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Fallen from Grace (Dark Mirror 0.5)
Fallen From Grace: A Bonus Dark Mirror Short Story
Allarde, a gorgeous, wealthy noble has hidden his true nature. Discover his diary and witness his sudden fall from grace.
Allarde, a gorgeous, wealthy noble has hidden his true nature. Discover his diary and witness his sudden fall from grace.
Kindle Edition, 27 pages
Published
March 15th 2011
by St. Martin's Griffin
(first published March 4th 2011)
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Allarde certainly wasn't my favorite character from Dark Mirror, so I was disappointed to discover that this short story followed him instead of someone like Jack or Cynthia, both of which I found really interesting. I was also expecting this to be a bit longer, more like "Winter's Passage," by Julie Kagawa or "The Strange Case of Finley Jayne" by Kady Cross (both free short stories for series).
The story is told through Allarde's journal entries and follows his "fall from grace," so to speak. I...more
The story is told through Allarde's journal entries and follows his "fall from grace," so to speak. I...more
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In this short story prequel to the Dark Mirror novel series, we read the diary of Allarde, an English aristocrat with secret magical abilities. At first, he is attending England's finest boarding school, but he reveals his abilities in order to save a fellow student from harm. Because he is an aristocrat with magic, not just a commoner, he is considered evil and has to be ousted from all good society.
His father sends him...more
In this short story prequel to the Dark Mirror novel series, we read the diary of Allarde, an English aristocrat with secret magical abilities. At first, he is attending England's finest boarding school, but he reveals his abilities in order to save a fellow student from harm. Because he is an aristocrat with magic, not just a commoner, he is considered evil and has to be ousted from all good society.
His father sends him...more
I haven't read "Dark Mirror", but after reading this short story I want to. I’m a sucker for historical English mages (Sorcery & Ceceila, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, the Bartimaeus trilogy, etc…) and this story makes the world very intriguing to me. The writing was good, the characters were developed, and the story that was told was very good. Obviously it doesn’t tell the whole story, they want you to read “Dark Mirror” for that, but it was a very good introduction into the world the...more
This was a good short story leaving you ready for Dark Mirror. It's written in the form of diary entries and it's interesting and captivates you leaving you wanting more. You get a good prospective of Allarde and what he is going through. It also gives you a good orientation of where the book is going, the main setting and the situation in England when it comes to mages. Overall it was a great way to get your interest going and preparing you for Dark Mirror.
Although this was a short story, I was dragged right in and it left me wanting more (but in a good way!) This is about a teenage boy in England in the early 1800s that is sent to a type of reformatory school. It's written in journal-entry form, but it's not distracting.
I loved that the first chapter of Dark Mirror was included. I will definitely be reading it based on this story.
I loved that the first chapter of Dark Mirror was included. I will definitely be reading it based on this story.
This is just a short story in diary form from the point of view of Allarde from Dar Mirror. It starts before the beginning of Dark Mirror and ends overlapping into the beginning of it. It wasn't bad and did give some insight into Allarde's character, but it didn't grab my attention. If I hadn't already known who he was from reading Dark Mirror first, I proably wouldn't have cared.
Note: Picked up as a freebie from B&N
Note: Picked up as a freebie from B&N
This was a free teaser short story for Dark Mirror. It follows a young man, Allarde to an exclusive school in England where we follow his stay through his diary’s entries. He can’t risk being thrown out of school and possibly lose a noble title if being found out he is a mageling or have magic abilities. It’s an intriguing short story. I’ll probably give Dark Mirror a try.
Goodreads Says: Fallen From Grace A Bonus Dark Mirror Short Story
Allarde, a gorgeous, wealthy noble has hidden his true nature. Discover his diary and witness his sudden fall from grace.
I think this was more of a 3.5 for me.
This is a short story where we meet Allarde, a young aristocrat who will inherit his father's land and title one day until he finds out he has already inherited magical genes. To be of status and have magic is taboo in the in 1800 England. Any person found out will have to...more
Allarde, a gorgeous, wealthy noble has hidden his true nature. Discover his diary and witness his sudden fall from grace.
