The Knave and the Moon

The Stonewater Kingdom #2

by Rachel Gillig

Rachel Gillig, the queen of gothic romantasy, returns with higher stakes, darker mysteries, and deeper longings in this gorgeous sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling sensation The Knight and the Moth.

Aisling Cathedral is in ruins. Rodrick Myndacious, Bartholomew, and Maude Bauer are rumored to be dead—and the king has taken Sybil Delling as his bride. To show off their union and solidify his power over Traum, Benji proposes a series of tournaments throughout the hamlets. Captive and drugged, Sybil remains determined to vanquished him as she once did the Omens, even if she destroys the kingdom’s faith—and herself—in the process.

But then a mysterious knave rises to the top of the lists, a man with no name and no memory who may just be Sybil’s ticket to undoing Benji’s power. For in a land where stories repeat themselves, where a king can prove as cruel as a god, the only way to truly destroy the Stonewater Kingdom’s faith is to save it.

Genres: Fantasy, Romantasy, Romance, Fantasy Romance, Gothic, Adult, Fiction

400 pages, Hardcover

Expected publication September 1, 2026

About the author

Rachel Gillig was born and raised on the California coast. She is a writer, with a B.A. in Literary Theory and Criticism from UC Davis. If she is not ensconced in blankets dreaming up her next novel, Rachel is in her garden or walking with her husband, son, and their poodle, Wally.

Reviews

[maria]

NO ONE NEEDS THIS BOOK MORE THAN ME!!!!!! and I mean that😩 everyone knows how obsessed I am with tkatm. How am I supposed to wait a whole year for this?🧍🏻‍♀️

What kind of sorcery I need to do to get an arc of this?😭🤚🏻

[molly lou (be back soon!)]

Me cutely and adorably staring at Rachel Gillig through her window until she releases this book 🧍🏼‍♀️

[Robin]

rachel gillig said hot lady knight fall is over it’s time for knave autumn 2026

also love yelling “knave!” we should bring it back

(shoutout to sarah for coining the knave autumn bit💕)

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[évieane]

ㅤ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ BARTHOLOMEWWWWWWWWWWWW give me this book right now!!!!

[Mya ♜]

WE BETTER GET THE ENDING WE DESERVE!!!!!🦅🦅🦅🦅

[hailee]

ORBIT!!!! ORBIT, HI!!!!!!! I KNOW YOU HEAR ME KNOCKING

[⋆˚୨ৎ˚⋆ Kim ⋆˚୨ৎ˚⋆]

⋆˙⟡ 𝒫𝓇𝑒-𝓇𝑒𝒶𝒹 (9/28/2025): the fact we need to wait a little less than a year for this book to come out is diabolical work. I needed this book like, 5 months ago.

[°❀⋆.monica ೃ࿔*:･]

IT'S HAPPENING EVERYONE STAY CALM 🤩 (I'm not calm)

[Ri ♡]

pls i need this like right now 😭 why 2026 so far awayyy

[nikki | ཐི༏ཋྀ​​݁ ₊ ݁ .]

if rachel said this made her cry, i just know this is gonna wreck me!!!!

[jenny reads a lot]

I need this immediately. Directly straight into my veins.

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[Ayeley 𐙚 ·˚]

The bookstores are confused because I’m already camping for this book😭😭.

I’m not breathing till I get this in my hands

[carolina]

I NEED THIS RIGHT NOW 😭😭 September 2026 is so far away 🥲

[poppy:)]

YOU GUYS. I SIMPLY CANNOT WAIT.

[marta the book slayer]

it’s the way I had to google knave but after I did 🥵

[Ashley Catelyn]

I need this book right now, these characters live rent free in my head😭

[louise ʚଓ]

WE HAVE A TITLE!! I REPEAT WE HAVE A TITLE!!

The Knave and the Moon...There is Genshin Impact everywhere if you look.

Can't believe I have to wait until September 2026....

[Mokuyo]

Ich brauche Band 2 , like NOW!!!!
Ich bin froh, dass es schon angekündigt ist, aber das warten bis min. September 2026 wird hart werden.

[camila]

I FEAR I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR AN ARC OF THIS

[Stella]

I need to touch grass because my first thought was Arlecchino and Columbina.

[Erin Dunn]

Ahhh I can’t wait!!

[Holly]

The way I YEARN for this book release.

[justine ⊹ ࣪ ˖ (semi-ia)]

JII IF YOU ARE READING THIS... IT'S COMING!!!

[Annica ⚡️ annica_reads_books ⚡️]

SCREAMS IN EXCITEMENT

I need more of my baby, Bartholomew

[lana]

to say i would do insane things to get an arc of this one is a grave understatement. ORBIT PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!

[Katharine Stepanian]

I’m gnawing at the bars of my enclosure for this book

[Kaitlyn]

Squealing!!!! I've been waiting for this :' )

[⟡chris⟡]

havent even gotten to the first book yet, BUT I ALREADY NEED THIS ONE
please, I will do anything
Maybe I should read the first one before....

[Maddy]

Let’s goooo

[mandie ♱]

what do you mean we have to wait an entire year for this??? 😩
rachel gillig, i will sell my soul for an arc for this!