Daughter of Smoke and Bone
Author(s): Laini Taylor
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.
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'WOW. I wish I had written this book.' -- Patrick Rothfuss 'The writing in this book is exceptional. The language is evocative and beautifully done. The scenes are gorgeously realised ... I was swept away by DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE. It was compelling, addictive and utterly superb. I expect nothing in your diaries on the 29th September, except to buy a copy of this book.' -- vulpeslibris.wordpress.com 'I absolutely adored every second of it!' -- deadbookdarling.blogspot.com 'The world created in this book is so uniquely strange and, whilst uncomparable, if I were to compare it I would point at Phillip Pullman's Dark Materials ... Definitely one of the best books I have read this year ... keeps you hooked from page one.' -- overflowinglibrary.com 'Easily the best book I have read since I first picked up Harry Potter years ago ... Laini Taylor's writing is phenomenal and even the most mundane of sentences felt magical.' -- yabookreads.com 'I LOVED it so so much ... it is going to be HUGE.' -- thecrookedshelf.blogspot.com 'The fantastic storytelling, amazing world building and original story is bound to captivate readers and have them begging for more, just like it did me.' -- inkscratchers.blogspot.com 'A masterful mix of reality and fantasy with cross-genre appeal. Exquisitely written and beautifully paced.' -- Publishers Weekly Starred Review
Laini Taylor is the author of three previous books, the most recent of which, Lips Touch: Three Times, was a silver medal finalist for the 2009 National Book Award. She lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband, illustrator Jim Di Bartolo, and their baby daughter Clementine.
General Fields
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- : Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- : Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
- : 31 August 2011
- : 234mm X 153mm X 33mm
- : 01 October 2011
- : books
Special Fields
- : Laini Taylor
- : Hardback
- : 1
- : 432
