Laini Taylor is the New York Times bestselling author of the Printz Honor Book Strange the Dreamer and its sequel, Muse of Nightmares. Taylor is also the author of the global sensation the Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy and the companion novella Night of Cake & Puppets. Taylor's other works include the Dreamdark books: Blackbringer and Silksinger, and the National Book Award finalist Lips Touch: Three Times. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband, illustrator Jim Di Bartolo, and their daughter, Clementine. Her website is lainitaylor.com.
* "Taylor continues to build an irresistible fantasy world in this
grim sequel to her masterfulDaughter of Smoke & Bone...Taylor's
dazzling writing and skill at creating suspense are strong as ever;
fantasy lovers will gobble up this book with
satisfaction."--Publishers Weekly, starred review
* "Taylor manages to make a five-hundred-page epic read at a
breakneck speed that will have readers struggling to finish in one
sitting. This sequel to Daughter of Smoke & Bone will paradoxically
satisfy readers' desire for more of Karou's story while leaving
them begging for the third installment."--VOYA, starred review
* "The future of Karou, her ill-fated romance with Akiva, and the
survival of both of their races await readers in the concluding
volume; it promises to be a doozy."--The Horn Book, starred
review
* "The impossible choices each character faces compel readers to
consider the fission when ethics slam into power, creating a chain
reaction of pain and grim, uncertain outcomes that must be worked
through even if chances for hope on the other side are slim. Of
course, [readers will be left] in breathless anticipation for the
next installment, but the intensity of this middle piece is a
satisfying feast all on its own."--BCCB, starred review
"Emotionally intense...memorable characters and turns of
phrase."--Kirkus
"It is written masterfully and filled with poetic lyricism that
tricks you into believing you are reading a classic. The book is
melancholy and the pain of the characters is so etched into the
pages that after you put the book down you find yourself hovering
in dark corners, muttering to yourself about the cruelty of the
world. But don't let that put you off from reading what will become
a classic in literature in the decades to come, for sure. I am
eagerly awaiting book three. Mrs Taylor! Bring it on!"--Fantasy
Book Review
"The next Next Big Thing."--Wired
A Top Ten Amazon Best Book of the Year for TeensNew York Times
BestsellerA Junior Library Guild Selection of the Year
* "Taylor continues to build an irresistible fantasy world in this
grim sequel to her masterfulDaughter of Smoke &
Bone...Taylor's dazzling writing and skill at creating suspense
are strong as ever; fantasy lovers will gobble up this book with
satisfaction."--Publishers Weekly, starred review
* "Taylor manages to make a five-hundred-page epic read at a
breakneck speed that will have readers struggling to finish in one
sitting. This sequel to Daughter of Smoke & Bone will paradoxically
satisfy readers' desire for more of Karou's story while leaving
them begging for the third installment."--VOYA, starred review
* "The future of Karou, her ill-fated romance with Akiva, and the
survival of both of their races await readers in the concluding
volume; it promises to be a doozy."--The Horn Book, starred
review
* "The impossible choices each character faces compel readers to
consider the fission when ethics slam into power, creating a chain
reaction of pain and grim, uncertain outcomes that must be worked
through even if chances for hope on the other side are slim. Of
course, [readers will be left] in breathless anticipation for the
next installment, but the intensity of this middle piece is a
satisfying feast all on its own."--BCCB, starred review
"Emotionally intense...memorable characters and turns of
phrase."--Kirkus
"It is written masterfully and filled with poetic lyricism that
tricks you into believing you are reading a classic. The book is
melancholy and the pain of the characters is so etched into the
pages that after you put the book down you find yourself hovering
in dark corners, muttering to yourself about the cruelty of the
world. But don't let that put you off from reading what will become
a classic in literature in the decades to come, for sure. I am
eagerly awaiting book three. Mrs Taylor! Bring it on!"--Fantasy
Book Review
"The next Next Big Thing."--Wired
A Top Ten Amazon Best Book of the Year for TeensNew York
Times BestsellerA Junior Library Guild Selection of the
Year
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