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| Title | : | Daughter of the Blood (The Black Jewels #1) |
| Author | : | Anne Bishop |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 412 pages |
| Published | : | March 1st 1998 by Roc NAL (New American Library) Penguin |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Romance. Magic. Fiction. Dark Fantasy |
Anne Bishop
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 412 pages Rating: 4.09 | 33790 Users | 2113 Reviews
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Librarian's Note: Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here. The Dark Kingdom is preparing itself for the fulfillment of an ancient prophecy--the arrival of a new Queen, a Witch who will wield more power than even the High Lord of Hell himself. But this new ruler is young, and very susceptible to influence and corruption; whoever controls her controls the Darkness. And now, three sworn enemies begin a ruthless game of politics and intrigue, magic and betrayal, and the destiny of an entire world is at stake.Describe Books Supposing Daughter of the Blood (The Black Jewels #1)
| Original Title: | Daughter of the Blood |
| ISBN: | 0451456718 (ISBN13: 9780451456717) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Black Jewels #1 |
| Characters: | Jaenelle Angelline, Daemon Sadi SaDiablo, Saetan SaDiablo, Lucivar Yaslana, Surreal SaDiablo |
| Literary Awards: | IAFA William L. Crawford Fantasy Award (2000) |
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Anne Bishop's Black Jewel's Trilogy pinged my radar a few years back when old Blogger friends couldn't say enough good about it. Per usual, it took me all this time to finally get to it, but it didn't take me long to see the appeal.High fantasy to be sure, The Black Jewel's Trilogy follows along the lines of what made this genre popular. Witches, Magic, Enchanted Jewels/rings, Mystical Creatures and Chosen ones- it has it all! And for those of us gals who need it- a dash of romance!Book 1:Daughter of the Blood is a brutal and twisted tale and isnt going to be for everyone. Heck I think that with a lot of the things touched on in this book nine times out of ten it wouldnt be for me, but Anne Bishops writing and ability to weave a tale kept me captivated. There is so much brutality in this against Men, Women and children that it goes really dark at times. The story also touches on child molestation and a bit of human trafficking neatly disguised as something else. There are times
2.5 "trashy, campy, cheesy, sordid" little stars !!In grade six, my second best friend and I discovered her mother's V.C. Andrews' Flowers in the Attic series and we snuck them out the bookshelf and read them in the park while eating chips and drinking lemonade. We found those books so enticingly wicked and could not believe all the things we read about. No more Hardy Boys or Nancy Drew for us- all we wanted to do is read adult books and unbeknownst to us that these were the trashiest books out
If you are just perusing the comments wondering whether or not give this book a chance, take this fair warning: Every review of one star (and below) is true and well deserved. A rare occurrence: I DID NOT finish this book (something that happens once in a blue moon) and I most sincerely advise you not to even start it. Life is too short to waste it on such a pitiable example of scribomania. There are far too many good books out there just waiting for you Dear Reader; the only good use of the
If you like feminist fantasy fiction, this is the series to read. Bishop creates a fantasy otherworld unlike any I have read (and I've read quite a bit). Bishops work is highly subversive. It develops a female-dominant society based on Kiplings reminder: the female of the species is more deadly than the male. Bishop does not simply put the female in the power position in a patriarchal structure, as Lackey does; rather, she highlights the physical and society differences between female and male
*Reread* 12/15/13 Well this was an interesting reread. The world building is actually done throughout the series so it was Awesome to reread and follow everything much clearer. It was also during a BR so it was interesting to see how confusing this is the first time around. I didn't have as much problems as my buddies the first time around but I'm glad I got the input of those as they read it for pimping purposes...haha It was still uncomfortable at times but i read every word without skimming
My wife bought the first book in this series and for some reason read it. The whole time she read it she complained how bad it was. Then for some reason I read it and we finished the series. The only explanation I can come up with is that magic is real, anne bishop is a witch and we fell under her spell. Even now I fall into the black obsidian stone.
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