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.

About the Author
Laini Taylor is the Sunday Times bestselling author of the internationally acclaimed Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy and the companion novella, Night of Cake & Puppets. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband, illustrator Jim Di Bartolo, and their daughter Clementine.

Reviews
WOW. I wish I had written this book. * Patrick Rothfuss *
Remarkable and beautifully written . . . The opening volume of a truly original trilogy. * Guardian *
The world-building descriptions and language stop your heart and then, like a defibrillator, start it up again. * New York Times *
Mesmerising. * Marie Claire *
A mesmerising read * Woman & Home *



Book Information
ISBN 9781529353969
Author Laini Taylor
Format Paperback
Page Count 448
Imprint Hodder Paperback
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Weight(grams) 320g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 128mm * 34mm