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 55
... blood . Who was it held me , then , my head on his thigh , the blood staining his white coat ? " Is it you ? " Not a word came out of me , I thought , but he seemed to hear . " I'm above your City laws , " he said , “ and so not afraid ...
... blood . Who was it held me , then , my head on his thigh , the blood staining his white coat ? " Is it you ? " Not a word came out of me , I thought , but he seemed to hear . " I'm above your City laws , " he said , “ and so not afraid ...
Page 80
... blood , scarlet , madder and pomegranate - it bled , this glass , every petal , and as it fell down towards the east , the sunrise , it paled through every flushed nuance of roses . Tears of blood - I knew its name , had named it in the ...
... blood , scarlet , madder and pomegranate - it bled , this glass , every petal , and as it fell down towards the east , the sunrise , it paled through every flushed nuance of roses . Tears of blood - I knew its name , had named it in the ...
Page 90
... blood had spilled on the sheet . Under the left wrist , the blood had left an odd mark , but try as I would , I could not make it seem to resemble or suggest anything . I had not failed . Things were as they must be . Antonina with ...
... blood had spilled on the sheet . Under the left wrist , the blood had left an odd mark , but try as I would , I could not make it seem to resemble or suggest anything . I had not failed . Things were as they must be . Antonina with ...
Contents
STAINED WITH CRIMSON | 5 |
EMPIRES OF AZURE | 191 |
PART ONE The Scholar | 247 |
Copyright | |
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