The Black Jewels Trilogy: Daughter of the Blood, Heir to the Shadows, Queen of the Darkness (The Black Jewels, #1-3) in Building a SciFi/Fantasy Library

Aug 05, 2007 Lorena rated it it was ok

Shelves: fantasy

Another one probably best read as a teenager (although there is some pretty dark sexual stuff in here). The lower rating is mostly because the writing isn't terribly good (and the characters' names made me roll my eyes every time I read them...which was a lot). There's a lot of buzz around the supposed reversal in traditional gender roles in this book, but it comes off more like an exercise from a "Women's Studies 101" course at a community college. That is to say, there's not a lot of thought o ...more

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Mar 14, 2008 Lasairfiona rated it liked it

Shelves: havereadin2008, iown

So I just finished reading the entire series in one go. 1204 pages in two days. That should tell you how interesting the concept is. The world Bishop has created is very familiar with the edges honed. What is great is that the framework is there but it isn't obtrusive (well, I didn't think so). It is a very cool framework. The jewels concept is interesting though the naming scheme got old quick.

There are a few buts: If you have any problem reading about various types of rape, don't read this. Th ...more

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Jan 07, 2009 Annie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: sf-f

This well written trilogy is original and has some great characters. The drama and conflict unfolds page after page and is hard to put down. I didn't know there are two more books to the series and that excites me. Good fantasy is hard to find, and while this has some elements of the romance genre it's still a great read. Some of it gets a little sexy, I'd say it's PG-13. ...more

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