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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 grown dangerously low.
And in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is about to be caught up in a brutal otherwordly war.
Meet Karou. She fills her sketchbooks with monsters that may or may not be real; she's prone to disappearing on mysterious "errands"; she speaks many languages--not all of them human; and her bright blue hair actually grows out of her head that color. Who is she? That is the question that haunts her, and she's about to find out.
When one of the strangers--beautiful, haunted Akiva--fixes his fire-colored eyes on her in an alley in Marrakesh, the result is blood and starlight, secrets unveiled, and a star-crossed love whose roots drink deep of a violent past. But will Karou live to regret learning the truth about herself?
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- AMAZON TOP TEN BOOKS OF 2011
- AMAZON #1 TEEN BOOK OF 2011
- YALSA TOP TEN BEST FICTION FOR YOUNG ADULTS, 2012
- A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE CHILDREN'S BOOK OF 2011
- PUBLISHER''S WEEKLY BEST BOOKS OF 2011
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- LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY, BEST OF 2011
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- BARNES & NOBLE REVIEW, BEST YA FICTION OF 2011
- LOCUS (MAGAZINE OF SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY) REC READING LIST 2011
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- A JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION, 2011
- ABC BEST CHILDREN'S BOOK CATALOG, 2011
- starred reviews, PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY, KIRKUS, SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, BCCB, THE HORN BOOK
"Wow. I wish I had written this book."
-Patrick Rothfuss, NYT-bestselling author of The Kingkiller Chronicles
"This smartly plotted, surprising, and fiercely compelling read will hook you from its opening pages. (Seriously, cancel all plans once you begin; you won't want to put it down.) ... Bring on book 2! A-"
-Entertainment Weekly
"A breath-catching romantic fantasy about destiny, hope and the search for one's true self that doesn't let readers down ... the world-building descriptions and language stop your heart and then, like a defibrillator, start it up again."
-The New York Times Book Review
"It's to Taylor's great credit that evil incarnate and its love match in Daughter of Smoke and Bone are such imaginative interpretations and that the worlds in which this romance unfolds are likewise so unique: Telling a tale this apocryphal requires serious outside-the-box plot work to pull off. Taylor manages her self-imposed challenge with aplomb."
-The Los Angeles Times
"Yes, it is fantasy romance, complete with angels and devils, but Taylor's prose is fresh and sassy enough to blow away any ennui with the genre ... A cracker story and a truly entertaining read."
-New Zealand Herald
"Daughter of Smoke and Bone is a lush, sweeping, romantic marvel of a book. Taylor's writing is a revelation, masterfully blending an intricate fantasy world into our own, with an artist's flair for exquisite details. Funny, devastating, delightful, unforgettable. Pure storytelling perfection."
-Entertainment Weekly
"A breath-catching romantic fantasy about destiny, hope and the search for one's true self that doesn't let readers down ... the world-building descriptions and language stop your heart and then, like a defibrillator, start it up again."
-The New York Times Book Review
"It's to Taylor's great credit that evil incarnate and its love match in Daughter of Smoke and Bone are such imaginative interpretations and that the worlds in which this romance unfolds are likewise so unique: Telling a tale this apocryphal requires serious outside-the-box plot work to pull off. Taylor manages her self-imposed challenge with aplomb."
-The Los Angeles Times
"Yes, it is fantasy romance, complete with angels and devils, but Taylor's prose is fresh and sassy enough to blow away any ennui with the genre ... A cracker story and a truly entertaining read."
-New Zealand Herald
"Daughter of Smoke and Bone is a lush, sweeping, romantic marvel of a book. Taylor's writing is a revelation, masterfully blending an intricate fantasy world into our own, with an artist's flair for exquisite details. Funny, devastating, delightful, unforgettable. Pure storytelling perfection."
-Kiersten White, NYT-bestselling author of Paranormalcy and Supernaturally
"Daughter of Smoke and Bone is that rare beast: a novel that takes the familiar and makes it appear startling and new. Taylor has embraced the mythology of angels and reworked it in an extraordinary form, so that by the end of this lyrical, haunting book, I wanted to believe in the existence of these violent, tormented beings. I can hardly wait for the next installment."
-John Connolly, author of The Book of Lost Things
"Taylor again weaves a masterful mix of reality and fantasy with cross-genre appeal. Exquisitely writeen and beautifully paced ..."-Publisher's Weekly, starred review
"Rarely—perhaps not since the author’s own Faeries of Dreamdark: Blackbringer (2007)—does a series kick off so deliciously."-Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"Fans of torturously star-crossed lovers à la those in Marr’s Wicked Lovely and Black’s Tithe will find much to enjoy here, but those who flock to innovative, character-driven fantasy with thematic depth will be equally enthralled."-BCCB (Bulletin for the Center for Children's Books), starred review
"Lush description of gothic and ghostly Prague beckons readers from the first page and fulfills its promise, leading to a star-crossed romance that spans worlds and transcends death."-The Horn Book, starred review
"National Book Award finalist Laini Taylor has created a lushly imaginative, fully realized world in Daughter of Smoke and Bone. Taylor’s writing is as sumptuous as poetry, and the story overflows with dark and delightful magic, star-crossed love, and difficult choices with heartbreaking repercussions. Readers of all ages will be utterly enchanted."
-Juliet Disparte, Amazon.com; Amazon Best Book of the Month pick, Sept 2011
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