Etched In Bone

Zusatztext Praise for Etched in Bone A fantastic punch of gritty and dark politics and interspecies war. This series is utterly engrossing.Fresh Fiction One of the most original and phenomenal UF series out there...an epically amazing and thrilling story. RT Book Reviews As compelling as ever. Library Journal [A] beautifully crafted world.Smexy Books More Praise for Anne Bishop and the Novels of the Others Anne Bishop is so good at writing character development...I love this series and I NEED MORE! USA Today A stunningly original yarn! deeply imagined! beautifully articulated! and set forth in clean! limpid! sensual prose. Kirkus Reviews The Queen of Fantasy...Teeming with intrigue! suspense! heartbreak! and hints of romance! Bishop's literary skills continue to astound and enchant.Heroes and Heartbreakers Informationen zum Autor New York Times bestselling author Anne Bishop is a winner of the William L. Crawford Memorial Fantasy Award! presented by the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts! for The Black Jewels Trilogy. She is also the author of the Ephemera series! the Tir Alainn trilogy! and the Novels of the Othersincluding Etched in Bone ! Marked in Flesh ! Vision in Silver ! Murder of Crows ! and Written in Red . She lives in upstate New York. Klappentext THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Anne Bishop returns to her world of the Others! as humans struggle to survive in the shadow of shapeshifters and vampires far more powerful than themselves... After a human uprising was brutally put down by the Elders-a primitive and lethal form of the Others-the few cities left under human control are far-flung. And the people within them now know to fear the no-man's-land beyond their borders-and the darkness... As some communities struggle to rebuild! Lakeside Courtyard has emerged relatively unscathed! though Simon Wolfgard! its wolf shifter leader! and blood prophet Meg Corbyn must work with the human pack to maintain the fragile peace. But all their efforts are threatened when Lieutenant Montgomery's shady brother arrives! looking for a free ride and easy pickings. With the humans on guard against one of their own! tensions rise! drawing the attention of the Elders! who are curious about the effect such an insignificant predator can have on a pack. But Meg knows the dangers! for she has seen in the cards how it will all end-with her standing beside a grave... Chapter 1 Windsday, Messis 1 Eager to join his friends for an early-morning run, Simon Wolfgard, leader of the Lakeside Courtyard, hurried toward the terra indigene Wolves who were using trees and shrubs for camouflage as they watched the paved road that looped the Courtyard. Actually, they were watching the man who was riding on the road at an easy pace. Blair growled. It was a soft growl, but the human suddenly scanned the area as if his little ears had caught the sound. Nathan added. Simon said, a little concerned about their focused attention on a human they knew fairly well. Karl Kowalski was one of the human police officers who worked directly with the terra indigene to minimize conflicts between humans and Others. Because of that, he had been labeled a Wolf lover and had had his share of conflicts with other humans. The latest incident had happened the prior week when a car "accidentally" swerved and almost hit Kowalski while he was taking a bicycle ride before work. Because the terra indigene viewed that as a threat to a member of their human pack, Simon, Vladimir Sanguinati, and Henry Beargard-members of the Courtyard's Business Association-...

*Praise for *Etched in Bone

“A fantastic punch of gritty and dark politics and interspecies war. This series is utterly engrossing.”—Fresh Fiction

“One of the most original and phenomenal UF series out there...an epically amazing and thrilling story.”—RT Book Reviews

“As compelling as ever.”—Library Journal

“[A] beautifully crafted world.”—Smexy Books

More Praise for Anne Bishop and the Novels of the Others
 
“Anne Bishop is so good at writing character development...I love this series and I NEED MORE!”—USA Today
 
“A stunningly original yarn, deeply imagined, beautifully articulated, and set forth in clean, limpid, sensual prose.”—Kirkus Reviews
 
“The Queen of Fantasy...Teeming with intrigue, suspense, heartbreak, and hints of romance, Bishop’s literary skills continue to astound and enchant.”—Heroes and Heartbreakers

Auteur
New York Times bestselling author Anne Bishop is a winner of the William L. Crawford Memorial Fantasy Award, presented by the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts, for The Black Jewels Trilogy. She is also the author of the Ephemera series, the Tir Alainn trilogy, and the Novels of the Others—including Etched in Bone, Marked in Flesh, Vision in Silver, Murder of Crows, and Written in Red. She lives in upstate New York.

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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

Anne Bishop returns to her world of the Others, as humans struggle to survive in the shadow of shapeshifters and vampires far more powerful than themselves...

After a human uprising was brutally put down by the Elders-a primitive and lethal form of the Others-the few cities left under human control are far-flung. And the people within them now know to fear the no-man's-land beyond their borders-and the darkness...

As some communities struggle to rebuild, Lakeside Courtyard has emerged relatively unscathed, though Simon Wolfgard, its wolf shifter leader, and blood prophet Meg Corbyn must work with the human pack to maintain the fragile peace. But all their efforts are threatened when Lieutenant Montgomery's shady brother arrives, looking for a free ride and easy pickings.

With the humans on guard against one of their own, tensions rise, drawing the attention of the Elders, who are curious about the effect such an insignificant predator can have on a pack. But Meg knows the dangers, for she has seen in the cards how it will all end-with her standing beside a grave...

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*THE *NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!*

Anne Bishop returns to her world of the Others, as humans struggle to survive in the shadow of shapeshifters and vampires far more powerful than themselves...*
 
After a human uprising was brutally put down by the Elders—a primitive and lethal form of the Others—the few cities left under human control are far-flung. And the people within them now know to fear the no-man’s-land beyond their borders—and the darkness...
 
As some communities struggle to rebuild, Lakeside Courtyard has emerged relatively unscathed, though Simon Wolfgard, its wolf shifter leader, and blood prophet Meg Corbyn must work with the human pack to maintain the fragile peace. But all their efforts are threatened when Lieutenant Montgomery’s shady brother arrives, looking for a free ride and easy pickings.
 
With the humans on guard against one of their own, tensions rise, drawing the attention of the Elders, who are curious about the effect such an insignificant predator can have on a pack. But Meg knows the dangers, for she has seen in the cards how it will all end—with her standing beside a grave...

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Chapter 1

Windsday, Messis 1

Eager to join his friends for an early-morning run, Simon Wolfgard, leader of the Lakeside Courtyard, hurried toward the terra indigene Wolves who were using trees and shrubs for camouflage as they watched the paved road that looped the Courtyard. Actually, they were watching the man who was riding on the road at an easy pace.

Blair growled. It was a soft growl, but the human suddenly scanned…