One faerie, the last of her clan, must fight to complete her sacred duty
Whisper Silksinger is the last of the secret guardians of the Az...
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Feb 05, 2010
Elizabeth
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There was a boy. He came into my library branch. Couldn't have been more than ten years of age. A good kid. He knew to come up to the reference desk to ask his question, and he wasn't shy about it either. "I want books on fairies." Wow. Without hesitation I virtually dragged the kid over to the middle grade reader section, then got some clarification. "Fairies?" "Fairies." Right then. I looked about. Clearly this was a Spiderwick boy. We get them sometimes. Once Ton
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Aug 11, 2011
Maureen
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by Laini Taylor
In this sequel to Blackbringer, Taylor returns to the story of Magpie and Talon, while also weaving in the stories of several new characters.
Yay! I loved this book. Granted, I wasn’t quite as blown away as I was by Blackbringer, but I think this was simply because the world was familiar instead of being completely new. I was happy that we also got significant amounts of Mags and the other characters from the first book. I’ve noticed a slight tendency for sequel More...
In this sequel to Blackbringer, Taylor returns to the story of Magpie and Talon, while also weaving in the stories of several new characters.
Yay! I loved this book. Granted, I wasn’t quite as blown away as I was by Blackbringer, but I think this was simply because the world was familiar instead of being completely new. I was happy that we also got significant amounts of Mags and the other characters from the first book. I’ve noticed a slight tendency for sequel More...
Jul 28, 2011
the adventure of Magpie Windwitch and her consort talon continue. Magruen one of the seven Djin who created the world has been found now Magpie must find the other 5. One was killed off already.THe first one they find is Ithuriel he is sleeping deep under ground. Magpie and Talon battle a giant python to get that Djinn. THe Sliksinger in a battle long ago allied with Fade the last Dragon to stop Onyx a very evil sorcerer and his band of his devils. they got by on flying carpets. Fade was ultimat
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Jan 25, 2011
Rhiannon
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The Sequel to Blackbringer, Silksinger did not disappoint.
Laini Taylor has officially proven, in my eyes anyhow, that she can hold her weight in the serious authors category. The wealth of richly imagined histories, cultures and beings populating her Dreamdark world grows exponentially in Silksinger, and instead of becoming watered down material, only enhances the reading experience of her books.
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Laini Taylor has officially proven, in my eyes anyhow, that she can hold her weight in the serious authors category. The wealth of richly imagined histories, cultures and beings populating her Dreamdark world grows exponentially in Silksinger, and instead of becoming watered down material, only enhances the reading experience of her books.
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Jan 04, 2011
Eleanor
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I couldn't wait to read this book! It takes off where Blackbringer left us, with Magpie, Talon and the crows searching for more of the Djinn to restore to their former glory to save the world. It also adds in Whisper, the last of the Silksingers, who have long been thought dead, and Hirik, a faery with a secret and a desperate need to redeem his family. Whisper has in her care the smoldering ember of one of the Djinn, and Magpie is seeking her to keep her safe. What follows is their separat More...
Sep 08, 2010
Latricia
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I was so excited when I open the package with this ARC inside. It was made all the better because I wasn't expecting it. A friend who reviews for an industry magazine as well as reads for various committees of ALA got a copy of the trade paper of Dreamdark: Blackbringer and the ARC of Silksinger. She never mentioned it, but passed them on to me because she remembered I was such a fan of the first book.
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There was a tiny part of me that was worried about the second book. So many fantasy More...
Apr 24, 2011
Patricia J.
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Laini Taylor is a magical writer. (I think she found a portal to Faerie) Her fairies of Dreamdark (first in Blackbringer and then in Silksinger) are tiny things that pack a wallop in a world where dragons are gone, clans are dying out and Djinn have retreated to their elemental form.
The stories are filled with great names like Magpie Windwitch and Whisper Silksinger and Talon Rathersting. The names and distinct characteristics of the beings in these tales are just one of the wonders of Ms More...
The stories are filled with great names like Magpie Windwitch and Whisper Silksinger and Talon Rathersting. The names and distinct characteristics of the beings in these tales are just one of the wonders of Ms More...
