Книга: Keyes Greg «The Blood Knight. Book Three of the Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone»
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Серия: "-" Something was coming for her. It began as an insect, but it grew, its many eyes fastened greedily on her. Something had followed her back. But back from where? Where was that place of dark waters? A season of darkness and horror has fallen upon the Kingdom of Crotheny. Now countless breeds of unspeakable monsters roam the countryside. After her husband's murder, Queen Muriele finds herself at the mercy of Robert Dare who plans a strategic marriage for his hostage to secure his own power in Crotheny. Muriele's fiancee is Berimund Reiksbaurg, heir to the throne of Hansa and descendant of the legendary Blood Knight, who once drank the blood of a warm to gain the beast's power. But will Dare's plans really work out even? Meanwhile, Princess Anne awakes from a deep, trance like sleep after a bloodthirsty battle with the monsters the Briar King has unleashed. Her guardian Sir Neil MeqVren and their escort are nowhere to be seen and Anne embarks on a perilous journey desperate to track down her travel companions... The best reinvention of the big fantasy epic since George R. R. Martin - Time Out. Издательство: "Macmillan Publishers" (2007)
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