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When the Moon Hatched

Moonfall, Book 1

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When the Moon Hatched

By: Sarah A. Parker
Narrated by: Sarah Mollo-Christensen, Fajer Al-Kaisi
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☽ MAGIC. DRAGONS. ROMANCE. THE No.1 BESTSELLING FANTASY PHENOMENON ☽

‘With dragons, doomed lovers and magic, this will be huge' Stylist

'An absolutely stunning fantasy world’ Raven Kennedy, author of international bestseller, The Plated Prisoner Series

‘A wild ride that thrills as much as it enchants … An instant classic’ Thea Guanzon, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Hurricane Wars

She's an assassin on the run

Raeve’s job is to complete orders and never get caught. Until a rival assassin devastates her world, and she is captured by a group of powerful fae.

He's the dragon rider who'll stop at nothing to save her

Crushed by the loss of his great love, Kaan Vaegor hunts the world for answers. Then a clue lures him to the capital's high-security prison, where he finds Raeve …

Together, they'll burn it all down

Now they seek truths that threaten to shatter everything they knew about their world – and each other.

No.1 bestselling sensation When the Moon Hatched will transport you into a world filled with magic, dragons and a love that blazes through the ages…

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Readers love this fantasy phenomenon!

‘The new fantasy romance of 2024 that you NEED to read!!!’

‘By far the best book I’ve read this year’

‘👌 Just wow… what did I just read!! I don’t think I’ll be forgetting this book any time soon! What a masterpiece 🥰’

‘Infinity five stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️’

‘Whoa, I love this book so much! This is the best fantasy book I read this year’

‘I'm almost certain I've already read my favourite book of the year’

‘THIS IS FANTASY ROMANCE. Full stop.’

Let the magic continue. Pre-order the sequel, THE BALLAD OF FALLING DRAGONS, out February 24th 2026!

©2024 Sarah A. Parker (P)2024 HarperCollins Publishers
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Critic Reviews

When the Moon Hatched delivers twist on twist among a unique magical system and an immersive world rich with political intrigue … You’ll devour it if you enjoy slow burn romance tinged with angst and witty banter set against a backdrop of epic fantasy.’ Good Housekeeping

'An absolutely stunning fantasy world’ Raven Kennedy, author of international bestseller, The Plated Prisoner Series

‘A wild ride that thrills as much as it enchants … An instant classic’ Thea Guanzon, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Hurricane Wars

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Perfect mix of world building, plot and romance. Not YA - this book was violent and spicy. The narrators were great.

Worth the hype

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Loved the world building and could visualize its easily. Twists that I didn’t see coming and setting up for the next book

Epic World Building

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Loved the story lines - would love to see the many characters bought to life, the descriptive writing was awesome -in a class of its own- lm so excited for the next book thankyou Sarah

Style of writing and world creation

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Was a little slow and confusing to start but wow I am SO glad I stuck with it. What a wild journey. Excellent.

The ending - wow.

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This book has taken a huge bite of my heart, chewed it up and spat out a blubbering, broken mess. I’m not normally a fan of dual narrators, but this story couldn’t be told any other way.

My top read for te first half of 2024

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