Daughter of the Blood, Anne Bishop
Daughter of the Blood, Anne Bishop
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Daughter of the Blood
Book 1 of The Black Jewels Trilogy

Author: Anne Bishop

Narrator: John Sharian

Unabridged: 16 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 06/05/2007

Synopsis

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...

About Anne Bishop

Born in 1955, Anne Bishop, an American fantasy writer, started her writing career by publishing short stories. She is best known for her award-winning novels, The Black Jewels Trilogy, Daughter of the Blood, Heir to the Shadows, and Queen of the Darkness. Bishop has also created The Tir Alainn Trilogy, and The Landscapes of Ephemera Series. She is currently residing in upstate New York and when she’s not working on The Others, her newest series, she enjoys gardening, reading and listening to music.

Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Annette on 2007-05-22 16:45:42

This must be a reissue as I've read this series a couple of years ago. It is stunning, beautiful, and fresh. I devoured the series in just a few days. The characters are haunting and so well written that they become part of you. It's rare to find fresh fantasy that hits emotional chords within you and isn't yet another Tolkien-type hero quest adventure. Anne Bishop is one of my favorite authors.

AudiobooksNow review by Lisa on 2009-06-21 19:52:01

witty funny sad and powerful can't wait to read the rest

Goodreads review by ☘Misericordia☘ on December 03, 2018

VERY perverse, twisted, brilliant, engaging and provoking bit of fantasy reading... It was definitely worth reading! Not for the faint of heart, not for the squeamish either. Lovers of angst will appreciate it. People with kid sex triggers won't, at all. The book receives 5 stars for the original worl......more

Goodreads review by Robin on May 16, 2020

Sale Alert: Kindle Deal 16May20 $1.99 Daughter of the Blood is a brutal and twisted tale and isn’t 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 wouldn’t be for me, but Anne Bishop’s writing and ability to weave a tale kept me ca......more

Goodreads review by Amanda on August 28, 2008

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). Bishop’s work is highly subversive. It develops a female-dominant society based on Kipling’s reminder: “the female of the species is more deadly t......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on September 30, 2018

1st read - January 2014 2nd read - September 2018 Buddy read with Aly, Ange, Annie & Anzu (Although I think only Aly, Anzu and I actually ended up reading it LOL) Daughter of the Blood is a really difficult book to review and I think that's partly due to how uncomfortable it made me feel when I was rea......more

Quotes

“[The Black Jewels] series...has long been celebrated for its dark sensuality and focus on female characters....[the books] remain crucial foundations of the romantasy genre and paved the way for what followed.”—Paste Magazine

Praise for Daughter of the Blood

“A terrific writer...the more I read, the more excited I became because of the freshness of [her] take on the usual high fantasy setting, the assurance of [her] language, all the lovely touches of characterization that [she slips] in so effortlessly.”—Charles de Lint
 
“Darkly mesmerizing...[a] fascinating, dark world.”—Locus

“Lavishly sensual...a richly detailed world based on a reversal of standard genre cliches.”—Library Journal

“Vividly painted...dramatic, erotic, hope-filled.”—Lynn Flewelling

“Intense...erotic, violent, and imaginative. This one is white-hot.”—Nancy Kress
 
“A uniquely realized fantasy filled with vibrant colors and rich textures. A wonderful new voice, Ms. Bishop holds us spellbound from the very first page.”—RT Book Reviews
 
“Mystical, sensual, glittering with dark magic.”—Terri Windling, coeditor of The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror

“Dark, morbid, sinister, and yet it holds you completely fascinated and spellbound by its beauty...One of the most original and readable books in the fantasy genre.”—The 11th Hour

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