Daughter of Smoke & Bone: 1 - Softcover

Taylor, Laini

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0316224359 ISBN 13: 9780316224352

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2012

Synopsis

The first book in the New York Times bestselling epic fantasy trilogy by award-winning author Laini Taylor

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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Review:

"Thrillingly fresh and new"-- "Entertainment Weekly"

"Wow. I wish I had written this book."--Patrick Rothfuss, author of "The Wise Man's Fear"

"Thrillingly fresh and new" ""Entertainment Weekly"""

"Wow. I wish I had written this book." "Patrick Rothfuss, author of "The Wise Man's Fear"""

""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"""

""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, author of the "Paranormalcy" series""

* "Rarely--perhaps not since the author's own "Faeries of Dreamdark: Blackbringer" (2007)--does a series kick off so deliciously." ""Kirkus," starred review""

YALSA Top Ten Best Fiction for Young AdultsA "New York Times" Notable Children's Book of the YearA "Publishers Weekly" Best Book of the YearA "School Library Journal "Best Book of the YearA "Kirkus" "Reviews" Best Teen Book of the YearA "Junior" "Library" "Guild" Selection of the Year ""Publishers Weekly," starred review""

"Thrillingly fresh and new" Entertainment Weekly"

"Wow. I wish I had written this book." Patrick Rothfuss, author of The Wise Man's Fear"

Book Description:

Daughter of Smoke and Bone is a book unbounded by genre but located at a magical crossroads where The Passage meets Philip Pullman and Twilight meets Pan's Labyrinth.

About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0316224359
• ISBN 13: 9780316224352
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 624