The Cruel Prince Fanfiction
Mortal Jude navigates the treacherous world of Faerie and its cruel prince.
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The Cruel Prince fanfiction is fan-created stories set in the The Folk of the Air - Holly Black universe. With over 16,000 works on Archive of Our Own, The Cruel Prince is one of the most popular fandoms in the fanfiction community.
These stories explore beloved characters like Jude Duarte, Cardan Greenbriar, Taryn Duarte, Locke, and many more. Writers create everything from short one-shots to epic novel-length adventures, exploring relationships, alternate universes, and "what if" scenarios.
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These are the highest-rated The Cruel Prince stories on AO3, ranked by kudos from readers.
homeland
by scarletaire
| Complete. |Cardanโs eyes flash open. โWhy?โ he repeats, and Jude feels the power shift between them. โDonโt you remember, wife?โ he croons. โIt was the Undersea that stole you away from me.โย And Jude has only enough time to think, danger, before he lunges at her. ย or: Cardan and Jude work on remov
devil's finery
by scarletaire
| Complete. |Her husband, Jude swiftly realizes, has a thing for mortal clothes. Specifically: her in mortal clothes.
Queen in Exile
by destinies
Jude Duarte is the High Queen of Faerie, but few people know that. Married in secret then banished to the mortal realm, Jude has to find her footing again. She knows what she wants. She wants retribution. She wants what is rightfully hers. She wants a few other things she shouldn't want.More than an
covenant mine
by scarletaire
A year into their marriage, Jude presents Cardan with a wedding ring of his own.
132 Hours
by destinies
When a car accident claims the lives of her parents, Jude Duarte and her twin sister Tarynโboth omegasโare swept away by their half-sister's father and raised among the alpha upper crust of society. It sounds like something out of a fairytale. It is a nightmare.Years later, after graduating at the t
get me to the altar
by goodmourning
โTell me,โ she all but sneered, โhow did I torment your sleep?โset two years after judeโs return from exile. (posted originally on tumblr @amandlas)
Between Enemy Lines
by TheIndomitableSmartass
This is a collection of scenes from the trilogy - some that happened off page, some that I wish had happened. And Cardan's POV of the entire third book. This is super self indulgent. Excerpt:A faint brush against my palm. The gentleness of that touch frightens me, and I dare to break eye contact, gl
How Am I Going to Tell Him?
by ironicallyanemic
Jude has been feeling sick for a few days. The flu? Poison? It takes Taryn only a minute to realize the cause: The High Queen is pregnant.ย Note: Chapter 7 on features a very pregnant Jude getting into trouble and other late pregnancy adventures.
True Love's Kiss
by samann357
Jude is poisoned. The cure is true love's kiss. You do the math.
Say My Name
by nightfellforever
Jude meets Cardan in a bar.
Cheek to cheek in hell
by Laequiem
Jude has killed Valerian and now her days are counted. She makes the best of it and goes to end the worst of them all.Instead, Cardan convinces her to leave Elfhame with him.***Canon-divergent story where Cardan and Jude leave Elfhame. They share a shitty apartment as they try to make a life for the
sentiment
by hanpersands
Cardan hasnโt seen all sides of Jude Duarte. The thing that differs from his and most everyoneโs understanding of her, is that he knows it. Knows sheโs more than just a human girl who got lucky, knows that the danger of her isnโt that she wants the kingโs favour, but that she doesnโt care for it.And
Come on Love, Draw Your Swords
by maximumtrash
Sing to me, MoonlightFor you, dear, are honey-tonguedI dream just for you.The one where Jude finds out she's pregnant and Cardan begins collecting a thousand plants. (Written before TQoN).
maybe this is danger and he just don't know
by goodmourning
request: cardan tied to a bed.He tugged on the silky scarves tethering his hands to each end of the bedpost. They wouldnโt come loose. Damn it. He gazed at her. โI want to touch you.โoriginally posted on tumblr @amandlas.
Snakes and Lattes
by neonforgetmenot
๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ ๐โ ๐ ๐ ๐ก๏ธ ๐คMuch has changed in the wake of the bloodbath coronation. Vivi and Jude
To Dance With Danger
by slightlyrebelliouswriter
Anon asked: โCan you write something about how Jude gets hurt somewhere and the court of shadows and Cardan go looking for her and then the ghost/roach/bomb finds her and brings her to Cardan. +cute Jurdan momentsโDanger was Judeโs constant companion. Cardan would call it her closest friend if he kn
I See You
by stardustsroses
โWhy do all those things, Cardan? Was it just to feel powerful for two seconds?โHe hesitates. Sneers, the way he always does whenever there is a lie coating his tongue and he realizes he cannot spit it out. And then, โI wanted them to see me. Because no one does.โโI do. I see you.โ
Half-truths
by crowsb4bros
the kiss scene from Cardan's POV
No Strings Attached
by Lady_Therion
In which Jude gives in to a weakness.
This Feels Like a Date
by Catbeanjrjr
A slow-burn rewrite starting at Chapter 21 of TWK (Taryn and Locke's wedding) and the events that follow.Jude doesn't command Cardan and Madoc doesn't find out. Instead, Jude and Cardan end up as "reluctant" wedding dates. Flirting and pining ensue. ย โNone of the guards have caught my eye. Am I all
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