Anne Bishop
Paperback | Pages: 1204 pages Rating: 4.39 | 12563 Users | 613 Reviews
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| ISBN: | 0451529014 (ISBN13: 9780451529015) |
| Edition Language: | English URL https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/287705/the-black-jewels-trilogy-by-anne-bishop/9780451529015/ |
| Series: | The Black Jewels #1-3 |
| Characters: | Jaenelle Angelline, Daemon Sadi SaDiablo, Saetan SaDiablo, Lucivar Yaslana, Surreal SaDiablo |
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Seven hundred years ago, a Black Widow witch saw an ancient prophecy come to life in her web of dreams and visions.Now the Dark Kingdom readies itself for the arrival of its Queen, a Witch who will wield more power than even the High Lord of Hell himself. But she is still young, still open to influence--and corruption.
Whoever controls the Queen controls the darkness. Three men--sworn enemies--know this. And they know the power that hides behind the blue eyes of an innocent young girl. And so begins a ruthless game of politics and intrigue, magic and betrayal, where the weapons are hate and love--and the prize could be terrible beyond imagining...
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Details About Books The Black Jewels Trilogy: Daughter of the Blood, Heir to the Shadows, Queen of the Darkness (The Black Jewels #1-3)
| Title | : | The Black Jewels Trilogy: Daughter of the Blood, Heir to the Shadows, Queen of the Darkness (The Black Jewels #1-3) |
| Author | : | Anne Bishop |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | US / CAN Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 1204 pages |
| Published | : | December 2nd 2003 by Roc |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Romance. Fiction. Dark Fantasy. Magic. Science Fiction Fantasy. High Fantasy |
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Ratings: 4.39 From 12563 Users | 613 ReviewsEvaluation About Books The Black Jewels Trilogy: Daughter of the Blood, Heir to the Shadows, Queen of the Darkness (The Black Jewels #1-3)
Another one probably best read as a teenager (although there is some pretty dark sexual stuff in here). The lower rating is mostly because the writing isn't terribly good (and the characters' names made me roll my eyes every time I read them...which was a lot). There's a lot of buzz around the supposed reversal in traditional gender roles in this book, but it comes off more like an exercise from a "Women's Studies 101" course at a community college. That is to say, there's not a lot of thoughtMy brain melted, and not in a good way "Have you read this?" a colleague asked recently, "It's so wonderful!" It so happened I had read the Black Jewels Trilogy, long ago. I remembered it as a Masterpiece of Unremittingly Awful. Could it be as bad as all that? Surely not. Oh wait. It was. mindbendingly dreadful on so many levels. The premise is potentially interesting: in a set of interlinked worlds/realms, a power-struggle is growing. In the Realm of Terreille, the Blood -- people with magical
So. This book and I, we spent a day and a half intimately entwined together. Hours passed and I forgot to eat, drink and sometimes blink as I tried to finish this book. Its infinitely readable and it has all the elements that would appeal to lots of readers. I liked it well enough that I finished it in a day and a half but when I was done with it and I had time to think about everything I had read, I was left with some troubled feelings. Particularly where gender construction was concerned.
I gave this book a chance but decided not to finish it. I'm not saying that other people won't like it, but I did not get into it. The author's writing skills were there. Characters, dialogue, and scene-setting were all well done, but narrative flow and explanation of plot were not apparent to me. I just could not entirely figure out what was going on. The book made me wonder if I was a lack-wit because I was lost and unaware of where things were heading. Another turnoff for the book was that it
I have an omnibus edition, so I guess I'll write a review for each book as I get to it.I am embarrassed by how long this is, but here is the third and final piece of the never-ending book review. See the end:Daughter of the Blood--4.5 starsIn a society that seems to be loosely based on the habits of black widow spiders, the strong females have eliminated all but the weakest males and females, leaving only a few strong males to strengthen their bloodlines. This has been going on for centuries.
Black Jewels Trilogy by Anne BishopI have done a review on each of the books in this trilogy. However, if anyone buys the complete set, this is the combined review of all three books.This trilogy is one of my favorite series. I loved this trilogy, the characters we come to love, and the secondary characters and legendary animals, we love almost as much. This is a super trilogy, but the first book, which Bishop introduces us to this world, and to the characters, has a lot of darkness in it. This
Black Jewels Trilogy by Anne BishopI have done a review on each of the books in this trilogy. However, if anyone buys the complete set, this is the combined review of all three books.This trilogy is one of my favorite series. I loved this trilogy, the characters we come to love, and the secondary characters and legendary animals, we love almost as much. This is a super trilogy, but the first book, which Bishop introduces us to this world, and to the characters, has a lot of darkness in it. This
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