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May 22, 2010
Brenda
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I think I have found a new favorite author. There is just something about this world that captivates me, and I find myself reading slower so that I can make the book last longer. This book (and the previous one) should be read by every fantasy lover. I'll even go so far as to say they should be read by every book lover. I'll never understand how certain YA books (I won't mention any titles here) get so darn popular, and gems like this don't get the attention they deserve.
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Apr 06, 2011
Rachel
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I honestly didn't think the author could do as good a job as you she did with the first book, but Silksinger was awesome! The storyline was just as good as the first, almost more so because you find out more background information on the Djinn and main characters. In this book, Whisper Silksinger is trying to escape the devils that have killed her entire family with the Djinn Azazel safely hidden with her. She escapes to a nearby settlement where she meets a hobgoblin's caravan and Hirik, anothe
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Feb 05, 2010
Nerd Goddess
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I had the opportunity to read an early draft of this book, and I must say, that it is AMAZING. I can't wait to be able to talk to more people about it! I felt really drawn by the book and the characters, and it was an incredible, emotional, wonderful experience of the book. I finished it, craving for more. And if this draft was good, I can only imagine how good the final product will be like!
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Sep 11, 2009
Jennifer
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The second DREAMDARK book was fantastic! I truly love this series.
Whisper, a fairy, isn't just an ordinary fairy but the last of her clan. Her clan, the Silksingers, can weave magic carpets out of silk using their voices. They were also the guardians of the Djinn, Azazel.
Now, Whisper is the last of their clan and is being chased by devils. The devils want to destroy her and her kettle with the Djinn in it. Hirik i More...
The second DREAMDARK book was fantastic! I truly love this series.
Whisper, a fairy, isn't just an ordinary fairy but the last of her clan. Her clan, the Silksingers, can weave magic carpets out of silk using their voices. They were also the guardians of the Djinn, Azazel.
Now, Whisper is the last of their clan and is being chased by devils. The devils want to destroy her and her kettle with the Djinn in it. Hirik i More...
May 18, 2010
Andrea
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Whisper Silksinger is on the run from devils, and is the only Silksinger left to protect the sleeping Azazel. Hirik Mothmage is on his way to offer himself as champion to the same djinn. Meanwhile, Magpie, Talon, and the band of crows are on a mission to rejoin the remaining djinn to save the tapestry which weaves the universe together. But there's a dark fairy hanging on from the dawn days ready to rule a new world with no djinn who will try to stop them all from succeeding.
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Nov 22, 2010
Shauna
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I started reading this book without realizing that it was a sequel. So I must give the author credit because I don't think this book sufferered by me not having read the first book. It took me a little while to get the various characters straight in my mind at the beginning, but then I just enjoyed the ride. This was a fun and interesting fantasy book dealing with fairies, djinns, crows and other creatures. I enjoyed it enough to want to go back and read the first book, Blackbringer, to get
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Nov 06, 2010
Diane
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In my review of Dreamdark: Blackbringer, I categorized this as children's literature. I was wrong. This is a young adult to adult fairytale. Younger children would probably be scared to death by this book. The first wasn't as violent and scary. I also forgot to say that there were two love stories in the first and there are two in this one as well. One is new and the other is a continuation. It's also an awesome story and Laini Taylor is an amazing writer. I was duly impressed by her abi
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Nov 22, 2011
Chachic
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Silksinger is the second book in the Dreamdark series by Laini Taylor and is the sequel to Blackbringer. Laini Taylor has become an auto-buy author for me because I fell in love with her YA books: Daughter of Smoke and Bone and Lips Touch. I found Blackbringer a little harder to get into that her other books but ended up enjoying it quite a bit once I got used to the writing and the worldbuilding. I picked up Silksinger right after reading the first book becaus More...
Silksinger is the second book in the Dreamdark series by Laini Taylor and is the sequel to Blackbringer. Laini Taylor has become an auto-buy author for me because I fell in love with her YA books: Daughter of Smoke and Bone and Lips Touch. I found Blackbringer a little harder to get into that her other books but ended up enjoying it quite a bit once I got used to the writing and the worldbuilding. I picked up Silksinger right after reading the first book becaus More...
