The Knight and the Moth
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4.2 • 18 Ratings
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- $30.99
Publisher Description
From NYT bestselling author Rachel Gillig comes the next big romantasy sensation, a gothic, mist-cloaked tale of a young prophetess forced on an impossible quest with the one knight whose future is beyond her sight. Perfect for fans of Jennifer L. Armentrout and Leigh Bardugo.
Sybil Delling has spent nine years dreaming of having no dreams at all. Like the other foundling girls who traded a decade of service for a home in the great cathedral, Sybil is a Diviner. In her dreams she receives visions from six unearthly figures known as Omens. From them, she can predict terrible things before they occur, and lords and common folk alike travel across the kingdom of Traum’s windswept moors to learn their futures by her dreams.
Just as she and her sister Diviners near the end of their service, a mysterious knight arrives at the cathedral. Rude, heretical, and devilishly handsome, the knight Rodrick has no respect for Sybil's visions. But when Sybil's fellow Diviners begin to vanish one by one, she has no choice but to seek his help in finding them. For the world outside the cathedral’s cloister is wrought with peril. Only the gods have the answers she is seeking, and as much as she'd rather avoid Rodrick's dark eyes and sharp tongue, only a heretic can defeat a god.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Smouldering romance and eerie gothic fantasy feed off each other in fascinating ways in this immersive listen. In the kingdom of Traum, Sybil is one of the women of Aisling Cathedral who provide divining omens to those who seek them. But something goes wrong when the boy king seeks a vision, sending Sybil on a quest with her new frenemy, a knight named Rory. A classic, banter-filled adventure follows, as the pair team up with Sybil’s faithful gargoyle buddy to find out the truth about the kingdom and their gods. Whether she’s voicing a courageous heroine or an unearthly creature, courtly but charismatic narrator Samantha Hydeson’s elegant British accent and perfectly poised inflections provide the perfect vehicle for Rachel Gillig’s vivid world-building. And as a slow-boiling romance builds between the two leads, Hydeson brings a subtly steamy feel to just the right moments. Listening to The Knight and the Moth feeds your mind, your heart, and your spirit in one fell swoop.