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It's a fairy tale with bruised knuckles, perfectly balanced between the mythic and the desperately human. Simply stunning' Alix E.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHarrow, author of Starling House'Haunting, elegant and lovely, The Knight and the Moth is that rare fantasy gem: both a thrilling quest and an exquisite love story' Tasha Suri, award-winning author of The Burning Kingdoms trilogy'With the headiness of dreams and the darkness of haunted abbeys, The Knight and the Moth is 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, author of A Study in Drowning'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'A gothic, romantic fairy tale that feels like falling into a dark, strange dream - one you won't want to wake from.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGillig has done it again - I'm obsessed' Amélie Wen Zhao, author of Song of Silver, Flame Like Night'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 instalment' Isabel Ibañez, author of What the River Knows'The Knight and the Moth is a lavender-drenched dream. 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