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Sep 23, 2011
Miriam
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Silksinger picks up where Blackbringer left off, and expands on it. Taylor’s faerie-inhabited world is full of bright colors and half-forgotten history, petty jealousies and firetime stories. Our heroine Magpie is still scruffy and foul-mouthed, questing with crows. In Silksinger, we’re introduced to Whisper, quiet, lonely, and desperate; and Hirik, elitist, awkward, and determined to right a millennia-old wrong. They’re fully fleshed-out, flawed, and lovable characters, and their emotions rever
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Mar 26, 2010
Laura
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I can't get over this woman's writing. It's absolutely, stunningly magical. Every time I read another book of hers, I start it thinking, "It's really just a kid's book, and I just happened to be in the right mood last time . . . it's not going to draw me in the same way this time."
And every time, I find myself completely lost in her world and words. I surface a few hours later, when I've read it to the last page, no pausing. And that's a rare for thing for me, anymore. More...
And every time, I find myself completely lost in her world and words. I surface a few hours later, when I've read it to the last page, no pausing. And that's a rare for thing for me, anymore. More...
Jul 09, 2011
Sara
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Silksinger is the second of the Fairies of Dreamdark books, a planned multi-book series that has unfortunately been put on hold by the publisher, according to the author's website. I read it after reading the first Fairies of Dreamdark book, Blackbringer, and the two books are complete stories in and of themselves, but you can tell that they are intended to be part of a larger story.
So, the story. In Silksinger, a young fairy with an unusual gift (thought to be gone from the worl More...
So, the story. In Silksinger, a young fairy with an unusual gift (thought to be gone from the worl More...
Apr 02, 2010
Krysta
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I read this book before reading Blackbringer (Dreamdark #1) by accident and in spite of that I found that I really enjoyed it. While several of the characters from the first book make important appearances and play a big role towards the end, I found that I liked having a "new" set of characters for this storyline. I particularly liked that the heroine WASN'T a feisty independent girl trying to prove to the boys that she can fight/be awesome (cause lets face it, there are lots of those
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Feb 05, 2010
Ryan
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I very much enjoyed the first volume in this series--Blackbringer--even if it is targeted to a slightly younger audience than I usually prefer. The world, the made up words, the re-appropriation of other words, and the story were great in the first one and this one is matching.
Besides, a book with talking, traveling crows who smoke cigars? How could I resist!
Silksinger continues the clever world-making, mixing various cultures, magicks, faerie lore, and new ideas together More...
Besides, a book with talking, traveling crows who smoke cigars? How could I resist!
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Feb 05, 2010
Eva
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Magpie Windwitch is, along with her friend Talon and her band of crow brothers, off on her quest to gather up all the Djinn - and it so happens that one of them, Azazel, is in the fierce possession of tiny Whisper, last of the Silksinger faeries. She's being pursued by devils who want it for their nasty devil master Ethiag, but his badness pales in comparison to Ethiag's own master, who plans to take over the world.
Magpie is as spunky and fearless as ever, and her relationship with T More...
Magpie is as spunky and fearless as ever, and her relationship with T More...
Feb 05, 2010
Olgy
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Review originally posted to the CCF site & reposted here with permission of CCF. www.childrencomefirst.com/silksinger.shtml
We received a review copy of Laini Taylor's Silksinger earlier this year from its publisher, along with the first book in the series, Blackbringer. The paperback edition of Blackbringer came out in May of 2009. The hardcover edition of Silksinger came out in September. Both titles are part of the Faeries of Dreamdark books that Taylor is writing.
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We received a review copy of Laini Taylor's Silksinger earlier this year from its publisher, along with the first book in the series, Blackbringer. The paperback edition of Blackbringer came out in May of 2009. The hardcover edition of Silksinger came out in September. Both titles are part of the Faeries of Dreamdark books that Taylor is writing.
