Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands

By Heather Fawcett

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • When mysterious faeries from other realms appear at her university, curmudgeonly professor Emily Wilde must uncover their secrets before it’s too late, in this heartwarming, enchanting second installment of the Emily Wilde series.

HUGO AWARD FINALIST • AN ELLE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

Emily Wilde is a genius scholar of faerie folklore who just wrote the world’s first comprehensive encyclopaedia of faeries. She’s learned many of the secrets of the Hidden Ones on her adventures . . . and also from her fellow scholar and former rival Wendell Bambleby.

Because Bambleby is more than infuriatingly charming. He’s an exiled faerie king on the run from his murderous mother and in search of a door back to his realm. And despite Emily’s feelings for Bambleby, she’s not ready to accept his proposal of marriage: Loving one of the Fair Folk comes with secrets and dangers.

She also has a new project to focus on: a map of the realms of faerie. While she is preparing her research, Bambleby lands her in trouble yet again, when assassins sent by his mother invade Cambridge. Now Bambleby and Emily are on another adventure, this time to the picturesque Austrian Alps, where Emily believes they may find the door to Bambleby’s realm and the key to freeing him from his family’s dark plans.

But with new relationships for the prickly Emily to navigate and dangerous Folk lurking in every forest and hollow, Emily must unravel the mysterious workings of faerie doors and of her own heart.

Book Two of the Emily Wilde Series

Don’t miss any of Heather Fawcett’s charming Emily Wilde series:
EMILY WILDE’S ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF FAERIES • EMILY WILDE’S MAP OF THE OTHERLANDS • EMILY WILDE’S COMPENDIUM OF LOST TALES

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Published Jan 16, 2024

370 pages

Average rating: 8.2

135 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Sarah Habeeb
Mar 30, 2026
7/10 stars
Definitely a great continuation of the series and I loved the additional characters coming along for the journey to.
thereadingbanshee
Jun 01, 2026
oh my this was GOOD ! so for me too :')
i love the writing and the tone and how it matches with Emily's character and the storytelling and plot like UGH chef's kiss

also perfect example of a subplot romance that actually grows to be a central part of the series in a very organic way? idk if i'm expressing this well, the romance just grows and fits naturally to be a more than crucial point in the overall story and Emily's character arc.

i'm so enamoured with Emily and the writing, the scholar aspect of it all is also chef's kiss!
i'm yea.
i'm not very articulate about it but safe to say it's a very endearing book; i'm excited to see what happens next not so much in in a plot way, even though yes, more in a i love these characters and universe and i trust Heather Fawcett, she knows what she's doing way <3
Dedechang
Mar 06, 2026
10/10 stars
I loved this one more than the last!
karlareadsalot
Feb 15, 2025
9/10 stars
Band 2 🧚🏻‍♀️
ClinicallyBookish
Jan 18, 2025
8/10 stars
“Assassins are a monstrous breed. Either they attack when you are at your worst, or they are having a go at you on your birthday. I have never known a more dishonourable profession.” Another fun little adventure with Ms. Emily as she attempts to thwart the assasination attempts on Wendell by his evil half-fae-half-human stepmother, all while working on her latest project.

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