Daughter of Darkness (Viridian Deep)

by Terry Brooks

Hardcover, 2022

Status

Available

Call number

813.54

Publication

Del Rey (2022), 352 pages, signed

Description

"It's been two years since Auris escaped from the sinister Goblin prison and learned of her heritage as one of the Fae. She is now happily partnered with her Fae lover Harrow and deeply bonded with her new family. All seems to be going perfectly--until, somehow, the Goblin attacks begin again. Someone, it seems, has not forgotten that Auris exists and seems determined to retrieve her...but who? And why? As Auris begins to dig deeper in the mystery, old friends and new enemies appear, and Auris begins to realize that her still-shrouded past must contain the answers she needs. But even she does not suspect how far down the rabbit hole she is about to go until Harrow is taken and an impossible ransom demand is issued. Then, with two new companions at her side, Auris must attempt to unlock the remaining secrets of her past. For if she cannot, she will never see Harrow alive again"--Jacket flap.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member EntreNous
Daughter of Darkness does the job as a good sequel, filling in the gaps and adding plenty of new story to make it it's own. I don't think I'm a big fan of Auris' first person narrative and the repetitive reminders of how true her and Harrow's love is. Some of her decisions and thought processes are
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annoying as well. As a long time Terry Brooks fan, I can say that all of his skill and thoughtfulness in world building and storytelling are all there.

My only other main complaint is that, along with Child of Light, I had been expecting something far different and new from his previous works. I knew these were going to be fantasy, but I could still see most of this story taking place in Shannara without too much modification; the characters and places are different but the elements are mostly the same. From Terry's early descriptions, I thought maybe it would be from the perspective of people in the modern human world as the Fae become apparent to them within that modern world. But it's really similar to Elves and half-Elves fighting against another version of an evil Federation and various malevolent creatures of Fairy.

Anyways, it's still a good read and I'll be looking forward, as always, for Terry's next book.
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LibraryThing member Karlstar
I love Terry Brooks, but I just could not get into this book. I got about 1/3 of the way through it and had to stop, the story just wasn't engaging me at all. I know other people really enjoy this series, it may just be a little too YA for me.

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

2022-10-04

Physical description

352 p.; 9.5 inches

ISBN

0593357418 / 9780593357415

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