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| 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) |
Anne Bishop
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 412 pages Rating: 4.09 | 33790 Users | 2113 Reviews
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| Title | : | Daughter of the Blood (The Black Jewels #1) |
| Author | : | Anne Bishop |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 412 pages |
| Published | : | March 1st 1998 by Roc NAL (New American Library) Penguin |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Romance. Magic. Fiction. Dark Fantasy |
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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.
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Ratings: 4.09 From 33790 Users | 2113 ReviewsCriticize Containing Books Daughter of the Blood (The Black Jewels #1)
I bought this book with no concept of how much I would be drawn to the world Anne created. It spoke to my soul. Then it slammed my heart to the ground. The ending is quite possibly one of the most painful I've ever had to read. It just ripped apart a fragile little dream and smiled while it did so. After I sat in shock for more than a few minutes, I checked the publication date, thinking the second book might be available soon. No such luck. I bought the book in it's first month of release. TheLet me get straight to the point here: I absolutely abhorred this book. I had to force myself to finish it. I was actually really excited to start it though. It's widely acclaimed by critics -- professionals and goodreads members alike -- and the plot sounded promising. Plus, the idea of a dark fantasy intrigued me. And don't get me wrong, I wasn't really disappointed by either of those elements. The storyline was okay, and the world of the Blood did prove quite dark.No, what disappointed me was
The Others is one of my favorite fantasy series. I've been meaning to read the Black Jewels but for lack of time, I couldn't do it until now.The one thing I love about the Daughter of the Blood is the 4 main characters.We have a young girl, Jaenelle who has magical powers who can become the most powerful Witch. She is innocent and has been able to make many friends in different realms. She is not aware of how much power she has, so she does things her own way. Jumping from region to another
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.
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
Im going to do my best to avoid spoilers in this review, but a few minor ones might slip in. First things first, this book (and I expect the rest of the series as well) is not for the faint of heart. I got misled by the cover and thought it was a young-adult book until certain sex toys were mentioned. That got me wondering until a little bit of full castration was thrown in along with other less desirable practices; be warned this is no YA book. Many parts I found downright disturbing and that's
Major mixed feelings on this one. I bumped my original 3 stars down to 2 after a bit of thought. On one hand- I kept reading because I was so curious about where the story was going. On the other- this book made me squeamish and uncomfortable. When reviewers say this book is dark what they mean is it contains some really unpleasant aspects of violence, rape, incest, and pedophilia. Most of the characters were pretty awful human beings. Women rule men in this world and they do it by brute force.
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