Anne Bishop
1) Lake Silence
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English
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After her divorce, Vicki DeVine took over a rustic resort near Lake Silence. Towns like Vicki's have no distance from the Others, the dominant predators that rule most of the land and all of the water throughout the world. And when a place has no boundaries, you never really know what's out there watching you. When her lodger, Aggie Crowe--one of the shapeshifting Others--discovers a dead body, Vicki finds trouble. The detectives want to pin the man's...
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Courtyards of the Others volume 5
Pub. Date
2017
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English
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"New York Times bestselling author Anne Bishop returns to her world of the Others, as humans struggle to survive in the shadow of shapeshifters and vampires far more powerful than themselves... After a human uprising was brutally put down by the Elders--a primitive and lethal form of the Others--the few cities left under human control are far-flung. And the people within them now know to fear the no-man's-land beyond their borders--and the darkness......
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"After winning the trust of the terra indigene residing in the Lakeside Courtyard, Meg Corbyn has had trouble figuring out what it means to live among them. As a human, Meg should be barely tolerated prey, but her abilities as a cassandra sangue make her something more. The appearance of two addictive drugs has sparked violence between the humans and the Others, resulting in the murders of both species in nearby cities. So when Meg has a dream about...
5) Wild country
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English
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"Set in the world of Others series, humans and the shape-shifting Others will see whether they can live side by side...without destroying one another. There are ghost towns in the world--places where the humans were annihilated in retaliation for the slaughter of the shape-shifting Others. One of those places is Bennett, a town at the northern end of the Elder Hills--a town surrounded by the wild country. Now efforts are being made to resettle Bennett...
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Courtyards of the Others volume 3
Pub. Date
2015
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English
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Follow New York Times bestselling author Anne Bishop to a “stunningly original”(Kirkus Reviews) world of magic and political unrest—where the only chance at peace requires a deadly price—in the third Novel of the Others.
The Others freed the blood prophets to protect them from exploitation, but their actions had dire consequences. Now the fragile seers are in greater danger than ever before....
The Others freed the blood prophets to protect them from exploitation, but their actions had dire consequences. Now the fragile seers are in greater danger than ever before....
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Black jewels series volume 10
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2020
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English
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POWER HAS A PRICE. SO DOES LOVE.
Return to the dark, sensual, and powerful world of the Black Jewels in this long-awaited new story in the New York Times bestselling fantasy saga.
After a youthful mistake, Lord Dillon's reputation is in tatters, leaving him vulnerable to aristo girls looking for a bit of fun. To restore his reputation and honor, he needs a handfast—a one-year contract of marriage. He sets his sights...
Return to the dark, sensual, and powerful world of the Black Jewels in this long-awaited new story in the New York Times bestselling fantasy saga.
After a youthful mistake, Lord Dillon's reputation is in tatters, leaving him vulnerable to aristo girls looking for a bit of fun. To restore his reputation and honor, he needs a handfast—a one-year contract of marriage. He sets his sights...
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Ace
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"In this engrossing and gripping fantasy set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Others series, an inn owner and her friends must find a killer-before it's too late.... Crowbones will gitcha if you don't watch out! Deep in the territory controlled by the Others-shape-shifters, vampires, and even deadlier paranormal beings-Vicki DeVine has made a new life for herself running The Jumble, a rustic resort. When she decides to host a gathering...
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Deutsch
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Entdecke eine Welt, die von den Anderen bevölkert wird - unheimliche Wesen, die diese Welt beherrschen und für die Menschen Beute sind. Meg Corbyn ist eine Cassandra Sangue - eine Blutprophetin - und kann in die Zukunft sehen, wenn ihre Haut geritzt wird. Eine Gabe, die sich eher wie ein Fluch anfühlt. Meg wird von ihrem Aufseher wie eine Sklavin gehalten, damit er unbegrenzten Zugang zu ihren Visionen hat. Doch als sie entkommt, ist der einzig...
11) Stranded
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English
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Three Great Authors--Three Great Science Fiction Stories
A Strand In The Web
New York Times Bestselling Fantasy Author Anne Bishop makes her U.S. debut in Science Fiction with this engaging futuristic novella. The Restorers travel the universe fulfilling a purpose handed down through the generations. They live and die aboard city-ships, never knowing the worlds they create and save. What begins as a disastrous training exercise in creating and balancing...
