Begin with Karou's mystery
Start with Daughter of Smoke & Bone; save the companion novella until the main cast is familiar.
Book Series · 3 Books
Daughter of Smoke & Bone Books
In order from Daughter of Smoke & Bone to Dreams of Gods & Monsters.
Laini Taylor's completed YA fantasy trilogy follows Prague art student Karou into a hidden war between chimaera and seraphim—and toward a forbidden love connected to her forgotten past.
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Reading order
How to Read Daughter of Smoke & Bone
Read Daughter of Smoke & Bone, Days of Blood & Starlight, and Dreams of Gods & Monsters in numbered order. Each novel continues the same war, mystery, and relationship.
Night of Cake & Puppets is an optional illustrated companion about Zuzana and Mik's first date. It takes place during the opening novel and works well after book #1, but it is not book #2.
Sources: Hachette's official series page, Hachette's official companion edition.
For parents
What Parents Should Know
The trilogy includes war, massacres, torture, executions, slavery, resurrection using teeth and bodies, frightening creatures, serious injuries, grief, and important deaths. Violence and despair intensify substantially in the second book.
The central romance includes kissing, sexual references, and some implied sexual content. There are also threats of sexual violence and abusive power dynamics, making this better suited to teens prepared for a dark wartime fantasy than younger readers drawn to the Prague setting.
Where to start
Where Should My Teen Start?
Where the story begins
First Book in the Series
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$1900
Book #1 · Chapter Book · Ages 14–18 · 2011
Daughter of Smoke & Bone
By Laini Taylor
A young artist's mysterious past ignites a war between worlds.
418 pages· 99,472 words· Est. 9 hour read
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Summary: Karou, a blue-haired art student in Prague, sketches monsters that might be real and vanishes on secretive errands. When winged strangers leave black handprints on doorways, her life spirals into an otherworldly conflict. In Marrakesh, she meets Akiva, whose fiery gaze unravels secrets of blood, starlight, and a love entwined with violence. As Karou uncovers her true identity, she must confront a brutal past and decide if the truth is worth the cost. Will she survive the revelations that threaten to consume her?
In reading order
Daughter of Smoke & Bone Series
3 books · Published 2011–2014
#1
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$1900
Daughter of Smoke & Bone
Chapter Book · Ages 14–18 · 2011
A young artist's mysterious past ignites a war between worlds.
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$1398
Days of Blood & Starlight
Chapter Book · Ages 14–17 · 2012
An art student must choose between vengeance and redemption in a war-torn world.
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$1900
Dreams of Gods & Monsters
Chapter Book · Ages 13–17 · 2014
Two worlds teeter on war's edge. Can a fragile alliance avert destruction?
Optional illustrated companion
Night of Cake & Puppets
1 book · Published 2013
Zuzana and Mik's magical first date takes place alongside book #1 and does not change the trilogy's numbered order.
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$2279
Night of Cake & Puppets
Chapter Book · Ages 15–+ · 2013
A magical treasure hunt leads to an unforgettable first date in Prague.
Good to know
Common Questions
How many books are in the Daughter of Smoke & Bone series?
There are 3 books in the Daughter of Smoke & Bone series. It began with Daughter of Smoke & Bone in 2011, and the newest book, Dreams of Gods & Monsters, was published in 2014.
What order should you read the Daughter of Smoke & Bone books in?
Start with Daughter of Smoke & Bone and follow the series order — the books above are numbered #1 through #3.
What ages are the Daughter of Smoke & Bone books best for?
The series is best for ages 13–18, based on the age ranges of the individual books.
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