• Dreams of Gods & Monsters

  • Daughter of Smoke and Bone, Book 3
  • By: Laini Taylor
  • Narrated by: Khristine Hvam
  • Length: 18 hrs and 8 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (2,410 ratings)

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Dreams of Gods & Monsters

By: Laini Taylor
Narrated by: Khristine Hvam
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Publisher's summary

Two worlds threaten to crumble in the face of a common enemy in the epic conclusion to the New York Times best-selling Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy—now with a gorgeous new package!

What power can bruise the sky?

Two worlds are poised on the brink of a vicious war. By way of a staggering deception, Karou has taken control of the chimaera's rebellion and is intent on steering its course 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 that it might forge a way forward for their people. And, perhaps, for themselves.

But with even bigger threats on the horizon, are Karou and Akiva strong enough to stand among the gods and monsters?

The New York Times best-selling Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy comes to a stunning conclusion as—from the streets of Rome to the caves of the Kirin and beyond—humans, chimaera, and seraphim strive, love, and die in an epic theater that transcends good and evil, right and wrong, friend and enemy.

©2014 Laini Taylor (P)2014 Hachette Audio

Critic reviews

*In the final book of the Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy, Taylor revives the strong interweaving of reality and fantasy that gave the first story such cross-genre appeal."—Publishers Weekly, starred review
"[An] ambitious, gorgeously edgy drama lit up by its coruscating characters and prose."—Kirkus
"New revelations, characters, multiple love stories, and constant plot twists and suspense will not disappoint Taylor's many fans."—Booklist

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Great Ending

Where does Dreams of Gods & Monsters rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

At the top. The series of fantastic and beautiful. There was a hell of a lot happening in this book. A ton of new characters and new worlds - it feels like Laini Taylor was setting things up for a new series instead of writing a conclusion to this one.

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Best AUTHOR EVER!!!!

This series is truly a masterpiece!! Laini Taylor's brilliance is unmatched! She weaves an amazing story that leaves you captivated. The characters are awesome, as is the storyline! And Khristine Hvam is just as amazing as a narrator!

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Too long.

I feel like for this one there were too many chapters that did not move the story forward.

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omg love it

omg l love this book best yet it had me on the edge of my seat the whole time

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So amazing

I loved the story and the way the author put it all together. I could not wait each day for my time to listen. I began to be sad in the last few days, knowing that it would be ending soon.

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Great Trilogy

I loved this trilogy!!! The story was phenomenal!! The last couple of chapters before the epilogue were hard to follow and that is the only negative of the entire series. The narrator has become my favorite of all time!!!

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INCREDIBLE FINALE!

I laughed, cried, was uplifted, crashed, this finale had me all over the place in the feels. Laini's writing is phenomenal & no one can do what she does in the way she does it. Bravo!

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no words

I can't even express how perfect this whole series is and this ending had me happy crying because Karou and Akiva deserve nothing less than this beautifully perfect middle. This deserves more stars than what's provided.

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Waaay too much sap gumming up a great story

I loved the overall story in this book, but the hours of sappy explainations of their love feels like way too much. I find myself rolling my eyes and fastforwarding at 2x through those parts becauee they're sooooo sappy and its hard to listen to. If I liked romance novels then I'd read romance novels. I don't need hours of Romeo and Juliet mixed up in the middle of an epic. Pick a lane. A little love makes sense, but waxing poetically about the same thing several times in between fun and exciting parts really kills the momentum of the book.

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Loved this series and miss the charactures

Would you listen to Dreams of Gods & Monsters again? Why?

Yes. This was a very creative story and I really enjoyed it. I really got hooked. I suggested to friends and they loved it as we'll.

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