Daughter of Smoke and Bone Trilogy – serie

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.'REMARKABLE AND BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN' GUARDIAN'MESEMERISING' MARIE CLAIRE She had been innocent once, a little girl playing with feathers on the floor of a devil's lair.She wasn't innocent now . . .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 love, dangerous secrets, and deadly worlds collide in this sweeping fantasy adventure by a New York Times bestselling author.'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 ROTHFUSSPRAISE FOR LAINI TAYLOR'Imaginative, spell binding, captivating and heart breaking. This is what books should be' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Truly a thing of literary beauty' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I was literally shouting "WHAT!? I want more!!!". I can't believe it ended that way' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Absolutely endearing, the whole thing' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'The story was really well constructed...I mean really. The prose was practically perfect' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Karou and Akiva find themselves on opposing sides as an age-old war stirs back to life, in the stunning sequel to Daughter of Smoke and Bone.'ONE OF THOSE SERIES THAT WILL HAVE YOU TEARING AT YOUR HAIR AND GNASHING YOUR TEETH WAITING FOR THE NEXT INSTALMENT' STEPHANIE MEYER'PLUNGES US INTO A WORLD OF BEAUTY AND HORROR' DAILY MAILOnce 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. Art student and monster's apprentice Karou finally has the answers she has always sought. She knows who she is - and what she is.But with this knowledge comes another truth she would give anything to undo: she loved the enemy and he betrayed her, and a world suffered for it.While Karou and her allies build a monstrous army in a land of dust and starlight, Akiva wages a different sort of battle: a battle for redemption. For hope. But can any hope be salvaged from the ashes of their broken dream?PRAISE FOR LAINI TAYLOR'She has a way with words that is just magical' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A fabulous read; there's never a dull moment' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Please please PLEASE do yourself a favour, young or old and read these books' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Laini's writing is as magical, mouthwatering, imaginative, and wildly wonderful as always' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Spellbinding and engaging to a degree I've rarely experienced in YA' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Two worlds threaten to crumble in the face of a common enemy in the epic conclusion to the Sunday Times bestselling Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy.'A GRIPPING PAGE-TURNER' MARIE CLAIRE'THRILLING' GLAMOUROnce upon a time, an angel and a devil pressed their hands to their hearts and started the apocalypse.Two worlds are poised on the brink of war. By way of a staggering deception, Karou has taken control of the chimaera rebellion and is intent on steering it away from dead-end vengeance. The future rests on her.When the brutal angel emperor brings his army to the human world, Karou and Akiva are finally reunited - not in love, but in tentative alliance against their common enemy. It is a twisted version of their long-ago dream, and they begin to hope it might forge a way forward for their people. And, perhaps, for themselves.But with bigger threats on the horizon, are Karou and Akiva strong enough to stand among the gods and monsters?PRAISE FOR LAINI TAYLOR 'I was utterly captivated' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Laini Taylor has easily become one of my favourite authors' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'It's damn near perfect!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'The problem now is...What can I read next that will come anywhere close to these amazing books' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'The prose sung between lyrical and whimsical but was always evocative and strangely beautiful' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