Prince of Shadows, Rachel Caine
Prince of Shadows, Rachel Caine
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Prince of Shadows
A Novel of Romeo and Juliet

Author: Rachel Caine

Narrator: Kyle McCarley

Unabridged: 13 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/05/2014

Synopsis

In the Houses of Montague and Capulet, there is only one goal: power. The boys are born to fight and die for honor and—if they survive—marry for influence and money, not love. The girls are assets, to be spent wisely. Their wishes are of no import. Their fates are written on the day they are born.

Benvolio Montague, cousin to Romeo, knows all this. He expects to die for his cousin, for his house, but a spark of rebellion still lives inside him. At night, he is the Prince of Shadows, the greatest thief in Verona—and he risks all as he steals from House Capulet. In doing so, he sets eyes on convent-bound Rosaline, and a terrible curse begins that will claim the lives of many in Verona . . . and will rewrite all their fates, forever.

About Rachel Caine

Rachel Caine is the author of the popular Weather Warden series, the Morganville Vampires series, and the Outcast Season series, as well as many other books. As Julie Fortune, she published an officially licensed Stargate SG-1 novel, Sacrifice Moon. She has also contributed to several short story collections, including the New York Times bestseller Many Bloody Returns, edited by Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner, and Immortal, edited by P. C. Cast.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Emily May on July 12, 2015

"I stood in the dark corner of my enemy's house, and thought of murder." Well, that was completely unexpected. I decided to read this book because I have an arc of it, because it was Shakespeare, because I was curious, but... I have to confess, I was expecting the worst. For a few reasons: 1) I could......more

Goodreads review by Simona on April 26, 2022

4.5 "I hadn't known I had innocence left in me until I'd felt it die." This book conquered my heart, my soul, my mind and everything that was liable to conquering. This book is intelligent, well-written, witty, wonderfully plotted--you name it. It had me hooked from the very first chapters, and the re......more

Goodreads review by K on February 08, 2017

"Perhaps I only imagined the friendship between us, fragile and unspoken and as deadly to us as a cup of poison." Prince of Shadows is a retelling of Romeo and Juliet. However, the author took an interesting turn here: Instead of focusing on R&J's "tragic" love story, Caine choice to tell this ta......more

Goodreads review by Masooma on January 06, 2016

Let the future fall. Let the houses burn, as long as you are together The fire of Romeo and Juliet revises itself in this beautiful retelling by Rachel Caine. It is narrated by the thief who tootles the streets of Verona during the dark hours of night, Benvolio. Prince of Shadows is rich in beautiful......more

Goodreads review by Vanessa on March 10, 2016

What a fantastic retelling of Romeo and Juliet. I'm not a fan of the story. Before reading Shakespeare's original tale, I was so sure I was going to hate it, and I was surprised to see I didn't, and that's because while reading it, I realised tht the story can be interpreted in various ways. Mine wa......more

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