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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Page 248
... Raoulin , constricted by tutors . They swelled his brain with Latin and fair Greek , they made inroads on his spirit with philosophy and hints alchemical . Raoulin was to go to the City and study at the university of the Sachrist . When ...
... Raoulin , constricted by tutors . They swelled his brain with Latin and fair Greek , they made inroads on his spirit with philosophy and hints alchemical . Raoulin was to go to the City and study at the university of the Sachrist . When ...
Page 251
... Raoulin seen such eyes . Wide - set , carved a touch slantingly , fringed with pale lashes , and very clear . And oh , their colour . They were like the jewels he remembered from a bishop's mitre , two matching emeralds , green as two ...
... Raoulin seen such eyes . Wide - set , carved a touch slantingly , fringed with pale lashes , and very clear . And oh , their colour . They were like the jewels he remembered from a bishop's mitre , two matching emeralds , green as two ...
Page 255
... Raoulin . Her eyes were edged with kohl and her cheeks powdered . Her face had on more clothing than her body . " Do you know the custom of the house ? " Joseph nodded . Raoulin , his blood thundering in his ears , was prepared to learn ...
... Raoulin . Her eyes were edged with kohl and her cheeks powdered . Her face had on more clothing than her body . " Do you know the custom of the house ? " Joseph nodded . Raoulin , his blood thundering in his ears , was prepared to learn ...
Contents
STAINED WITH CRIMSON | 5 |
EMPIRES OF AZURE | 191 |
PART ONE The Scholar | 247 |
Copyright | |
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