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Explore membershipsThe Knight and the Moth
The Stonewater Kingdom: Book #1
Narrator
Samantha Hydeson
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Length
13 hours 51 minutes
Language
English
Bookseller recommendation
“Loved this book! This was an amazing story. The world building was fascinating and unique. Took me a while to grasp because I currently only have the audiobook. I definitely recommend the written words first to really glean the details. I will be rereading the book when I get a copy. The cliffhanger is well timed and the conclusion to the first books' mystery and conflict resolution resolved to create a new issue for our FMC to overcome in book two. Can't wait! ”
— Bookseller • Twisted Bookstore
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“A fun new gothic romance fantasy with a magic system based on prophecy/divination! The audiobook was spectacular and really brough the story to life for me. Join a diviner on her journey (with a grumpy Knight of course) to find out why her sisters have begun to go missing. Gods, Omens, Prophecies and a romance worth swooning over. ”
— Jenny • Books & Books
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“I loved every minute of this book. Strong characters, an unhinged side character, twists I didn’t expect, and a beautiful and dark world. ”
— Allison • Belmont Bookshop
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“If you’re a fan of One Dark Window you’ll enjoy this with unique magic and world. Beautiful writing and narration! ”
— Jodi • The Book Shelf
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“Enchantingly detailed and achingly beautiful. You will fall in love with these complex characters and this tiny kingdom where mysterious gods walk. Highly recommend if you like capital R Romantic fantasy.”
— Joan • Ada's Technical Books
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“Beautifully built world and heart-catching characters. The suspense balanced with humor and romance was perfection. Fantastic read!”
— Ashley • Tropetastic Books and Gifts
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“The tone and style of this is so different and will certainly not be for everyone - but it was VERY MUCH for me. It gripped me from beginning to end. I knew I was going to be left desperate for book two but I didn’t know quite how much 😭 I had the actual physical sensation/emotion of my heart in my throat through so many moments of precarious action, devoted friendship, and absolutely BLOOMING love. Ugh it was so gorgeous. I highlighted so many passages and can’t stop thinking about the loving, thriving, growing, healing heart and Bartholomew of it all. Can’t wait for book two and absolutely will be buying the special edition of this book as a trophy now. ”
— Amy • Book Ends
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“Sybil is a diviner in the Great Cathedral, spending years receiving dreams given by the Omens. As her divining sisters start to go missing, she has no choice but to ask the blasphemous knight Rodrick for help. While in the outside world, Sybil learns the truth about the Omens and her work at the cathedral. Brimming with romance and misty atmosphere, this story explores devotion, expectation, and the consequences of the consolidation of power. ”
— Talya • Bookshop Santa Cruz
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“The Knight and the Moth was such a wonderful read. I loved how it touched on so many different topics without ever feeling overwhelming—it all flowed together so naturally. The romance subplot was minimal but carried so much weight, adding just the right amount of emotion without overshadowing the rest of the story. Simple, impactful, and beautifully done.”
— Pour Over Prose • Pour Over Prose
Bookseller recommendation
“This book completely pulled me in. The Knight and the Moth has that quiet, moody atmosphere. The kind that feels soft and eerie at the same time. I found myself lingering over the pages, just soaking in the world, the prophecies, and the sense that something important was always just around the corner. What really worked for me was the character dynamic. The knight’s steady presence paired so beautifully with the fragility and mystery of the moth imagery. The romance is subtle and slow, which made every interaction feel more meaningful instead of rushed. It’s not loud or flashy fantasy, it’s emotional, introspective, and slightly haunting in a way that really stuck with me after I finished.”
— Amanda • Quill & Quest Bookstore
Bookseller recommendation
“The Knight and the Moth is a story about becoming, about the interplay of religion and power, about what we owe each other, about the beauty of creating, and about the stories we write to make ourselves into who we are. It's also sneaky funny. Like laugh out loud several times funny. You’re going to love this story, Bartholomew, and I can’t wait for you to understand that reference.”
— Jodi • Blue Cypress Books
Bookseller recommendation
“I expected the magical and romantical elements, but I did not expect to be so entertained and to laugh out loud. This is a serious, dramatic story with great dialog and banter. I look forward to reading the follow ups and to read Gillig's other titles.”
— Sydne • Ink Cap Books
A 2026 Audie Awards Finalist! 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.
Rachel Gillig was born and raised on the California coast. She is a writer and a teacher, with a B.A. in Literary Theory and Criticism from UC Davis. If she is not ensconced in blankets dreaming up her next novel, Rachel is in her garden or walking with her husband, son, and their poodle, Wally.
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Audiobook details
Author:
Rachel Gillig
Narrator:
Samantha Hydeson
ISBN:
9781668647776
Length:
13 hours 51 minutes
Language:
English
Publisher:
Hachette Audio
Publication date:
May 20, 2025
Edition:
Unabridged
Libro.fm rank:
#12 Overall
Genre rank:
#2 in Romance
Reviews
"The Knight and the Moth delivers pure joy--gargoyles! gods! girls in armor!--alongside a serious examination of faith, fealty, and the powers they serve. It's a fairy tale with bruised knuckles, perfectly balanced between the mythic and the desperately human. Simply stunning."—Alix E. Harrow, author of The Ten Thousand Doors of January "Dreamy prose, characters so vibrant they breathe on the page, a romance that smolders, and a spellbinding world to get lost in…The Knight and the Moth is one of the best books I’ve read this year. Prepare to meet your next obsession."—Rebecca Ross, author of Divine Rivals Brimming with beguiling prose, and a dangerous magical world, The Knight and the Moth sparkles with wit and a slow burn romance that left me breathless and impatient for the next installment. Rachel Gillig wrote a gorgeous tale I won’t ever shut up about. —Isabel Ibanez, #1 New York Times bestselling author “A gothic, romantic fairytale that feels like falling into a dark, strange dream — one you won’t want to wake from. With twisty parables, monstrous divinities, a slow-burn romance and magic with a deadly cost, the story of The Knight and the Moth unfolds like peeling back a gossamer shroud. Gillig has done it again — I’m obsessed.”—Amélie Wen Zhao, New York Times bestselling author of Song of Silver, Flame Like Night “The queen of Gothic romantasy returns! The Knight and the Moth is as dangerous as it is whimsical, and entirely unputdownable.”—Allison Saft, author of A Dark and Drowning Tide "I’m obsessed with Rachel Gillig. The Knight and the Moth is achingly romantic, richly imagined, and told with a gossamer delicacy that keeps the pages flying."—Hannah Whitten, author of The Foxglove King "With the headiness of dreams and the darkness of haunted abbeys, The Knight and the Moth is a dazzlingly transportive tale of love, salvation, and freedom that cements Gillig as one of the finest fantasy writers of our age. You will never want to surface from these enchanting, depthless waters."—Ava Reid, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning"The Knight and the Moth is a lavender-drenched dream. Transportive and pacy, Gillig delivers sparkling romantic tension, eerie atmosphere, and the most unique, endearing characters I’ve read in a long while. The signs are clear—readers won’t be able to put down this adventurous, dark gem of a book."
—Kalie Cassidy, author of In the Veins of the Drowning Expand reviews
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