The Knight and the Moth (The Stonewater Kingdom, 1)

By Rachel Gillig

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! From New York Times bestselling author Rachel Gillig comes a sensational romantasy, a gothic, mist-cloaked tale of a young prophetess forced on an impossible quest with the one knight whose future is beyond her sight. "Prepare to meet your next obsession." -- Rebecca Ross, author of Divine Rivals 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.

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Published May 19, 2026

416 pages

Average rating: 7.92

1,092 RATINGS

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Sookie Bilds
Sookie Bilds
8/10 stars
Unique fantasy world/universe.
Kristin Rose
Kristin Rose
6/10 stars
Anticipated this book too much & it ended in disappointment.

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ocularopoeia
ocularopoeia
10/10 stars
Phenomenal as always
Becky
Becky
8/10 stars
I love the gargoyle. He is adorable. I enjoyed the story, but I also want to go back and count how many times the word 'ignoble' was used.
I feel like there will be another book, but I could be wrong
E_reader8
E_reader8
10/10 stars
I did a re-read of this in prep for the new book coming, and since its my book club read for the upcoming month. Honestly I had to take this up from 4 to 5 stars because it has stayed with me this whole time. Reading it again, I enjoyed it even more. Noticing all the little things I didnt catch on the first read since when I read, I am part of the story, living it as they do. This time I took the time to look at what I was being shown and pay attention. From gargoyle continually trying to tell a story to the description of how strong 6s body is. Shes not some weak little waif. I honestly had forgotten about the treachery at the end. I cant wait for book 2.

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