Even as Ellysetta Baristani prepares for her wedding to her
soul mate Rain, the shape-shifting King of the Fey, dark
forces continue to move against her. The Shadow Man of her
childhood nightmares is using Azrahn, the dark soul magic
forbidden to the Fey but commonly used by the Mages, to
haunt Ellie's dreams. Her magic continues to assert itself
and though she tries to keep it under control, the magic
often overwhelms and escapes. Ellie's power, long-denied,
can no longer be hidden from those who want to use it for
their own dark ends.
Rain's warning of the Eld's return and Mage-claimed are
ignored by mortal men who, in their arrogance, dismiss
Rain's caution and in so doing may condemn themselves.
Ignored, the Eld make their move. But even the vicious Eld
have no idea how strong Ellie is and in their condescending
distain, put her to the test. Ellie rises above it and
comes into her own in a terrifying and empowering
conclusion.
Wow! Original and exciting, LADY OF LIGHT AND SHADOWS picks
up right where LORD OF THE FADING LANDS left off and hits
the ground running. I love it when a book continually
surprises me. Ellie is so much more than a fairy tale
Cinderella. She's equal to her prince in every way,
something he's tried to tell her all along. The girl's got
game and she comes into her own power in LADY OF LIGHT AND
SHADOWS. I hate that these two books are being marketed
as "paranormal romance." Nothing against the romance genre --
I love it -- but putting "romance" on the books' spines
will keep a lot of male readers away, as well as a lot of
female fantasy fans who get tired of too much romance in
the genre. The relationship between the characters is
always what drives a good story, but there is so much more
going on here and plot takes precedence over hugs and
kisses in this series.
Since her earliest memories, Ellysetta Baristani has feared
magic, even as she has been inexorably drawn to all things
Fey, especially the poetry and legends of Rain Tairen Soul.
Now claimed as Rain’s truemate and no longer able to deny
her own magic, Ellysetta is swept into the very center of a
struggle filled with the magic and darkness she has always
feared. The High Mage of Eld wants to capture her. The most
murderous dahl’reisen who ever lived wants her dead. And
her enemies will corrupt even the people she loves most in
their quest to claim her magic for themselves.
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