Rachel Gillig, the queen of gothic romantasy, returns with higher stakes, darker mysteries, and deeper longings in this gorgeous sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling sensation The Knight and the Moth.
Aisling Cathedral is in ruins. Rodrick Myndacious, Bartholomew, and Maude Bauer are rumored to be dead—and the king has taken Sybil Delling as his bride. To show off their union and solidify his power over Traum, Benji proposes a series of tournaments throughout the hamlets. Captive and drugged, Sybil remains determined to vanquished him as she once did the Omens, even if she destroys the kingdom’s faith—and herself—in the process.
But then a mysterious knave rises to the top of the lists, a man with no name and no memory who may just be Sybil’s ticket to undoing Benji’s power. For in a land where stories repeat themselves, where a king can prove as cruel as a god, the only way to truly destroy the Stonewater Kingdom’s faith is to save it.
The series
In the windswept world of The Stonewater Kingdom, ancient prophecies are more than just whispers in the dark—they are the shadows that guide and bind fate itself. Rachel Gillig's series draws readers into a mysterious, gothic landscape where dreams are not merely figments of imagination, but omens of impending disaster. At the heart of the series is Sybil Delling, a Diviner with a gift and a curse: her visions are both her power and her torment. Her dreams offer glimpses of catastrophe, and as others with similar powers begin to disappear, Sybil is thrust into a deadly race against time to uncover the truth.
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Enter Rodrick, a knight with heretical beliefs and a troubled past. With the world around them crumbling, their uneasy alliance pushes them deeper into a web of gods, lost histories, and a dangerous line between destiny and free will. As Sybil's gifts grow more powerful, the stakes become higher, and the lines between prophecy, faith, and reality blur into a thrilling and complex tapestry.
The Stonewater Kingdom is a world of moody atmospheres, intricate world-building, and characters whose personal struggles are as captivating as the world they inhabit. With every twist, Gillig weaves a tale that balances the supernatural with the deeply human, exploring themes of fate, power, and the cost of knowing what’s to come. Fans of dark, lyrical fantasy will find themselves immersed in a world where nothing is as simple as it seems, and where every revelation might be the one that changes everything.
For those drawn to complex characters and richly imagined worlds, The Stonewater Kingdom offers a haunting journey you won’t want to miss.
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