Shaladors Lady, Anne Bishop
Shaladors Lady, Anne Bishop
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Shalador's Lady
A Black Jewels Novel

Author: Anne Bishop

Narrator: John Sharian

Unabridged: 17 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 03/02/2010


Synopsis

Return to the "intense...erotic...and imaginative" (Nancy Kress) world of the national bestselling Black Jewels novels in this sequel to The Shadow Queen.For years the Shalador people suffered the cruelties of the corrupt Queens who ruled them, forbidding their traditions, punishing those who dared show defiance, and forcing many more into hiding. Now that their land has been cleansed of tainted Blood, the Rose-Jeweled Queen, Lady Cassidy, makes it her duty to restore it and prove her ability to rule.But even if Lady Cassidy succeeds, other dangers await. For the Black Widows see visions within their tangled webs that something is coming that will change the land-and Lady Cassidy-forever...

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

Goodreads review by Robin on September 01, 2019

I’ve enjoyed the Black Jewels series. We’ve now made it past the main conflict story of the first three books and Shalador’s Lady doesn’t have all the horror of the first trilogy. What it does have is an interesting tale of trying to rebuild a land after most of the corruption has been cut out. Cassi......more

Goodreads review by Anna lost in stories *A* on March 11, 2020

You guys, I’m gonna be completely honest with you right now… I’m not really in the mood to write a detailed review for this duology… it’s one of my all time favourite stories ever, and I read them about a month ago… and by that I mean I reread them again, cause I already read them multiple times in......more

Goodreads review by Wealhtheow on August 09, 2011

Plain, non-aristo Cassidy was given one year to restore Dena Nehele, a Territory that had been ruled by twisted Queens for centuries. Their reign of terror is finally at an end, but the scars remain, on the land and on the people. In The Shadow Queen, she created a Court to help her rule and began t......more

Goodreads review by Dianne on January 01, 2025

I re-read this book 3 times last year-I wonder if I'll read it, even more often this year? The Witch Storm is over---I recommend you read The Shadow Queen before you read this on. They are a duo. One of the best books in this series. It shows us just how powerful the draw Queeens can have-even bad......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on February 01, 2019

Cassidy has worked hard to be accepted by the court in Dena Nehele and she has won over everyone apart from her first escort Theran. Unlike the others Theran is unable to see past the image of a queen he dreamed up before he even met Cassidy, he wanted someone more powerful and more beautiful than h......more


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Praise for Shalador’s Lady

“Fans of the long running Black Jewels saga will relish this terrific entry.”—Genre Go Round Reviews
 
“A lavishly detailed, exotic background...brings to mind the sensual fiction of Tanith Lee and Storm Constantine and should appeal to fans of dynastic fantasy.”—Library Journal
 
“The Black Jewels novels are seductive—once you start, you just cannot stop reading...Shalador’s Lady takes you on an emotional journey...You must read this fantasy novel.”—Romance Reviews Today

“Shares many of the same themes of trauma, survival, and the importance of doing what is right [with The Shadow Queen]. Bishop handles these difficult subjects with a good deal of grace and sensitivity and, as always, with compelling characterization.”—RT Book Reviews