Anne Bishop

Dreams Made Flesh

Pepper

Dreams Made Flesh consists of 4 stories. The first one - Weaver of Dreams was too abstract and full of concepts for me to grasp but is not very long at all so it is okay. The second one is fairly long and the one I just finished last night. I suspect it is going to be my favourite because it is about Lucivar! I love Lucivar. The events are set after Heir to the Shadows and before Queen of Darkness and it is interesting to see the backstory to his and Marian's relationship. I had felt her appearance was kind of random in the third book but you realise from this story that quite a bit of time had passed between the 2nd and 3rd book and not I feel like reading the 3rd again because I understand Marian a whole lot more. I liked the interactions between Saetan and Lucivar in this one - I felt like they had really bonded and become close after getting to know each other. And the romantic story between Lucivar and Marian was quite wonderful though I thought the Rut was just a lame way to bring about certain events. The Karla-Lucivar plot point was surprising but also showed the extent of dedication the Warlord Princes had for the Queens in their Circle. It also brought about two very interesting revealations - one about Lucivar and the other about Saetan's past. And the one about Saetan's past has its own story which is next - Zullaman.

Nikki Milton

Shay Henrion

Jessica Brown

Megan Williams

Judy Hudgins

The Black Jewels Trilogy established Anne Bishop as an author whose “sublime skill...blend[s] the darkly macabre with spine-tingling emotional intensity”(SF Site). Now, the saga continues in this collection that includes four more adventures of Jaenelle and her kindred… Jaenelle is the most powerful Witch ever known, centuries of hopes and dreams made flesh at last. She has forged ties with three of the realm’s mightiest Blood warriors: Saetan, the High Lord of Hell, who trains Jaenelle in magic and adopts her as his daughter; Lucivar, the winged Eyrien warlord who becomes her protector; and the near-immortal Daemon, born to be Witch’s lover. Jaenelle has assumed her rightful place as Queen of the Darkness and restored order and peace to the realms, but at a terrible cost. Collected here are the beguiling stories about the origin of the mystical Jewels, the forbidden passion between Lucivar and a simple hearth witch, the clash between Saetan and a Priestess, and the choice Jaenelle must make, between her magic and happiness with Daemon...

Meghan Wallace

Angel Myers

Jolie

Francine Dupont

Vivian smith

A collection of four original novellas continues the saga of The Black Jewels trilogy as they trace the origins of the mystical Jewels, chronicle a forbidden love affair between Lucivar and a simple hearth witch, explore a reality-altering clash between Saetan and a priestess, and follow the relationship between Jaenelle and Daemon after she sacrifices her magical gifts. Original.

Lorien O'Brien

Dreams Made Flesh

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