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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 Dark Fantasy Dragons & Mythical Creatures Epic Fantasy Fiction Dragons War Royalty

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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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Enjoyed the story. The world-building was great and the characters were well-painted. The romance was beautiful and it was a satisfying end to the first book in this series.

I had to listen to this sped up though because the female narrator’s intonation ticking up at the end of every sentence was a distracting listening experience for me. The male narrator’s voice was great. Would have been 4 stars for me if it wasn’t for the narration.

Good story, narrator’s intonation off-putting

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This is the first book I couldnt get into... narration was not great. I was zooning out and had to rewind the story. I was confused with the storyline and diary entries. Story would be amazing but the way it was written it was hard to understand. Spice without the build up, not enough action. Gutted..

I was struggling to finish it

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A really good listen and so eager for the next one. As somebody else mentioned in their review, it gets a bit confusing at times, especially when talking about people, places, animals, monsters, etc in the world without explanation as if we’re supposed to know what, who, where they are!! It’s also a bit slow going before going a little too much the other way so the pace is off.
BUT all of that can be forgiven as it is genuinely a really good listen. Would definitely recommend.
Narrators are great too (and I’m really fussy!)

Really enjoyed it

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I just wish this book had a different reader! It was really off putting. The story is very good and it’s very well written

Really bad reader

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The writing was a bit much, and our main FMC is so annoying towards the end it actually hurt to listen to. I hope the second is better because I loved kaan.

It was okay

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