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Laini Taylor

Author of Daughter of Smoke & Bone

25+ Works 19,421 Members 1,275 Reviews 34 Favorited

About the Author

Laini Taylor was born in Chico, California in 1971. She received a degree in English from UC Berkeley in 1994. She also studied illustration at the California College of Arts and Crafts. Before becoming a full-time author, she worked as a travel book editor, a bookseller, a waitress, and an show more illustrator/designer. Her works include Blackbringer, Silksinger, Lips Touch: Three Times, and the Daughter of Smoke and Bone series. In 2014 her title Dreams of Gods and Monsters made The New York Times Best seller list. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Series

Works by Laini Taylor

Associated Works

My True Love Gave to Me (2014) — Contributor — 936 copies
Foretold: 14 Tales of Prophecy and Prediction (2012) — Contributor — 252 copies

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Common Knowledge

Other names
Taylor-Di Bartolo, Laini
Birthdate
1971
Gender
female
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Chico, California, USA
Places of residence
Portland, Oregon, USA
Education
University of California, Berkeley
Occupations
writer
Relationships
Di Bartolo, Jim (spouse)
Agent
Jane Putch

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Found: Fantasy blue girl;gods in sky in Name that Book (March 2022)

Reviews

Great read! It was somewhat of an slow start and that is why it got a 4 out of 5 star, but once in - I just couldnt put the book down. Looking forward to book 2 and 3.
 
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mybookloveobsession | 538 other reviews | Mar 12, 2024 |
Wow. This was incredibly good. Moving onto the next one and really, really happy that the last book in the trilogy is due shortly.
 
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jazzbird61 | 538 other reviews | Feb 29, 2024 |
I wanted a bit more from the epilogue, but overall, I'm satisfied withthe ending.
 
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jazzbird61 | 130 other reviews | Feb 29, 2024 |
Good lord. This was so good I'm speechless. It was better than her Gods and Monsters books and I've placed it firmly on the auto-buy series list.
 
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Associated Authors

Jim Di Bartolo Illustrator, Map artist
Alison Impey Designer, Cover designer
Gert van Santen Translator
Dave Caplan Cover designer
Allison Impey Designer
Lea Bernstein Photographer
Cliff Nielsen Cover artist
Marcus Luconi Cover artist
Daniela Lombard Cover artist
Stephanie Fahey Cover artist
Davina Porter Narrator
Jim Di Bartolo Illustrator

Statistics

Works
25
Also by
2
Members
19,421
Popularity
#1,122
Rating
4.1
Reviews
1,275
ISBNs
315
Languages
19
Favorited
34

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