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Black jewels series volume 12
Publisher
Ace
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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Zoey, a young Queen-in-training at SaDiablo Hall, is wounded, and vulnerable to taunts and criticism. When an opportunity arises to befriend a stranger seeking sanctuary at the Hall, she puts herself and others in danger by ignoring Daemonar Yaslana's warning to back off. The witch Jillian's family prepares for her Virgin Night, the rite of passage that assures a woman will retain her power and her Jewels: the trouble is Jillian secretly went through...
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Ace
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"They are Warlord Princes, men born to serve and protect. They are the Queen's Weapons, men born to destroy the Queen's enemies-no matter what face that enemy wears. Daemonar Yaslana knows how to be bossy yet supportive-traits he shares with his father, the Demon Prince, and his uncle, the High Lord of Hell. Within his generation of the family, he assumes the role of protector, supporting his sister Titian's artistic efforts and curbing his cousin...
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Ace
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"A master of bringing fantasy worlds to life, this collection showcases Anne Bishop's impressive range, from rarities of her earliest writing to the Realms of the Blood, from darker fairytale retellings to the Landscapes of Ephemera, and from standalone stories of space exploration and fantastical creatures to the contemporary fantasy terrain of the World of the Others. Includes previously published and unpublished tales, as well as two brand-new...
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Black jewels series volume 3
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
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It began with the mystery of Daughter of the Blood. It continued with the magic of Heir to the Shadows. Now, the stunning conclusion to The Black Jewels Trilogy.
"Darkly mesmerizing...fascinatingly different...worth checking out." –Locus
"Darkly mesmerizing...fascinatingly different...worth checking out." –Locus
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Series
Black jewels series volume 5
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
The Black Jewels Trilogy established Anne Bishop as an author whose “sublime skill...blend[s] the darkly macabre with spine-tingling emotional intensity”(SF Site). Now, the saga continues in this collection that includes four more adventures of Jaenelle and her kindred…
Jaenelle is the most powerful Witch ever known, centuries of hopes and dreams made flesh at last. She has forged ties with three of the realm’s...
Jaenelle is the most powerful Witch ever known, centuries of hopes and dreams made flesh at last. She has forged ties with three of the realm’s...
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Tir Alainn trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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National bestselling author Anne Bishop’s novels have been hailed as “genuine gems” (SF Site) and “lavishly sensual” (Library Journal). In her highly anticipated second book in the Tir Alainn Trilogy, she weaves a dazzling tale of romance, high adventure, and thrilling fantasy.
Ever since the slaughter of the witches, the Fae—who should be shielding their long-lost cousins from danger—have...
Ever since the slaughter of the witches, the Fae—who should be shielding their long-lost cousins from danger—have...
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Series
Tir Alainn trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
From Award-Winning Author of the Bestselling Black Jewels Trilogy!
“A vivid fantasy world . . .. Beautiful”—Book Browser
It began as a witch-hunt. But the Master Inquisitor's plans to eliminate all traces of female power in the world have expanded to crushing the Sylvalan barons who oppose him-and to destroying the wellspring of magic in the Mother's Hills.
“Lavishly sensual . . .. a richly detailed world...
“A vivid fantasy world . . .. Beautiful”—Book Browser
It began as a witch-hunt. But the Master Inquisitor's plans to eliminate all traces of female power in the world have expanded to crushing the Sylvalan barons who oppose him-and to destroying the wellspring of magic in the Mother's Hills.
“Lavishly sensual . . .. a richly detailed world...
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Black jewels series volume 2
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
“Rich and fascinatingly different . . . definitely worth checking out.”—Locus
Enough time has passed for the young girl Jaenelle, heir to the magical Darkness, for her physical wounds to heal, while amnesia keeps her frightening memories at bay. But with Saetan—a Black-Jewelled Warlord Prince and Jaenelle's foster-father—to protect her, she will continue to grow. Her magic will mature. Her memories will...
Enough time has passed for the young girl Jaenelle, heir to the magical Darkness, for her physical wounds to heal, while amnesia keeps her frightening memories at bay. But with Saetan—a Black-Jewelled Warlord Prince and Jaenelle's foster-father—to protect her, she will continue to grow. Her magic will mature. Her memories will...
20) Under the Bridge
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English
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"There are people who break open and make a new, bigger, self. But some of us are ... brittle."
When stress causes an old trauma to surface, Lucy, a longtime community organizer, teacher and anti-poverty activist, loses control of her life. On probation and living on the streets of Halifax's North End, all she has left is friends. Faithful friends like Judith, her lawyer, who is helping her take back her life.
Lucy begins to regularly sneak into...