The Book of the BeastIn Lee's complex fantasy city and its sprawling timeline, the descendants of one family are marked for doom and death by a mysterious amulet, leading them into opulence and decadence, where obsessive love and disease can render any magic useless. |
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... Belnard had even ridden with this master , twenty years ago , crossading to the Holy Land , and returned not only with scars , but with certain riches . Having a fancy for Jehanine's mother , Belnard had wed her , though she already had ...
... Belnard had even ridden with this master , twenty years ago , crossading to the Holy Land , and returned not only with scars , but with certain riches . Having a fancy for Jehanine's mother , Belnard had wed her , though she already had ...
Page 100
... Belnard , antici- pating this perhaps , had ridden through the wheat after her , and now approached her again under the pear trees . " Do you miss your brother ? " said Belnard , riding along beside Jehanine . " Yes , " said Jehanine ...
... Belnard , antici- pating this perhaps , had ridden through the wheat after her , and now approached her again under the pear trees . " Do you miss your brother ? " said Belnard , riding along beside Jehanine . " Yes , " said Jehanine ...
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... Belnard ride away . When he was out of sight beyond the orchard , she kneeled and vomited . Then she wept , but not for very long . That evening , when Jehanine , with her younger sisters and the farm girls , served the men their supper ...
... Belnard ride away . When he was out of sight beyond the orchard , she kneeled and vomited . Then she wept , but not for very long . That evening , when Jehanine , with her younger sisters and the farm girls , served the men their supper ...
Contents
STAINED WITH CRIMSON | 5 |
EMPIRES OF AZURE | 191 |
PART ONE The Scholar | 247 |
Copyright | |
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