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Darkborn

by Alison Sinclair

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

A new romantic fantasy of magic, manners, and espionage that is also a "fast-paced thriller" (Carol Berg).

For the Darkborn, sunlight kills. For the Lightborn, darkness is fatal. Living under a centuries-old curse, the Darkborn and the Lightborn share the city of Minhorne, coexisting in an uneasy equilibrium but never interacting. When Darkborn physician Balthasar Hearne finds a pregnant fugitive on his doorstep just before sunrise, he has no choice but to take her in. Tercelle Amberley's betrothed is a powerful Darkborn nobleman, but her illicit lover came to her through the daytime. When she gives birth to twin boys, they can see, something unheard of among the Darkborn. When men come for the boys, Balthasar is saved by the intervention of his Lightborn neighbor-and healed by the hands of his wife, Telmaine. Soon he finds himself drawn deeper into political intrigue and magical attacks, while Telmaine must confront a power she can no longer keep sheathed in gloves, a power she neither wants nor can control.

Review:

"A mysterious curse puts unusual limitations on the cast of Sinclair's slow-moving but intriguing paranormal romance, the first of a trilogy. The blind Darkborn of Minhorne can't survive in the light, while the Lightborn will perish without it. The peaceful lives of Dr. Balthasar Hearne and Lady Telmaine Hearne, magically gifted Darkborn, are disrupted when Tercelle Amberley, once betrothed to Bal's long-missing brother and now engaged to duke-to-be Ferdenzil Mycene, shows up to ask Bal's help in delivering her illegitimate — and Lightborn-fathered — twin boys. She promptly deserts the infants, and an assassin seeking them takes the Hearnes' daughter hostage as further complications ensue. Sinclair (Cavalcade) raises too many unanswered questions, mostly regarding the origins of the curse and the characters' Regency-style manners, but the political intrigue is mostly enough to sustain readers' interest." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

About the Author

Alison Sinclair is the author of the science fiction novels Legacies, Blueheart, and Cavalcade. Darkborn is her first fantasy novel.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780451462701
Author:
Sinclair, Alison
Publisher:
Roc Trade
Subject:
Good and evil
Subject:
Magic
Subject:
Fantasy - General
Subject:
Fantasy fiction
Subject:
Science Fiction and Fantasy-Fantasy
Edition Description:
Mass Market
Series:
Darkborn Trilogy
Series Volume:
1
Publication Date:
20090505
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
from 12
Language:
English
Pages:
352
Dimensions:
8.94x5.90x.76 in. .79 lbs.
Age Level:
18-17

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Product details 352 pages Roc - English 9780451462701 Reviews:
"Publishers Weekly Review" by , "A mysterious curse puts unusual limitations on the cast of Sinclair's slow-moving but intriguing paranormal romance, the first of a trilogy. The blind Darkborn of Minhorne can't survive in the light, while the Lightborn will perish without it. The peaceful lives of Dr. Balthasar Hearne and Lady Telmaine Hearne, magically gifted Darkborn, are disrupted when Tercelle Amberley, once betrothed to Bal's long-missing brother and now engaged to duke-to-be Ferdenzil Mycene, shows up to ask Bal's help in delivering her illegitimate — and Lightborn-fathered — twin boys. She promptly deserts the infants, and an assassin seeking them takes the Hearnes' daughter hostage as further complications ensue. Sinclair (Cavalcade) raises too many unanswered questions, mostly regarding the origins of the curse and the characters' Regency-style manners, but the political intrigue is mostly enough to sustain readers' interest." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
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