Читать онлайн «Queene Of Light»
Автор Jennifer Armintrout
Praise for the novels of
JENNIFER ARMINTROUT
Blood Ties Book One: The Turning
“Every character is drawn in vivid detail, driving the action from point to point in a way that never lets up. ”
—The Eternal Night
“[Armintrout’s] use of description varies between chilling, beautiful, and disturbing…[a] unique take on vampires. ”
—The Romance Readers Connection
Blood Ties Book Two: Possession
“Armintrout continues her Blood Ties series with style and verve, taking the reader to a completely convincing but alien world where anything can—and does—happen. ”
—Romantic Times BOOKreviews
[four-star review]
“The relationships between the characters are complicated and layered in ways that many authors don’t bother with. ”
—Vampire Genre
Blood Ties Book Three: Ashes to Ashes
“Ashes to Ashes will stun readers with the twists and turns so artfully incorporated into this latest tale…. Not to be missed. ”
—The Romance Readers Connection
“This series is one that only gets better. ”
—Huntress Book Reviews
Blood Ties Book Four: All Souls’ Night
“The action will keep readers on the edge of their seats as the ongoing fight reaches its peak. Entertaining and often steamy romances run parallel to the supernatural action without dominating the pages. All Souls’ Night ends on a most unexpected, but thoroughly creative scene. ”
—Darque Reviews
“Armintrout pulls out all the stops in her fourth and final Blood Ties book, skillfully setting up a climactic clash of good vs.
evil. Along the way, familiar characters reappear and new ones are introduced, and all are uniformly detailed and interesting. As before, Carrie’s first-person viewpoint makes up the bulk of the narrative, adding much to a bloody good read. ”—Romantic Times BOOKreviews
[four-star review]
JENNIFER ARMINTROUT
QUEENE OF LIGHT
A LIGHTWORLD/DARKWORLD NOVEL
To me, this book symbolizes a beautiful flower
that grew out of the rotting rib cage of a
murder victim abandoned in a shallow grave.
Thank you to everyone who made that weekend
such a horrible experience and forced me to
retreat into a fantasy world where a sewer
full of monsters offered more
hospitable company than yours.
Nice people and objects that made this book
possible were the Friday Night Mudslingers,
my supportive family, Diet Coke, and
Emmy Rossum’s Inside Out album.
Contents
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Acknowledgments
One
In the Darkworld, the filth made it difficult to fly. Faery wings were far too gossamer and fragile to withstand the moisture that dripped from the murky blackness overhead or the clinging grime that coated everything, even sentient things, that dared cross over the Darkworld border.
