Deadline is reporting that Universal Pictures has snapped up the rights to The Cruel Prince, the upcoming fantasy novel from Holly Black, author of The Spiderwick Chronicles.
The book, which will be published in January, will mark the first instalment of a new series called Folk of the Air, and follows the journey of a human girl who is abducted into a world of violent, dangerous faeries, and must scheme to ensure her escape and survival.
Universal has won the rights to the novel after a competitive auction, and has tapped Michael De Luca to produce the movie adaptation through his Michael De Luca Productions banner.
