The Invisible Ring
Posted by Admin on December 18th, 2009 at 12:07pm
Review
In thіѕ engaging ѕtοrу οf Jared, a Red-Jeweled Warlord аnd unwilling pleasure slave, Bishop returns tο thе world οf hеr Black Jewels trilogy (Daughter οf thе Blood, Heir tο thе Shadows, аnd Queen οf thе Darkness). Jared, whο hаѕ murdered hіѕ owner аnd attempted escape, іѕ recaptured аnd sold tο thе mysterious Gray Lady. It soon becomes clear thаt Jared’s nеw queen іѕ nοt whаt ѕhе seems tο bе, аnd hе joins wіth hіѕ fellow slaves–аll οf whοm hіdе thеіr οwn secret…
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1. Kaemon | December 18th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
Having read Ms. Bishop’s Black Jewels Trilogy (and loved it), I thought that this book worked well as a prequel, and is probably the best way to introduce a new reader to the Black Jewels realms. I thought that the whole society was more concisely explained in this book. It also gives the backstory about the Grey Lady mentioned in the Trilogy.
This storyline is more straight-forward than the Trilogy. The characters in this book would seem to be easier for a new reader to understand (in that they’re less exotic, everything being relative of course) and the realms are presented in a less complicated fashion, yet the book still gives an intriguing hint of of the depth and complexity of the Trilogy books. There are enough teases about Daemon Sadi, Lucivar Yaslana, Surreal, and the rest of the Trilogy characters to make reading the other books inevitable – even just to find out the outcome of Dorothea SaDiablo’s machinations, not to mention learning whether or not Daemon Sadi’s true love is ever born. And for the readers who’ve already read the Trilogy, the teases were nice reminders of what makes the Trilogy so special.
Even if you’ve stayed away from fantasy, this book is a good introduction to the genre, since there are enough points of familiarity for a new reader to feel confortable with. Best of all, if you enjoy this book, you have the three books of the Trilogy to look forward to!
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