Reading Order
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Laini Taylor's Strange the Dreamer is a complete two-book YA fantasy duology set in a city that has been erased from all maps and all memory. The duology must be read in order; Muse of Nightmares is the direct continuation and conclusion of the story.
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Strange the Dreamer
Complete Strange the Dreamer Book List
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Strange the Dreamer
Laini Taylor·2017·Book 1 — Lazlo Strange, an orphan librarian obsessed with a forgotten city called Weep, joins an expedition to find it; in the ruins he meets Sarai, a ghost who walks into dreams - 2Buy
Muse of Nightmares
Laini Taylor·2018·Book 2 — The duology conclusion; Lazlo and Sarai must prevent a catastrophe that threatens both humans and the godspawn living above the city
Strange the Dreamer — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Strange the Dreamer reading order?
Read Strange the Dreamer (2017) first, then Muse of Nightmares (2018). The two books form a complete duology and must be read in order — Strange the Dreamer ends on a significant cliffhanger.
How many Strange the Dreamer books are there?
Strange the Dreamer is a complete two-book duology by Laini Taylor: Strange the Dreamer (2017) and Muse of Nightmares (2018). Taylor also wrote the Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy, a completely separate series set in a different world.
Is Strange the Dreamer connected to Daughter of Smoke and Bone?
No — Strange the Dreamer and the Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy are completely separate series in different worlds by Laini Taylor. They share Taylor's distinctive lush prose style but have no shared characters, settings, or plot.
What is Strange the Dreamer about?
Lazlo Strange is a librarian's assistant in a fantasy world who has been obsessed since childhood with a city once called Weep that was erased from all maps and all memory. When an expedition sets out to find Weep, Lazlo joins it. There he discovers the city is ruled by titanic metal hands in the sky and inhabited by godspawn — children of gods, hunted by humanity — including Sarai, a girl who enters human dreams.
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