Court of Shadows (Shadow Fae Book 1)

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Time has passed, but my taste for the baroque age and for the creatures of the night has remained. Today, I am very happy to open the doors of my dark Versailles to you, forever frozen in the Shadows. After the murder of Prince Dain, the Court of Shadows made a vow to protect the person and office of the High King and to ensure the safety and prosperity of Elfhame for the hope of less bloodshed and more gold.

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And now what shall we do, Imperious?’ he asked the mule. ‘We’re under no obligation to heed the abbot’s request for judicial arbitration between his unruly monks. As Venia so reliably reminded us in his letter, Isola Sombra does not consider itself subject to the King’s Laws. Why should we tarry here when we could already be on our way home?’

wat ik echt super interessant vond is dat de geschiedenis eigenlijk normaal loopt totdat koning lodewijk de 14de (de zonnekoning) in een vampier word veranderd en dan de schaduwkoning word. vanaf dat punt splitst de realiteit naar een fantasiewereld. de schaduwkoning houd het magna vampyria rijk in een ijzeren greep en de normale burgers zijn eigenlijk een soort van voedselbank voor de vampieren aristocratie. I loved it! The tension, the intrigue, the undercurrents of revolution, and above all else, a warrior girl who still wants to love and be loved. This will be an immediate classic. Bravo!" - Amy Harmon Please note this fic is intended for mature audiences and is rated explicit. Mature content and graphic scenes which might be disturbing to some (violence, references to rape, gore, sex) and so it is rated 18+ only. Two-time winner of the Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire, Victor Dixen stands at the forefront of French fantasy and science-fiction. His acclaimed series include Animale, Phobos, Cogito, Extincta, and Vampyria. A nomadic writer, he has lived in Paris, Dublin, Singapore, New York, and now Washington, DC, drawing inspiration from the promises of the future as much as the ghosts of the past. A Knight of the March of Someil, Estevar reasoned, which explained both the accent and commanding tone.

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Seductive, thrilling, and deliciously dark, The Court of Shadows brings the glamour and danger of eighteenth-century Versailles to life. This is historical fantasy at its finest!" - Kass Morgan Seductive, thrilling, and deliciously dark, The Court of Shadows brings the glamour and danger of eighteenth-century Versailles to life. This is historical fantasy at its finest!” ―Kass Morgan, bestselling author of The 100 L'esthétique est également très captivante, on s'imagine sans problème un monde baroque sombre, fait de dorures et de dentelles noirs, et de coupes en cristal remplies de sang... Pardon, je m'égare. (Oui, j'aime beaucoup les vampires, je crois que ça se voit...) Je pense sincèrement que l'univers mis en place a énormément de potentiel pour être développé dans les prochains tomes, et j'ai hâte de voir ce que l'auteur en fera ! His enraged opponent had pushed himself off the floor with one hand and delivered a vicious rapier cut with the other. Worse, at the instant of full extension, he’d added injury to insult by turning his wrist to add a vicious puncture to an already deep laceration, the sort of wound that invariably leads to infection and rarely heals properly. Not bad, Estevar mused, all thoughts of abandoning the monks to their own devices banished as he drew his rapier. The cadence was a little off, but melodious eloquence is surely too much to ask of a fellow in my feverish state.La medesima coerenza manca anche per i mortali. Se la Stilla del Re vampiro è così miracolosa e taumaturgica, perché in tre secoli non allevare mandrie umane in salute e senza più debolezze genetiche o malattie? Oppure, al contrario, se da ben tre secoli i poveri servi sono stati salassati allo stremo, come si fa a credere che ci siano ancora umani vivi in giro e facciano pure figli? Supernatural alternate histories don’t come much more suspenseful or fully realized than this impressive series debut from Dixen (the Phobos Trilogy). Dixen excels at concocting unexpected detours and jaw-dropping cliffhangers. Anne Rice fans will be especially enthralled.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) He sees only a fat man in a leather greatcoat slouched wearily upon a mule, Estevar thought, someone too slow to present a genuine threat. Someone he can bully as he pleases. Another theory is that the the woman leading the Shadow Court is Myrtle/Chesty. The lore of Wraithmarsh, the Shadow Court, and Chesty is explored in the Snowglobe portion of the See the Future DLC.

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Me pareció interesante la construcción del mundo, en el siglo XVIII el Rey Sol no quería morir y pasó por una transmutación que le dio la vida eterna convirtiéndolo en el primer vampiyo. Desde entonces, la nobleza más fiel a él se ganó ese mismo derecho y se crearon las castas, en las que los vampyros estaban en la cima y todos los plebeyos debían de pagar un diezmo de sangre. Para ser un tema tan recurrente como los vampiros, encontré que esta nueva versión ambientada en la corte francesa del sXVIII fue interesante.

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At last, a tall figure emerged from the mists. First came the glint of steel, the position and angle suggesting a longsword held in a high guard. Next came the shimmer of a chainmail surcoat partly covered by a hooded cloak of pure white trimmed in silver and emblazoned with three azure eyes across the front. Estevar’s fever-addled brain rebelled against him, alerting him instead to the flush in his cheeks and the burning ache in his side. What business did he have setting foot upon the ill-fated isle at the end of that storm-drenched causeway armed with nothing but a rapier, his arrogance and a cantankerous mule?

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What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object, both spinning and flaming to the depths of the past? What happens when hidden scars are revealed, and we step into the shadows of our hearts?

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vanaf de eerste pagina begint de actie en stopt dan eigenlijk niet meer, waardoor je echt door het verhaal vliegt. er gebeuren allerlei dingen die ik echt niet zag aankomen! wat ook heel erg tof is, is het feit dat dit boek divers en inclusief is. de personages zijn niet perfect, maar dat maakt het ook wat realistischer. Book Genre: Adult, Demons, Fae, Fairies, Fantasy, Fantasy Romance, Magic, Paranormal, Paranormal Romance, Romance, Urban Fantasy Y, por su parte, la ambientación es una auténtica pasada, de verdad que es como si estuviésemos ya sumergidos en ese mundo, en Versalles, entre vampiros, y sinceramente estoy segura de que os fliparía.