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Daughter of Smoke and Bone: discover the evocative and expertly-crafted fantasy romance series

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The 10th anniversary edition of the first in Laini Taylor's breathtaking fantasy trilogy

'Remarkable and beautifully written . . . The opening volume of a truly original trilogy.' GUARDIAN

Errand requiring immediate attention. Come.

The note was on vellum, pierced by the talons of the almost-crow that delivered it. Karou read the message. 'He never says please', she sighed, but she gathered up her things.

When Brimstone called, she always came.

In general, Karou has managed to keep her two lives in balance. On the one hand, she's a seventeen-year-old art student in Prague; on the other, errand-girl to a monstrous creature who is the closest thing she has to family. Raised half in our world, half in 'Elsewhere', she has never understood Brimstone's dark work - buying teeth from hunters and murderers - nor how she came into his keeping. She is a secret even to herself, plagued by the sensation that she isn't whole.

Now the doors to Elsewhere are closing, and Karou must choose between the safety of her human life and the dangers of a war-ravaged world that may hold the answers she has always sought.

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Laini Taylor

Laini Taylor

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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