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The Knave and the Moon

by Rachel Gillig

Our rating

Spice 1/5 Darkness 3/5

Spice: barely any. Darkness: dark.

The second half of the Knight and the Moth duology. A captive queen teams up with a fighter who's lost his memory to take down a tyrant king. Gillig's eerie, fairy-tale-gone-wrong mood with barely any spice, which is how her fans like it.

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Is The Knave and the Moon spicy?

Barely. The Knave and the Moon has some kissing and maybe a fade to black, but nothing explicit. We give it 1 out of 5 for spice.

How dark is The Knave and the Moon?

We rate The Knave and the Moon 3 out of 5 for darkness (dark). The big content warnings are graphic violence, murder, death of a loved one. The full list is further down the page.

Do you need to read The Stonewater Kingdom in order?

Yes. The Knave and the Moon is book 2 of The Stonewater Kingdom, so start with The Knave and the Moon.

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Content warnings

Show 3 content warnings for The Knave and the Moon
  • Graphic violence
  • Murder
  • Death of a loved one

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Details

Series
The Stonewater Kingdom, book 2
Series status
Complete
Pages
384
Released
September 1, 2026
Genre
Dark Fantasy, Romantasy

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