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
... gone . They were all gone . There , across the grass , a solitary figure stood , in dark livery , and on a leash , a black dog rippled in and out of existence , a phantom thing , and beside it , another . Their black eyes stared at me ...
... gone . They were all gone . There , across the grass , a solitary figure stood , in dark livery , and on a leash , a black dog rippled in and out of existence , a phantom thing , and beside it , another . Their black eyes stared at me ...
Page 166
... gone , had vanished into the vacuum of smoke , she realised she had not noticed among them the face and body of Marie - Lis . Jhane approached the gate and went in through one leaf of the unlocked doors . The smoke had barely got in ...
... gone , had vanished into the vacuum of smoke , she realised she had not noticed among them the face and body of Marie - Lis . Jhane approached the gate and went in through one leaf of the unlocked doors . The smoke had barely got in ...
Page 192
... gone mad . He had come directly to my table through the crowded café , most of which had stared , as they do in the north , especially in Paradis , at his novelty of looks and style . Now he said : " Mademoiselle , let me add that I ...
... gone mad . He had come directly to my table through the crowded café , most of which had stared , as they do in the north , especially in Paradis , at his novelty of looks and style . Now he said : " Mademoiselle , let me add that I ...
Contents
STAINED WITH CRIMSON | 5 |
EMPIRES OF AZURE | 191 |
PART ONE The Scholar | 247 |
Copyright | |
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