Nevernight
- 699
- Pages
- about 13 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Nevernight” is a dark fantasy of revenge and assassin training told in a deliberately ornate voice, and that voice decides who stays. The mannered prose of the opening and the world-building footnotes put some readers off early; others count the surplus detail among the pleasures, along with the heroine’s shadow companion. It is an adult book, explicit about sex and violence, and close to seven hundred pages long.
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About the book
Nevernight is a 2016 adult, dark fantasy novel by Jay Kristoff. It is the first installment in the Nevernight Chronicle. Set in the Republic of Itreya, it follows fledgling assassin Mia Corvere seeking revenge for her family.
Reading order · Nevernight Chronicle
Full order & progress →- NevernightThis book
8.18.1 / 10 - Godsgrave
8.58.5 / 10 - Darkdawn
8.38.3 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.2 across 414 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 74% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.1 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.5 | 13 | 3% |
| Hardcover | 8.2 | 401 | 97% |
Frequently asked
How long is Nevernight?
It has 699 pages — longer than 72% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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