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Summary: "...full of joy and pain, rage and celebration..."
Review: Ms. Bishops words to describe the voice that rises from the Darkness are the perfect ones to describe her novels. She pulls no punches, and these books are not for the squeamish. In Queen of the Darkness, she draws the threads she wove in the first two novels into a tangled web as entrapping, and sometimes as horrifying, as those which guard the Weavers of Dreams. The characters we've loved and hated so well are brought into startling focus, and facets of them which have only been hinted at are brought into full light. Throughout the book is the fascinating dance between Jaenelle and Daemon, Queen and Consort, Witch and Sadist. And when each displays their power in their full, dark glory... if I ever had to face one or the other unveiled, I could only pray it wouldn't be the Sadist!
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Summary: A Great Book
Review: I waited many months for this book to come out and when it finaly did I was not disapointed. Anne Bishop has written another great book that kept me up all night reading. It was a great ending for the trilogy and I thought this book was just as good as the first two. The characters are easy to love and some were easy to hate and the plot keeps the reader wanting more. Now that I am finished with this trilogy I will not hesitate to reread it whenever I miss the characters.
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Summary: A worthwhile read, but a bit disappointing
Review: Daughter of the Blood was absolutely original, imaginative, and just plain terrific. Heir to the Shadows was not as much so, and Queen of the Darkness was even less so.This trilogy had the promise of an original premise. The problem seems to lie in how the story "falls" together. The answers to some situations seem a bit too contrived and convenient. The so-called enemies seem a bit too weak to really pose any threat. New characters are thrown in haphazardly, and the old characters that had a role in the previous books have mysteriously disappeared, or have been reduced. I wish the trilogy could have ended on a better note, but it was still a good story to read. Daughter of the Blood will always remain a classic on my list, I'm just sorry that the next two sequels will not. However, all things aside, Ms. Bishop displays great promise. I look forward to reading her other works.
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Summary: a great book
Review: i think this book was great. i loved all the characters from the two previous books. however, if you didn't read the first two books, you might want to read those books for a little bit of background information. and when you're ready... brace yourself! this book is almost as good as ender's game!
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Summary: Closure...
Review: Characters have a way of living inside of an author, growing and developing and spinning the yarn of their life. Ms. Bishop has brought to us the complete story of a cast of characters who live, love, hate and die like we do. Queen is the conclusion of the story, loose ends are tied up and dear friends are laid to rest. There is pain, but with it comes hope for dream that will not die. Those of us who are rabid fans are both thrilled to have the book in our hands and saddened by the ending of our time with those characters we have grown to care about. I am just glad they came to such a fine storyteller as Ms. Bishop. :)
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Summary: Wow!
Review: I did not think that Ms. Bishop could top her previous work, and pull all the pieces together into a body of work that would satisy my craving for a happy ending. I was wrong. This is a wonderful ending to what was a too short time spent with the characters. I'm going to miss them.
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Summary: What a way to end!
Review: What a wonderful way to conclude an absolutely brilliant trilogy. Though the third book was great, I must admit that I enjoyed the first two quite a bit more. However, since there is no way you can miss the first two of the series('Daughter of the Blood' and 'Heir to the Shadows'), this conclusion is a must read. This book struck me as a bit cruder and more introspective than the previous ones. Compared to other books by other authors this book is unbelievable; compared to the first two in the trilogy, a little less so. I loved 'Daughter of the Blood' and 'Heir to the Shadows' and I am grateful that I only found out about them recently so that I did not have too wait long before reading the conclusion 'Queen of the Darkness'. I won't mention how many places I contacted in order to get this book as soon as possible. It was worth the wait! Anne Bishop, please finish your next book 'The Invisible Ring' quickly! I can't wait to read it.
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Summary: BUY IT
Review: Anne Bishop is the BEST! I personally ran into thebookstore and obtained the first copy of the book before they even putit on the shelves. Queen is the last book in the Black Jewels Trilogy and I have been waiting months for it and I will say, it was well worth the wait! Jaenelle, Saetan, Daemon, Lucivar and all of our favorite characters were still as strongly written as in the first two books. Those of us who have been waiting for certain deaths will be pleased and many questions are resolved, new ones are also brought up so we will hopefully obtain further input from Anne in the near future. This is not a critical review analyzing the aspects of the book, but I will say this, Anne knows exactly how to control your emotions and you do not need an interpreter to help you read the book.
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Summary: Wow! A great third book..!
Review: Just got the book and am about 2/3 of the way through. This is a great series with a unique setting. I don't want to give too much away, but needless to say Daemon is back, out of the twisted kingdom. I know it's supposed to be only a trilogy, but I can always hope for more.
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Summary: Sadly, a bit of a disappointment
Review: As a huge fan of this series, it honestly pains me to write a mediocre review of this novel. However, after a couple of days to think it over, I feel that I must do so. This book feels like either Ms. Bishop threw it together as quickly as possible or her editor chopped much of it up with a battle axe. The story doesn't flow nearly as well as the first two Dark Jewels books, and several plot points are either dropped or are abruptly resolved (Saeten and Sylvia as one example). The end of the novel also suffers from this flaw, and was a major disappointment. Although it does have several faults, I did still enjoy reading this book, and wouldn't hesitate to recommend the series to anyone. It retains the same lighthearted yet dark flavor of the previous two, and I found tears in my eyes in several places. Unfortunately, it didn't meet my expectations, but that was the result of comparing it to the previous books in the trilogy, and is a tribute to Ms. Bishop's talent. Compared to the majority of the other contemporary books in the fantasy genre, this one would rate at least 4 stars. I look forward to seeing what Ms. Bishop does next!
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