Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love and dared to imagine a world free of bloodshed and war. This was not that world.
'This is what books should be'
'Truly a thing of literary beauty'
'I was literally shouting "WHAT!? I want more!!!"'
'Practically perfect'
Around the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky.
In a dark and dusty shop, a devil's supply of human teeth grows dangerously low.
And an art student named Karou wanders the tangled lanes of Prague, plagued by the sensation that she isn't whole.
When one of the strangers - beautiful, haunted Akiva - fixes his fire-coloured eyes on Karou, she is swept away into a deadly war. Soon she must choose between the safety of her ordinary life and a dangerous world that holds the answers she has always sought . . .
Star-crossed lovers, dangerous secrets, and deadly worlds collide in this sweeping fantasy romance trilogy by a New York Times bestselling author. Perfect for fans of Stephanie Garber, Brigid Kemmerer, and Naomi Novik.
Tropes
Opposites attract romance
Forbidden love
Reluctant allies
Found family
'WOW. I WISH I HAD WRITTEN THIS BOOK' PATRICK ROTHFUSS
'REMARKABLE AND BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN' GUARDIAN
'THE WORLD-BUILDING DESCRIPTIONS AND LANGUAGE STOP YOUR HEART AND THEN, LIKE A DEFIBRILLATOR, START IT UP AGAIN' NEW YORK TIMES
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Hi! I write fantasy books. My latest is STRANGE THE DREAMER, about a young librarian, a mythic lost city, and the half-human children of murdered gods. Check it out :-) Before that I wrote the DAUGHTER OF SMOKE & BONE trilogy, which has been translated into 32 languages. It's about a blue-haired art student raised by monsters, a broken angel, and a war that has raged for 1000 years in another world. I also wrote LIPS TOUCH: THREE TIMES, which was a National Book Award finalist, and the DREAMDARK books. As well as various short stories and novellas. Thanks for reading!! www.lainitaylor.com; @lainitaylor
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DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE is a book unbounded by genre but located at a magical crossroads where THE PASSAGE meets PHILIP PULLMAN and TWILIGHT meets PAN'S LABYRINTH.
Errand requiring immediate attention. Come.
The note was on vellum, pierced by the talons of the almost-crow that delivered it. Karou read the message. 'He never says please', she sighed, but she gathered up her things.
When Brimstone called, she always came.
In general, Karou has managed to keep her two lives in balance. On the one hand, she's a seventeen-year-old art student in Prague; on the other, errand-girl to a monstrous creature who is the closest thing she has to family. Raised half in our world, half in 'Elsewhere', she has never understood Brimstone's dark work - buying teeth from hunters and murderers - nor how she came into his keeping. She is a secret even to herself, plagued by the sensation that she isn't whole.
Now the doors to Elsewhere are closing, and Karou must choose between the safety of her human life and the dangers of a war-ravaged world that may hold the answers she has always sought.
'Remarkable and beautifully written . . . The opening volume of a truly original trilogy.' GUARDIAN
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**THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION of the first in Laini Taylor's breathtaking fantasy trilogy! 'REMARKABLE AND BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN' GUARDIAN 'MESEMERISING' MARIE CLAIRE 'THE WORLD-BUILDING DESCRIPTIONS AND LANGUAGE STOP YOUR HEART AND THEN, LIKE A DEFIBRILLATOR, START IT UP AGAIN' NEW YORK TIMES 'WOW. I WISH I HAD WRITTEN THIS BOOK' PATRICK ROTHFUSS Errand requiring immediate attention. Come. The note was on vellum, pierced by the talons of the almost-crow that delivered it. Karou read the message. 'He never says please', she sighed, but she gathered up her things. When Brimstone called, she always came. In general, Karou has managed to keep her two lives in balance. On the one hand, she's a seventeen-year-old art student in Prague; on the other, errand-girl to a monstrous creature who is the closest thing she has to family. Raised half in our world, half in 'Elsewhere', she has never understood Brimstone's dark work - buying teeth from hunters and murderers - nor how she came into his keeping. She is a secret even to herself, plagued by the sensation that she isn't whole. Now the doors to Elsewhere are closing, and Karou must choose between the safety of her human life and the dangers of a war-ravaged world that may hold the answers she has always sought.PRAISE FOR LAINI TAYLOR'Laini Taylor executes her narrative with flawless style and such individuality that comparison with other books becomes a near impossibility' 'Bewitching. THIS is why I read.' 'This book was fricken epic. And when I say epic I mean EPIC.' 'The characters and worlds of Laini Taylor's imagination just pulled me in from start to finish.' 'Laini Taylor leaves me breathless with her imagination of a world at war.'