Shadows of Asphodel
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (893 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1620078708 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 340 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Shadows of Asphodel is a great, rollicking adventure with plenty of steam! Kincy's world-building is some of the best." - Bec McMaster, author of Kiss of Steel
Karen Kincy (Redmond, Washington) can be found lurking in her writing cave, though sunshine will lure her outside. Karen has a BA in Linguistics and Literature from The Evergreen State College. . When not writing, she stays busy gardening, tinkering with aquariums, or running just one more mile
It was going so well until the end. SPOILERS! The heroine, a mercenary, has killed many people over the years. She suddenly decides to spare the singularly most evil man she has ever met. Then she stands there with her sword in her hand and watches him stab her lover in the heart then defenistrate him. Then she still lets him live. WTF? Did she lose her nerve and forget how to fight? Is she suddenly a pacifist?. "Formatting issue." according to Marie. The chapters go Formatting issue. Marie The chapters go 4,6,7,8 then 5. I was a bit confused until I looked back at the table of contents. When I reached chapter 5 I quit.. ,6,7,8 then 5. I was a bit confused until I looked back at the table of contents. When I reached chapter 5 I quit.. Dorine White said Steampunk romp. Ardis is a mercenary, she fights where ever the guild of Mages sends her, and knows her way around a war. She also knows it is stupid to rescue anyone off of a battle field, but for some reason she does. It turns out he is a Necromancer, someone who can bring back the dead and control them with his powers. Wendel pledges his life to hers as an offer of thanks. Too bad Necromancers are despised and shunned by the rest o
Even if he manages to be a charming bastard while bleeding out in the snow. She resists falling for him, no matter how hot the tension smolders between them. His touch can revive the dead, and Ardis worries he will return from the grave to hunt her down. Especially when she discovers Wendel's scars run much deeper than his skin, and it might be too late to truly save him from himself.. She hasn't survived this long as a mercenary without some common sense. When she rescues Wendel, it isn't because he's devilishly handsome, but because he's a necromancer. She never asked for the undying loyalty of a necromancer. 1913. Austria-Hungary. Ardis knows better than to save a man on the battlefield. Besides, a necr