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

By Rachel Gillig

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

"Prepare to meet your next obsession." -- Rebecca Ross, author of Divine Rivals

From New York Times 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. This edition will showcase all-new stenciled edges - available only in this first print run.

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: 7.89

962 RATINGS

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Sookie Bilds
Jan 18, 2026
8/10 stars
Unique fantasy world/universe.
Kristin Rose
Jun 24, 2025
6/10 stars
Anticipated this book too much & it ended in disappointment.

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ocularopoeia
Jun 06, 2025
10/10 stars
Phenomenal as always
Zee Spencer
Jul 02, 2026
4/10 stars
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Melting Skywards
Jun 22, 2026
10/10 stars
I listened to the audiobook through libro.fm's Librarian ALC program. First, let me say I really liked the narrator. I usually have to bump the speed up because 1x is too slow and doesn't sound natural. Samantha Hydeson sounded natural and expressive. wonderful to listen to.

I loved The Knight and the Moth. The world, the magic, the characters, and the prose are all what I expect from Rachel Gillig after The Shephard King duology. She did not disappoint. I found it reminiscent The Shephard King, but distinct enough to feel like a whole new, unique, and interesting experience. I guessed a few things pretty quickly, but I did not mind because they journey was well crafted. Journey over destination. I am very excited for the sequel.

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