The Forest King's Daughter

By: Blake, Elly

Book Overview

For fans of Sarah J. Maas and Holly Black, The Forest King's Daughter is an enemies-to-forbidden-lovers romance from the New York Times bestselling author of Frostblood.

Once upon a time, among the bloodred trees of Thirstwood, a young forest princess became friends with a lonely boy from underground. He gifted her an amber ring, a worthless trinket--or so he thought--because no sooner did he slide it onto her finger than the queen of the underground and the forest king declared war.

Years later, Cassia is a crucial force in her father's army, wielding her ring of light that can blind and disorient hundreds of enemies at a time. Then, battle-hardened Zeru abducts her, planning to steal the ring back to fix his costly childhood mistake. Exhausted, terrified, and more than a little mistrusting, Cassia is forced to travel with Zeru to a place they both believed only existed in storybooks, one where their childhood friendship slowly rekindles into something more. But it's only a matter of time before the war they escaped comes for them, and a hidden threat to forest and underground folk alike grows in the shadows.

From the author of the Frostblood Saga comes the first book in an enchanting, adventure-filled fantasy series about the daughters of the powerful forest king, sure to leave readers breathless and desperate for more.

Read the entire Thirstwood series:
The Forest King's Daughter
The Cursed Queen's Daughter
Daughter of the Wild Gods

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 031639582X
• ISBN13: 9780316395823
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.3" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12