The Daughters' War

By Christopher Buehlman

Book Overview

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Enter the fray in this luminous new adventure from Christopher Buehlman, set during the war-torn, goblin-infested years just before The Blacktongue Thief.

The goblins have killed all of our horses and most of our men.

They have enslaved our cities, burned our fields, and still they wage war.

Now, our daughters take up arms.

Galva -- Galvicha to her three brothers, two of whom the goblins will kill -- has defied her family's wishes and joined the army's untested new unit, the Raven Knights. They march toward a once-beautiful city overrun by the goblin horde, accompanied by scores of giant war corvids. Made with the darkest magics, these fearsome black birds may hold the key to stopping the goblins in their war to make cattle of mankind.

The road to victory is bloody, and goblins are clever and merciless. The Raven Knights can take nothing for granted -- not the bonds of family, nor the wisdom of their leaders, nor their own safety against the dangerous war birds at their side. But some hopes are worth any risk.

Also by Christopher Buehlman
The Blacktongue Thief

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250887690
• ISBN13: 9781250887696
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Tor Publishing Group
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

A study in character voice

I loved Kinch, but I wasn't expecting to love The Daughters' War like I did. Galva ended up being a deeply sentimental story teller, which I thoroughly enjoyed and felt worked really well with her as a character. She had the voice of someone who had seen too much- the humor, the guilt, the contempt- it all did so well. The story itself leads up to the action of the war, which was more brutal than I could have imagined, and I praise Buehlman's creativity for the disturbances. An emotional journey, It made me appreciate the world and context of Blacktongue more deeply, and made me want to actually purchase the set. Can't wait to read the next installment!!! Highly recommended. Super loved.

Foundational but not thrilling

After reading Black Tongue Theif (amazing) this prequel serves only to broaden the character and world it takes place in. Its not bad. Just dry. It has moments of greatness separated by long word filled stuff. I feel like C.B. cheated at times by having the protagonist admit to not wanting to talk about hard situations or having the POV shift to another to tell it. I dont hate it. It fails in the areas that made Black Tongue shine.