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Aug 10, 2010
KL
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Feb 05, 2010
Ashley
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I am crazy about Laini Taylor's work; she is one of my favorite new juvenile fantasy authors to appear recently. The first book in her series, Blackbringer, made me really happy, and I like to recommend it as an exemplar of what I enjoy labeling the "tough fairy" fantasy sub-genre.
I was afraid after the intensity of the first story the second would be a disappointment, but that was not the case. These novels have everything I look for in a good fantasy series: well-paced ac More...
I was afraid after the intensity of the first story the second would be a disappointment, but that was not the case. These novels have everything I look for in a good fantasy series: well-paced ac More...
Feb 05, 2010
Cindy
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This is the sequel to "Blackbringer." I picked the first book up about two years ago but delayed reading it for awhile - the cover description just didn't sound all that appealing to me. When I did read it, I was completely sucked in. Laini Taylor has the ability to take subjects that sound utterly uninteresting to me (in this case, little woodland fairies, which have never done much for me!) and flesh it out into such a rich and complex and engaging storyline that I LOVE it. I couldn'
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Feb 05, 2010
Kathy
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Ever since I read Blackbringer back in April I have been dying to get my hands on Silksinger. I was eager to find out what happens with Magpie, Talon and their flock of lovable crows. I was surprised when I started reading Silksinger to find that the main focus of the story is a new heroine by the name of Whisper. I fell in love with Whisper right off the bat. She is very unique from Magpie, in that she is very quiet, tender, and timid. At th More...
Ever since I read Blackbringer back in April I have been dying to get my hands on Silksinger. I was eager to find out what happens with Magpie, Talon and their flock of lovable crows. I was surprised when I started reading Silksinger to find that the main focus of the story is a new heroine by the name of Whisper. I fell in love with Whisper right off the bat. She is very unique from Magpie, in that she is very quiet, tender, and timid. At th More...
Feb 05, 2010
Jennifer
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Blackbringer was one of my favorite YA fantasy books of all time so I was a bit anxious to get my hands on it's follow-up, Silksinger. I was also anxious to see if Taylor could spin her magic again and drag me into the story so deeply I didn't want to get back out. She did indeed.
This was a wonderful follow-up book that introduces new characters while still weaving in the old ones. This time the main story follows Whisper Silksinger, the last of the Silksinger clan and the guardian More...
This was a wonderful follow-up book that introduces new characters while still weaving in the old ones. This time the main story follows Whisper Silksinger, the last of the Silksinger clan and the guardian More...
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May 15, 2010
Mark
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I haven't read fantasy for years and years. She is such a great writer and storyteller these were some of those - run away from everything to find out what happens - kind of series. I can't wait for more. I saw her speak at a SCBWI conference and liked what she had to say about writing. I'm now a fan. She has one called Lip's Touch that was noticed by award peoples. Maybe I'll check that out next.
She's going to inspire me to do some picky revisions on my own work.
She's going to inspire me to do some picky revisions on my own work.
Mar 16, 2010
Barrie
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I liked this book a lot and I think I enjoyed the new characters even more than the ones carried over from Blackbringer
I enjoyed that we had a whole new setting and premise for the adventure. The only complaint that I did have was a feeling that a couple of the characters didn't quite get fleshed out for me.
Talon was introduced at the end of the last book and we didn't get a lot more detail about him. Loved the characters of Whisper and Hirik and the story of the Mothmage More...
I enjoyed that we had a whole new setting and premise for the adventure. The only complaint that I did have was a feeling that a couple of the characters didn't quite get fleshed out for me.
Talon was introduced at the end of the last book and we didn't get a lot more detail about him. Loved the characters of Whisper and Hirik and the story of the Mothmage More...
Apr 19, 2010
Christina
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The sequel to Blackbringer continues the adventures of Magpie Windwitch and her friend Talon Rathersting (I love the names of characters in these books!), but also introduces us to Whisper, the last of the Silksingers--her voice can command magic and weave silk into magical flying carpets!--and Hirik the Mothmage, member of a clan of outcast champion faeries. The two sets of heroes' lives intertwine as they fight to restore another Djinn to his throne, and fend off the evil schemes of Ethiag and
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