Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros: Fans rush for hotly anticipated 'romantasy' sequel
Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros is billed as one of the biggest publishing releases since Harry Potter.
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Onyx Storm is the third novel in Yarros's Empyrean series, set in a world of dragons, magic, warfare and steamy romance.
Its publisher Little, Brown said it would be the company's biggest pre-ordered title since it released the Harry Potter play script in 2016.
Shops around the world held special events - either opening late on Monday or early on Tuesday - and UK chain Waterstones said the book was likely to "completely eclipse our first day sales" of the previous instalment.
Almost 60 branches of Waterstones had special openings for the release.
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