
The Bone Shard Daughter
- 448
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
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About the book
The Bone Shard Daughter is a 2020 fantasy novel by Andrea Stewart, the author's debut novel. It is the first book in the Drowning Empire trilogy. It was a finalist for the British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel, Compton Crook Award, and Locus Award for Best First Novel.
Reading order · The Drowning Empire
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8.08.0 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.0 across 189 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 56% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.0 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8.0 | 189 | 100% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“3.5 Stars. I enjoyed it enough to put the sequel on my TBR, but I might wait to commit until the final book is released before I continue on. This was a pretty quick read, pretty entertaining, with some enjoyably creepy (if sometimes hard to…”
“This is the book I have been waiting for! I am looking forward to the rest of the series.”
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How long is The Bone Shard Daughter?
It has 448 pages — shorter than 64% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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