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Days of Blood and Starlight

the masterfully-written, unmissable sequel to a bestselling phenomenon
By Laini Taylor
Series: Daughter of Smoke and Bone Trilogy
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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... Read More
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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.

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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?

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.

Series: Daughter of Smoke and Bone Trilogy

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    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...
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    $1999
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  • Days of Blood and Starlight
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    Days of Blood and Starlight
    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...
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    $1999
    Elsewhere:
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    Pre-order
    Out 5 Jan 2027
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781399765718

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 September 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hodderscape

Illustration: N/A

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 44.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 377g

Pages: 544

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About the Author

Laini Taylor is an award-winning, internationally bestselling author of fantasy books for teens, adults, and kids. Apart from the Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy, which has been translated into thirty-seven languages, she's known for Strange the Dreamer, Muse of Nightmares, the Dreamdark books, and Lips Touch. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband, artist Jim Di Bartolo, daughter Clementine (also an artist), cats Witch and Hazel, and yeti Melvin. Her online writing community welcomes writers at all stages of their journeys.

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