I think this was more of a 3.5 for me.
This is a short story where we meet Allarde, a young aristocrat who will inherit his father's land and title one day until he finds out he has already inherited magical genes. To be of status and have magic is taboo in the in 1800 England. Any person found out will have to...more
Intriguing, but I felt like my understanding of what was going on would have benefited from a little more backstory. While this is admittedly a very short story and there wasn't a lot of time for all sorts of crazy exposition, I was a bit confused as to why magic was so looked down upon by the nobility.
I did like the journal-style entries and the glimpses it gave us into the character of Allarde. I thought the secondary characters were interesting. I think the covers for books 1 and 2 are gorgeo...more
I did like the journal-style entries and the glimpses it gave us into the character of Allarde. I thought the secondary characters were interesting. I think the covers for books 1 and 2 are gorgeo...more
This Dark Mirror bonus short story shares the character Allarde's story as told through diary entries. It was interesting to learn more about him and get some insight into his character. This story can be read by anyone - you don't need to read Dark Mirror first. Following the story are the first two chapters of Dark Mirror.
Fallen from Grace is listed as a short story, but it reads as an "extra" or something like that to the main book. This itty bitty story was free on my Nook Color, so I'm not unhappy with it. I'm not sure if I will read the Dark Mirror, but it might be fun.
Great introduction to Dark Mirror. I am hook on Dark Mirror jsut by the prologue and the first chapter. I guess I will be downloading this book now. I love mages and magelings. Magic is awesome.
A bit too modern in the thinking, but it was an ok addition to the series. (After all, this is only a bonus section). I do like Allarde so I was glad for a brief glimpse into his mind.
Blah. A bad Harry Potter wannabe...doesn't even come close. There was a sneak preview at the back of the book for the real novel, Dark Mirror, and I wasn't impressed with that either.
I have not yet read Dark Mirror, but this short story set in the same world is interesting enough that I may give the first novel a try.
I found this to be a really great read. I haven't read Dark Mirror, but after reading this, I plan to do so (and I hope it's just as good).
this book was really good that I want to read the Dark Mirror. However, the cover looks lame. Does anyone know if it is any good?
I liked knowing what happened to Allard.but this was quite the bore for 27 pages...Still love the series though!
Tells the story of how Allarde comes to be at Lackland Abbey. It was okay, but no where near as good as Dark Mirror.
Allarde's story, which explains a lot about his personality and why he makes some of the decisions he does.
maybe it's too soon to give that rating, but I can't get past the first 5 pages -they just will not hold my interest, not even slightly... after reading 5 pages I know no more than I did before I picked up the book -it fell into the same category as textbooks, for me... the information left me as I was reading it!
I think that reading this after I read Dark Mirror was better than if I had read it before.
This is a pretty good short story to get your taste buds excited for the real thing.
Absolutely loved this. Totally intrigued and want to read more!
Meh. It was like an abridged male version of what happened to Tory.
3/16/12. rating. 4+ alt. history. regency. fantasy. young adult
Really good and interesting got it for free on kobo
Apr 19, 2011
Alex Bennett
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Cool glimpse into Allarde's story. Full review soon.
I enjoyed this! now I want to read Dark Mirror.....
I'm looking forward to reading Dark Mirror.
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Mary Jo Putney was born in Upstate New York with a reading addiction, a condition for which there is no known cure. After earning degrees in English Literature and Industrial Design at Syracuse University, she did various forms of design work in California and England before inertia took over in Baltimore, Maryland, where she has lived very comfortably...more
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Mary Jo Putney was born in Upstate New York with a reading addiction, a condition for which there is no known cure. After earning degrees in English Literature and Industrial Design at Syracuse University, she did various forms of design work in California and England before inertia took over in Baltimore, Maryland, where she has lived very comfortably...more
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