Daughter of the Blood

Black Jewels, Book 1

By: Anne Bishop

Narrated by: John Sharian

Length: 16 hrs and 52 mins

Publisher's summary

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, in which the weapons are hate and love - and the prize could be terrible beyond imagining.

©2007 Anne Bishop (P)2010 Penguin

Critic reviews

"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)

Favorite Series

I've read this book so many times I have lost count. This is my first time listening to it. I look forward to listening to the next two books that follow this and look forward to listening to these another half dozen times.

so so good

loved it with all my heart. it had everything from comodey to romance and back again

First book in a amazing series

A book with Role reversal action comedy fantasy drama we’ll worth the listen “everything has a price”!!!!!

John Sheridan brings it home

The Black Jewels are my favorite books, hands down. The narrator does a great job of bringing the characters to life, using the right tone for the moment.

Not my cup of tea, or Yarbro

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

It was not time well spent because it was not enjoyable and became rather annoying.

Has Daughter of the Blood turned you off from other books in this genre?

Certainly not.

Would you listen to another book narrated by John Sharian?

Yes.

Did Daughter of the Blood inspire you to do anything?

I won't be reading anymore books from this author.

Any additional comments?

It really isn't that this book is terrible, it's just so much monolog with so little actual activity. In some ways it's more like a subject matter book or text book because to me it's just chatter and inner monolog and chatter and drinking Yarbro and chatter.

great book

only issue was a lot of hard "s" sounds in the recordings. but the book and the rendition was overall excellent.

Returning this one...

I loved the World of the Others series, because I love well developed characters, and well presented worlds.

I couldn't get past the 2nd chapter, maybe it was the narrator who reads with such a dramatic voice that a mouse crossing a floor may as well be a demon or poisonous snake. too much about what is going on in the scene and not enough about what is going on with the character, Any Character.

My favorite book series

I don't know how many times I've read or heard this book. some people have comfort foods. I have comfort books. whenever I am struggling and stressed I like to relax by reading any of Anne Bishops book series

one of my favorites

I've read this book two times, & I still loved listening to it on Audible!

Plot Holes

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

No, I would not recommend to a friend. Too many plot holes for my tastes and Anne Bishop whether really male or female seems to be working through some childhood trauma with all of the sexual perversion she includes in her stories.

Who was your favorite character and why?

I liked Lucivar, what there was of him, he seemed a decent type, but he wasn't in it enough to say for sure. So, I'd have to choose Daemon.

Which character – as performed by John Sharian – was your favorite?

I thought he pulled off the Daemon voice quite well -- as deep and masculine as that character's voice was he was able to put a certain quality of inflection to show confusion, kindness, anger, etc. Strangely, he didn't do too badly with the young girl's voices either. But his mother's voice Tersa(?) left a bit to be desired.

Any additional comments?

STOP SPOILERS:I was baffled by the lack of interest anyone had in Briarwood. Why did no one ask Jaenelle about this place? Why did no one ask Jaenelle about the haunted look she would sometimes get on her face? Why did Daemon not explain to Alexandra why he was worried about Jaenelle at Briarwood or Uncle Bobby? Why did it take Saetan until the end of book to become concerned enough to actually check into her family living situation, if he cared so much. Heck, Daemon visited him why didn't he ask him about the family dynamics. I do think Anne Bishop is an excellent writer. I actually really, really enjoy her Others series maybe it's a product of her maturing as a writer.