Days of Blood and Starlight

Daughter of Smoke and Bone, Book Two

By: Laini Taylor

Narrated by: Khristine Hvam

It began with the breathtaking Daughter of Smoke and bone... This November, the story continues in the astounding sequel, Days of Blood and Starlight Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love and dared to imagine a new way of living - one without massacres and torn throats and bonfires of the fallen, without revenants or bastard armies or children ripped from their mothers' arms to take their turn in the killing and dying.

Once, the lovers lay entwined in the moon's secret temple and dreamed of a world that was a like a jewel-box without a jewel - a paradise waiting for them to find it and fill it with their happiness.

This was not that world.

©2012 Laini Taylor (P)2012 Hachette Audio

Critic reviews

“Taylor continues to build an irresistible fantasy world in this grim sequel to her masterful Daughter of Smoke and Bone . . . Taylor's dazzling writing and skill at creating suspense are strong as ever; fantasy lovers will gobble up this book with satisfaction” ( Publishers Weekly Starred Review)

“For once the frenzy over a teen novel is justified. Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor is one of those books that blots out reality, so consumed do you become in its fantasy world of chimeras and angels . . . inevitably there is an epic romance but Taylor is a talented writer; this is aeons apart from the usual angels and werewolves dross.” ( Sunday Telegraph)

“ 'Daugther 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.”

"WOW. I wish I had written this book." (Patrick Rothfuss)

"'You don't want this book to end . . . it's cancelling-weekend-plans, stay-up-all-night-addictive." ( Easy Living)

"Northern Lights and Pan's Labyrinth in one." ( Stylist)

"A pacy and inventive tale of a girl with an unknown past and supernatural friends . . . Mesmerising." ( Marie Claire)

Incredible story!

Captivating characters and amazing narrative - the images in my mind are so vivid! Can't wait for next one!

Tenía ganas de seguir con la trilogía

Ha pasado bastante desde que leí el primer libro pero ya tenía ganas de seguir con la trilogía.

Este segundo libro me ha parecido más lento que el primero. Aún así me ha parecido entretenido y era necesario para situar la historia.

Me encantan los personajes, tanto Karou y Akiva como Zuz y Mik. Y me ha gustado ir conociendo mejor otros personajes.

La magia de este mundo me parece fascinante, sigo habiendo leído pocos libros sobre quimeras y me está gustando mucho.

En este libro sufres un montón por los personajes, cada uno está librando una batalla interna y es frustrante. Pero justo eso es lo mismo que les hace crecer como personajes.

El final no me lo esperaba para nada, me ha sorprendido un montón.

Tengo ganas de leer el último y saber cómo termina esta historia.

Just as exciting and vivid as the first

It's interesting that even though I have already read all 3 books and loved them, listening to them brings a whole new quality to them.

Devastating

Exquisite story telling that will tear your heart out.
A real tour de force that will not allow you to hit the pause button.

A "page turner"

Khristine Hvam reprises her role as narrator in this 2nd entry in the Daughter of Smoke and Bone series and delivers a performance that raises Laini Taylor's solid writing to a higher level.

Despite bordering on an over-reliance on "convenient moments", Taylor has managed to write a novel that is both gripping and exciting that somehow transcends the medium and becomes an auditory "page turner". I sometimes get the feeling that the book was written with narration in mind.

For anyone looking to read a YA/Teen novel with elements of fantasy, this is a series that deserves attention.