5/22/2023 0 Comments The shadow jewels trilogyPower and honor come from the darkness, and only women can rule. She's flipping fantasy tropes on their heads: In this world, the common pairings of good/light and evil/dark have come uncoupled. Warning: mild spoilers ahead!īishop actually has an interesting project. And, yes, Saetan is who you think he is - the ruler of this world's version of hell. I reread it at least once a year, and I never tire of the overheated adventures of Jaenelle, Saetan, Daemon and an awful lot of other characters with "ae" somewhere in their echt-fantasy-novel names. I'm a fervent, if not unabashed, fan of Anne Bishop's Black Jewels trilogy. So bring the Cheetos and the cheap pink wine, because I'm about to bring the guilt (though let's not forget the pleasure). Except for Gary Shteyngart - dude, call me up and let's talk about Zardoz, because I think you might be my new best friend. Or fried chicken, but only from this one perfect stall in the Taipei night market - not actually guilty at all. It's like saying your guilty pleasure is '50s pulp novels, but only first editions. But here's the thing - I don't think it's nearly guilty enough. I love the My Guilty Pleasure series, I really do. Petra Mayer is an associate editor at NPR Books. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title The Black Jewels Trilogy Subtitle Daughter of the Blood/Heir to the Shadows/Queen of the Darkness Author Anne Bishop
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