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Gothic fantasy meets vampire fiction in Kristen Painter's debut series -- full of politics, intrigue, and blood.
When her wealthy vampire patron is murdered, Chrysabelle, becomes the prime suspect. Her body bears the telltale marks of a Comarré, a special race of humans bred only to feed... read more
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Born into a life of secrets and service, Chrysabelle’s body bears the telltale marks of a Comarré — a special race of humans bred to feed vampire nobility. When her patron is murdered, she becomes the prime suspect, which sends her running into the mortal world…and into the arms of Malkolm, an... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters edit
- Chrysabelle: main character, trained fighter, made to feed vampires
- Malkolm: vampire royalty, names of victims tattoed on his body, will not drink from humans
- Mikkel: Add a description of this character.
- Tatiana
Setting & Locations edit
- Corvinestri, Romania: year 2067
First Sentence edit
The servant trembled in front of the grand fireplace that had never been lit and never would be.
Table of Contents edit
Prologue
Chapters 1 - 35
Glossary edit
- Anathema: a noble vampire who has been cast out of society for some reason.
- Aurelian: the comarre historian.
- Castus Sanguis: the fallen angels, from which the othernatural races are descend.
- Comarre/comar: a human hybrid species especially bred to serve the blood needs of the noble vampire race.
- Dominus: the ruling head of a noble vampire family.
- Elder: the second in command to a Dominus.
- Fae: a race of othernatural beings descended from fallen angels and nature.
- Fringe vampires: a race of lesser vampires descended from the cursed Judas Iscariot.
- Kine: an archaic vampire term for humans.
- Libertas: the ritual in which a comarre can fight for their independence. Ends in death of comarre or patron.
- Navitas: the ritual in which a vampire can be re-sired by another, to change family lines or turn a fringe noble.
- Noble vampires: a powerful race of vampires descended from fallen angels.
- Nothos: hellhounds.
- Patronus/patron: a noble vampire who purchases a comarre's blood rights.
- Remnant: a hybrid of different species of fae and/or varcolai.
- Sacre: the ceremonial sword of the comarre.
- Signum: the inlaid gold tattoos or marks put into comarre skin to purify their blood.
- Vampling: a newly turned or young vampire.
- Varcolai: a race of shifters descended from fallen angels and animals.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 4 in House of Comarré. (standard series)
Followed by Flesh and Blood.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Kristen Painter (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Orbit
Country: USA
Publication Date: September 27, 2011
ISBN: 978-0316084772
Page Count: 432
Publisher: Orbit
Country: USA
Publication Date: September 27, 2011
ISBN: 978-0316084772
Page Count: 432
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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