The Shadow Queen (2009) (edit title/settings)

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Characters edit see section history

• Cassidy: Rose Queen born in the realm of Kaeleer
• Theran Greyhaven: Warlord Prince of Dene Nehele
• Gray, or Jared Blaed: Purple Dusk Warlord Prince, Native to Dene Nehele, realm of Terreille
• Grayhaven: Add a description of this character.
• Lady Cassidy
• Lucivar
• Dena Nehele
• Shira
• Saetan
• Prince Sadi
• Vae: Purple Dusk Kindred Witch, Sceltie
• Daemon Sadi
• Cassie
• Jared
• Powell
• Marian
• Dorothea Sadiablo
• Rhea
• Lia
• Aaron
• Theran
• Yaslana
• Kaeleer
• Clayton
• Poppi
• Talon
• Mother Night
• Ranon
• Devra
• Helene
• Sylvia
• Vulchera
• Lady Angelline
• Holt
• Mrs. Beale
• Hell

Quotes edit see section history

• “A lot of us have scars, boyo. The biggest difference between you and the rest of us is you haven't learned to live with yours yet.”

  Lucivar to Gray

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• “A lot of us have scars, boyo. The biggest difference between you and the rest of us is you haven’t learned to live with yours yet.”

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• “It’s a potential for violence that is transformed into a kind of ruthless gentleness.”

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• It’s the thrill of being feared while you seduce your lover to the point where she doesn’t want to refuse. And at the same time it’s the comfort

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• As long as you don’t drool on the girl or chew her face, you’re doing fine.”

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• Don’t go knocking down a wall because you think the room will look better when all you were asked to do was paint.

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Hell
• Shalador
• Dharo
• Dark Court
• Twisted Kingdom

Organizations edit see section history

• Dark Court: Add a description of this organization.

First Sentence edit see section history

Glossary edit see section history

• Blood: Any creature that welds magical power. If the creature is animal, they usually have an high intelligence (for an animal) and can communicate mind to mind. When they want to, even outside their group.
• landen: Non-Blood. Usually refers to humans that do not wield power.
• Queen: A female that will attract males to her service and rule. She might also serve in another queen's court.
• Jewel: A ranking system dependent on two ceremonies. One around 7 years old and another around 18. Determines standing between Blood depends heavily on how "Dark" or powerful they are, judged by the jewel given at the ceremonies. Other details to consider are gender and caste.
• Caste: Some blood have a specialization. Females can be Healers, Black Widows, Priestesses and Queens. Males are either Warlords or Warlord Princes. There is not a minimum power requirement, even youths before 7 might feel like a caste before they have their first ceremony, although they do not get the social benefits until the ceremony and training.

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Tangled Webs, and followed by Shalador's Lady.

Preceded by Tangled Webs, and followed by Shalador's Lady.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Anne Bishop (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Awards edit see section history

• P.E.A.R.L. (Finalist, 2009: Romantic Fantasy)
• P.E.A.R.L. (2009: Fantasy, Honorable Mention)

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 813.54

Notes for Parents edit see section history

This book covers many adult topics including sex, sexual abuse and violence. This book is definitely not suitable for children or young teens.

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• Anne Bishop's Website

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history