The first half of the book follows Daisy and Cody as they work on a case involving a Night Hag, a monstrously ugly old woman who appears out of nowhere to sit upon her victim's chest while he or she is engulfed by a nightmare. 279 and 165) Although Daisy has a strong physical attraction to Stefan (and vice versa), there is always the possibility that while in the throes of passion, he will lose control and drain her dry - which means certain death. Daisy describes her relationship with Stefan as a "fraught pas de deux: "infuriatingly cryptic, disturbingly intimate, distinctly apprehension-making, yet definitely intriguing." (pp.
That leaves Stefan Ludovic, an Outcast (aka ghoul) who feeds on negative human emotions. Unfortunately, even though Cody is in love with Daisy, he believes that he must stay true to his werewolf genes by mating with another werewolf in order to produce more werewolves. Now that Daisy has broken up with Sinclair, she has hopes that Cody Fairfax (her werewolf PPD partner) will follow through romantically after their spectacular consummation scene in Autumn Bones. In total, there are three primary plot lines: the resolution of the heroine's love life (now whittled down from a quadrangle to a triangle), a series of assaults by a supernatural monster who uses its victims' nightmares to paralyze them with fear, and a major disaster involving high-level deities and the hell-spawn lawyer who turned up in Autumn Bones.įirst, let's get Daisy's love life out of the way (although every reader of the series should have been able to predict from the beginning of the series who will win her heart).
Although often asked by inquiring fans, she does not, in fact, have any tattoos.The final novel in this trilogy is really two big stories for the price of one.
She currently lives in west Michigan, where she is a member of the oldest Mardi Gras krewe in the state. Jacqueline enjoys doing research on a wide variety of arcane topics, and an affinity for travel has taken her from Finland to Egypt to date. During this time she worked at the art center of an area college, gaining a strong background in the visual arts. Upon returning she embarked in earnest on a writing career, which came to fruition a decade later. While living abroad, the desire to write professionally emerged as a driving passion. degrees in psychology and English literature from Lake Forest College, she took part in a work exchange program and spent six months working in a bookstore in London. Jacqueline Carey is the bestselling author of the critically acclaimed Kushiel's Legacy series of historical fantasy novels and The Sundering epic fantasy duology.Īn avid reader, Jacqueline began writing fiction as a hobby in high school. Jacqueline Carey will sign and discuss Autumn Bones (Roc $26.95).
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