Author

Contributions

  • Hendee, J. C. - Contributor
  • Copyright Paperback Collection (Library of Congress) - Contributor

Publication

2004 - ROC, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

102,500 words, Guess

Page Count

410 pages

Identifiers

and 4 more

Classifications

  • LCCCPB Box no. 2219 vol. 2
  • LCCCPB

Description

On the heels of Dhampir, Barb and J. C. Hendee's acclaimed fantasy debut, comes a new novel featuring Magiere and Leesil, slayers of the undead...Magiere the dhampir and Leesil, her half-elf partner, are called out of their self-imposed retirement when vampires besiege the town of Bela-and are discovered to be in a league with the town's most prominent elders...

Description

Magiere the dhampir thinks that her nights of hunting vampires are over. After settling down in her newly adopted village of Miiska----now vampire free thanks to her and he half elf partner, Leesil---she looks forward to quiet days tending to her tavern But far away in the capital city of Bela, a prominent councilman's daughter has been found dead on her own doorstep ... and all signs point to a vampire. Knowing that the battered and burned village of Miiska could use an infusion of cash, Bela's town council offers a generous bounty to the dhampir if she will slay their vampire. Magiere resists, wanting nothing more than to forget her past and ignore her half vampire nature. Only Leesil can persuade Magiere to follow her destiny---before more innocents are claimed by darkness.

First Sentence

He neither relished nor anticipated the task at hand.

Subjects

Genres

  • Fiction

Other Editions

  • Thief of livesROC2004-01-01

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