Days of Blood and Starlight: the masterfully-written, unmissable sequel to a bestselling phenomenon
Paperback Published on: 24/09/2026
Price: £10.99
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An exceptional Read
Days of Blood and Starlight is the sequel to Laini Taylor's refreshing novel Daughter of Smoke and Bone. I was extremely pleased to discover that it was a ... READ MORE
Simply brilliant, I love it!
I read the first book in this trilogy, Daughter of Smoke and Bone, and simply loved it, what an amazing imagination Laini Taylor has. I like the incredible... READ MORE
A fresh twist on the age old good vs evil...
This is a fanastic trilogy. I loved the first one 'Daughter of Smoke and Bone' and I loved this second one. I cannot wait for the final instalment!
Karou ... READ MORE
Days of Reading and No Sleep!
The second in the series follows the seperate stories of Akiva and Karou, the couple we all want together even through issues of race and mortal war. The A... READ MORE
Fantastic once again from Laini Taylor
Beginning with Daughter of Smoke and Bone, Laini Taylor has crafted an incredibly intricate and detailed world, and the second book in the series is just a... READ MORE
Bring on book 3!
I loved Daughter of Smoke and bone, and couldn't wait for the sequel but this was a different kind of story, darker, with more action. It did take me a lit... READ MORE
How long until volume three?
This is amazing, for once a truly original fantasy.
We are used to the good versus evil theme, but this turns the whole thing around and really gets you th... READ MORE
Rich story-telling and great characters!
Having enjoyed The Daughter of Smoke and Bone, I am so pleased that Days of Blood and Starlight exceeded my expectations. Much like His Dark Materials Tril... READ MORE
Amazing.
Just finished reading this & WOW! I'm kind of reeling from everything she managed to cram in there! Love, war , anguish, sorrow, pain, loss, sacrifice, hor... READ MORE
Fabulous!
It didn't take long to be drawn back into Karou's world of angels and monsters - but who is the angel and who is the monster? This second book of the trilo... READ MORE
A fresh twist on the age-old good vs evil...
This is a fanastic trilogy. I loved the first one 'Daughter of Smoke and Bone' and I loved this second one. I cannot wait for the final instalment!
Karou h... READ MORE
A fantastic sequel!
It had been a while since I read Daughter of Smoke and Bone, so it took me a few (short) chapters to get back in the swing of it, but after that I was well... READ MORE
Synopsis
Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love and dared to imagine a world free of bloodshed and war.
This was not that world.
Art student and monster's apprentice Karou finally has the answers she has always sought. She knows who she is - and what she is.
But with this knowledge comes another truth she would give anything to undo: she loved the enemy and he betrayed her, and a world suffered for it.
While Karou and her allies build a monstrous army in a land of dust and starlight, Akiva wages a different sort of battle: a battle for redemption. For hope. But can any hope be salvaged from the ashes of their broken dream?
Karou and Akiva find themselves on opposing sides as an age-old war stirs back to life, in the stunning sequel to Daughter of Smoke & Bone.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
- ISBN: 9781399765718
- Number of pages: 544
- Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
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From daughter of smoke and bone. ( which I will add took me on a journey to a world I want to live in!) to this fantastic tale continued with all the wonde... READ MORE
Days of Blood and Starlight
The Perfect Second Book.
As with the first book, we’re offered an insight into Laini Taylor’s wonderful imagination through the creation of a beautiful world riddled by war. This s... READ MORE
Wonderful, simply wonderful!
At first I couldn't get into this, but then, when I did I couldn't put it down. Several new and interesting characters join the epic battle between Good an... READ MORE
Wonderful!
Days of Blood and Starlight made me fall even more in love with this trilogy of books, I couldn't put it down towards the end! Emotions are written with de... READ MORE
Amazing sequel
After reading the first book and loving it, I started to read the second book with trepidation, would it live up to expectations? All I can say is WOW. Thi... READ MORE
Not as good as Daughter of Smoke and Bone
I loved the first book in this series. The mysterious Karou who falls in love with Akiva, the angel. Unfortunately I found this book much more difficult to... READ MORE
A must read for fantasy fans
Oh my god! This series is just incredible! I think Laini Taylor is going to be joining my list of favourite authors.
Days of Blood & Starlight is the f... READ MORE