Dreams of Gods & Monsters

Laini Taylor

Apr 2014 · Sold by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

About this ebook

Two worlds threaten to crumble in the face of a common enemy in the epic conclusion to the New York Times bestselling 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 bestselling 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.

Ratings and reviews

And that is because its over. I honestly can't imagine the storie ever feeling compete. It threw a lot of curves and your emotional roller coaster does loopty loops and even momentarily derails but it is one of my most favorite series and was slightlly devastated to be reading the final page as this work comes to an end.

A great conclusion to the trilogy but still left me wanting to know more about Karou's future. Always a good sign for a book. I found myself skipping over some of the descriptions because of the sheer volume of them but still read with an avid fever. I had to stop myself from reading through the night and get some sleep. I would love to see a movie based on this series as long as they found an appropriate "neek-neek" for Karou.

I really enjoyed this book, but it left so many unanswered questions. I was really hoping she was leading up to 4th book in which they fight the creatures and maybe offer Razgut redemption, but nope. Terror and war are inevitable, but everyone is happy now; the end.

About the author

Laini Taylor is the New York Times bestselling author of the Printz Honor Book Strange the Dreamer and its sequel, Muse of Nightmares. Taylor is also the author of the global sensation the Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy and the companion novella Night of Cake & Puppets. Taylor's other works include the Dreamdark books: Blackbringer and Silksinger, and the National Book Award finalist Lips Touch: Three Times. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband, illustrator Jim Di Bartolo, and their daughter, Clementine. Her website is lainitaylor.com.