The national bestselling Black Jewels trilogy established award-winning Anne Bishop as an author whose "sublime skill...blends the darkly macabre with spine-tingling emotional intensity, mesmerizing magic, lush sensuality, and exciting action."* Now the saga continues-with four all-new adventures of Jaenelle and her kindred.
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"Wish I'd read this after the Black Jewels trilogy; it would have made a little more sense. As it is, this is the book that led me to the trilogy, though, so hooray for it. These short stories are a great peek at the lives of the trilogy characters in the times not covered by the trilogy"
— Tamara (4 out of 5 stars)
" My fav story is about Lucivar and Marian :) it's fun and enjoyable to read... It somehow explain some of the years skipped in the Black Jewel trilogy. "
— Godiva, 2/17/2014" A kind of fill-in-the-blanks book after the trilogy. Again, definitely adult content. "
— Diane, 2/12/2014" Well it is acually four stories, it wrapped up what needed to be wrapped up. "
— Cena, 2/8/2014" Really good. Was exciting to read all the different backstories and see how certain things came to be. I love these characters! "
— Courtney, 2/5/2014" Love Anne Bishop's style of writing! Read the black jewels trilogy first before moving onto the invisible ring then read Dreams made flesh... It is the 5th in the series :)) "
— Alexis, 1/31/2014" this series has diminishing returns. "
— Abby, 1/15/2014" I enjoyed this a lot. It filled in some backstory and gave you more character development on Saetan and his other children. The Lucivar and Marian story was rather predictable, but was decent for a showcase on developing Lucivar as a character "
— Greymalkin, 1/12/2014" Maybe for wish-fulfillment, it hit the spot. The best story in here is Lucivar and Marian's, which always struck me as much more powerful than Jaenelle and Daemon's. Still, it's hot. "
— Minli, 1/12/2014" These books were amazing!! I loved the end and am not spoiling any of the details. I did not like the 4th book, since it was really based on another set of people for the most part. "
— Connie, 1/8/2014" The story of Lucivar and Marian is one of my all-time favorites--by far my favorite of the short stories. I go back and reread it periodically when I need a good love story to cheer me up. "
— Lilia, 12/30/2013" A sequel to The Black Jewels Trilogy. Very good. "
— Mandy, 12/29/2013" Outstanding collection of short novellas in the realm of the Black Jewels. "
— Vicci, 11/30/2013" I loved these short stories. All of them were worth reading and enriched the story. "
— Heather, 10/21/2013" I adored this book. It gave me the bit of closure to characters that I so adored; Daemon, Saetan, Jaenelle, Lucivar and Marian. A wonderful view on an amazing world. "
— Kelsey, 7/30/2013" The story of Lucivar and Marion is one my favorite stories that Anne Bishop has ever written. It resonates with me to a degree that very little does. The other two stories are well written but for me it is Lucivar's story that makes the book. "
— Amanda, 2/25/2013" A collection of short stories that take place at various times in the world of the Black Jewels. I especially loved the story of how Lucivar and his wife fell in love. Loved seeing how they challenged each other. "
— Christin, 2/12/2013" This book is a collection of short stories that follows up to the Dark Jewels Trilogy. "
— Chris, 7/17/2012" Hard for me not to enjoy this collections of stories based in the Black Jewels world. None of the four stories disappoint, but add quite a bit of history and spice to what was already a wonderful universe. "
— TFGamer, 7/3/2012" To all those who yearned to know what happened after the end of the last book in the Blood Jewels Trilogy, Anne Bishop provided a few more stories. "
— Spencer, 2/4/2012" This offers some great side stories for the Black Jewels trilogy. "
— Angie, 11/6/2011" When I saw this book was released I was thrilled. More stories about my favorite characters from the original three stories? Oh yes please! Perhaps Anne Bishop gets a little repetitive with her themes but at least she can write them in an entertaining way. "
— Rhonda, 9/23/2011" These stories are for everyone who didn't want the Black Jewels series to end. Here Bishop proved to me that she can write happy, mundane aspects of humanity with as much sincerity as the fantastical and dark. "
— Rachel, 6/27/2011" an excellent continuation of the world.<br/><br/>(review pulled from lj.) "
— Lisa, 6/1/2011" I wanted more of the Black Jewels characters, and though there was a wait of several years,it was better than I could have imagined. This compilation of short stories adds complexity, depth, and of course, humor to an already fantastic series. "
— Maryann, 5/31/2011" I loved the story about Marian and Lucivar, it was such a hole in plot during <em>Queen of Darkness</em>. "
— Bodagirl, 5/22/2011" Its like anthology of The Black Jewels Trilogy. I just finish read one part of this book. This book has few seperate part. Each part tells about major characters in the trilogy. Enjoy..... "
— Ayu, 5/6/2011" Great addition to the Black Jewels Trilogy. The stories really filled in some holes from throughout the trilogy. "
— Marissa, 4/18/2011" This is actually my second time round reading it. I loved the detail and the fluff, and who couldn't love the story between Lucivar and Marian? <br/><br/>I would love to read more fill-in stories like this one. "
— Rebecca, 3/18/2011" I adored this book. It gave me the bit of closure to characters that I so adored; Daemon, Saetan, Jaenelle, Lucivar and Marian. A wonderful view on an amazing world. "
— Kelsey, 3/14/2011" Who doesn't love the story of how Lucivar and Marian met? C'mon. "
— Traci, 2/23/2011" I really loved that this was short stories that expanded on some of the story arcs from the main series. Especially the one about Lucivar and Marian. "
— Amy, 2/11/2011" This offers some great side stories for the Black Jewels trilogy. "
— Angie, 1/30/2011Anne Bishop is
the New York Times bestselling author
of Bridge of Dreams and a winner of
the William L. Crawford Memorial Fantasy Award for her Black Jewels trilogy. She lives in Upstate New York.