Knave and the Moon: 16-End

THE KNAVE AND THE MOON — Chapters 16–30 | HOW DID IT END?! | Romantasy Roundtable

WE MADE IT TO THE END. And somehow we went from “haha funny gargoyle in a pink robe” to earthquakes, forest fires, royal coups, martyrdom, death, resurrection, and a gargoyle who might literally be becoming a storytelling god.

In this episode of Romantasy Roundtable, Rick, Amanda, and Kimberly finish Rachel Gillig’s The Knave and the Moon, the second book in the Stonewater Kingdom duology, covering Chapters 16 through 30. And yes… there are A LOT of feelings.

We’re talking about Bartholomew being the absolute MVP, Benji spiraling further into madness, Rory and Cybil’s relationship, the truth behind the sacred spring and the Tour, and the increasingly unhinged ways Rachel Gillig manages to make us love these characters before absolutely DESTROYING US.

WHAT WE TALK ABOUT:

• Rory putting Benji in his place… and why that definitely comes back to bite him

• Bartholomew. In. The. Pink. Robe.

• The lore behind sprites, gargoyles, stone, and the Stonewater Kingdom

• Rory and Cybil’s reunion, romance, and some VERY important “soup”

• Cybil’s determination to sacrifice herself and whether the book gives that storyline enough emotional weight

• Benji’s increasingly unhinged descent into villainy

• The tournament of champions and Bartholomew absolutely DOMINATING