged realm and bring an end to the centuries-long conflict between the Five Kingdoms. But it can't be true. Can it? Beset by terrifying creatures at every turn, and hunted by a tyrannical king who will stop at nothing to prevent the prophecy from coming true, Aria will have to rely on her wits if she's to escape the Fair Realm with her life.

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice... When Aria returns to the Fair Realm to attend a ball at the Salamander castle, it isn’t long before things take a turn for the deadly. With her father’s home in ashes and her newfound family reduced to dust, Aria finds herself King Auberon’s captive once more. Deep within the mountains that border the Celeste Kingdom, Aria is powerless to fight back, her newly-discovered abilities suppressed by the weight of the rock that surrounds her. But when a Celeste guard whispers about rebellion and promises to help her escape, Aria is desperate to trust him. Crown Prince Xander returns home to the Gnome castle, laden with grief for his brother and father, and dreading the day he will be crowned king. Preparations are underway for his marriage and coronation, but thoughts of the girl he betrayed trouble him day and night. Until the morning of his wedding, when a note arrives that Aria has been taken by Auberon once more, and Xander is forced to choose between his life of duty and obedience, and what he believes is right. Return to the Fair Realm and lose yourself in book two of The Fair Chronicles. Perfect for fans of Holly Black’s Folk of the Air series.

A mythical book, lost to the ages. A prophesied evil, intent on destroying the realm. A battle between hope and fear, love and hate. The Fair Chronicles comes to a close with this epic series finale, bringing Aria and Xander's story to an explosive conclusion. The Five Kingdoms are consumed by war as Aria and her friends hunt for a way to stop the dark forces that threaten the realm from destroying all that they hold dear. Plagued by strange dreams and struggling to control her ever-growing abilities, Aria must make a choice between keeping her friends safe and risking everything to stop the Celeste King, once and for all. Return to the Fair Realm once more, and experience the heart-stopping climax of this gripping fantasy series.