Daughter of the Blood

Book 1 of The Black Jewels Trilogy

By: Anne Bishop

Narrated by: John Sharian

Seven hundred years ago, a Black Widow witch saw an ancient prophecy come to life in her web of dreams and visions. Now the Dark Kingdom readies itself for the arrival of its Queen, a Witch who will wield more power than even the High Lord of Hell himself. But she is still young, still open to influence-and corruption. Whoever controls the Queen controls the darkness. Three men-sworn enemies-know this. And they know the power that hides behind the blue eyes of an innocent young girl. And so begins a ruthless game of politics and intrigue, magic and betrayal, where the weapons are hate and love-and the prize could be terrible beyond imagining...

Critic reviews

“[The Black Jewels] series...has long been celebrated for its dark sensuality and focus on female characters....[the books] remain crucial foundations of the romantasy genre and paved the way for what followed.”—Paste Magazine

Praise for Daughter of the Blood

“A terrific writer...the more I read, the more excited I became because of the freshness of [her] take on the usual high fantasy setting, the assurance of [her] language, all the lovely touches of characterization that [she slips] in so effortlessly.”—Charles de Lint

“Darkly mesmerizing...[a] fascinating, dark world.”—Locus

“Lavishly sensual...a richly detailed world based on a reversal of standard genre cliches.”—Library Journal

“Vividly painted...dramatic, erotic, hope-filled.”—Lynn Flewelling

“Intense...erotic, violent, and imaginative. This one is white-hot.”—Nancy Kress

“A uniquely realized fantasy filled with vibrant colors and rich textures. A wonderful new voice, Ms. Bishop holds us spellbound from the very first page.”—RT Book Reviews

“Mystical, sensual, glittering with dark magic.”—Terri Windling, coeditor of The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror

“Dark, morbid, sinister, and yet it holds you completely fascinated and spellbound by its beauty...One of the most original and readable books in the fantasy genre.”—The 11th Hour

My favorite series!

I have read this book more times than I can count and it is amazing every time.

The new version is better

The book started slow and built to the end with the same thing as always. Love it so much more at the end
I'm sure you will never get there if you don't keep reading lol

Best series ever

This is 1st time listening to these books but 3rd time reading them. They're wonderful. The narrator isn't bad either.

Hmmm… great storyline but grooming adjacent?

It definitely picked up the last ten or so chapters and it was easy to get through the latter half of the book. But the more Jaenelle developed the more I feel hesitant about the love interest and the dynamic between her and Daemon

great story

If you like supernatural type stories, you'll love this. Be mindful that there are a lot of moving parts so make mental notes. I look forward to the next in the series.