The Knight and the Moth, Rachel Gillig
The Knight and the Moth, Rachel Gillig
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The Knight and the Moth

Bestseller

Author: Rachel Gillig

Series: Stonewater Kingdom #1

Narrator: Samantha Hydeson

Unabridged: 13 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Orbit

Published: 05/20/2025


Synopsis

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. 

About Rachel Gillig

Rachel Gillig is the spell-weaver behind lush, haunting fantasy worlds where magic and memory entwine. With a pen dipped in shadows and stories, she crafts tales that linger like a half-remembered dream. When not conjuring curses or unraveling the hearts of her characters, Rachel lives among the fog-draped trees of the Pacific Northwest, surrounded by far too many books and at least one mischievous cat. She believes in beautiful prose, slow-burn romance, and the transformative power of storytelling.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mya ♜ on May 23, 2025

MOTHER IS FINALLY FEEDING US!!! *UPDATED FOR REVIEW* ⁀➴༯ 𝟒.𝟓/𝟓 ★ ★ ★ ★ ⭑ ᖭ༏ᖫ- ❝𝗧𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝘁𝗲. 𝗪𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘄. 𝗪𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗻’𝘁…𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹. 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲.......more

So. The verdict is in and I actually thought this was pretty freaking amazing!! So fairytale like, magical and adventurous. 4.25 stars only bc I hit a bit of a lull around 60ish% but it’s better than just 4 stars. Full RTC. [image error] Kinda excited for this one 😍 LOL. Maria's review gave me life an......more

Goodreads review by Robin on May 05, 2025

maybe the real bartholomew was the friends we made along the way Read my full review that the act of saying someone’s name can be holy, can be its own form of devotion?? sickening!! BARTHOLOMEW (see: crying over stone gargoyle’s tragic past) the fact that the love interest is directly inspired by tamin......more

Goodreads review by Emmy on May 03, 2025

4.5 ⭐️ Bartholomew 🥲❤️......more

Goodreads review by Esta on May 22, 2025

Some books draw you in gently. This one drowns you in a spring that smells like rotten flowers and pulls you under until you see gods. I knew I was in trouble by chapter one thanks to a limestone gargoyle who calls everyone ‘Bartholomew’ with zero context. And I loved him immediately. He is full of......more


Quotes

"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

“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

"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

"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

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