Here are brief captions for the books in Holly Black’s “The Folk of the Air” series:

1. **The Cruel Prince**: Jude, a mortal girl living in the treacherous High Court of Faerie, must navigate a world of deception and power struggles to secure her place and protect her family.

2. **The Wicked King**: As Jude serves as seneschal to the newly crowned High King Cardan, she grapples with political intrigue and betrayal, realizing that gaining power is easier than holding onto it.

3. **The Queen of Nothing**: Exiled and powerless, Jude must return to Elfhame and confront dangerous enemies and her complicated feelings for Cardan to reclaim her place and save the Faerie realm.