Dark Fantasy Early Review: The Queen's Weapons by Anne Bishop

The Queen's Weapons by Anne Bishop  Black Jewels #11)

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Synopsis from Goodreads

Enter the dark and sensual realms of the Black Jewels, a world where power always has a price, in this sweeping story in the New York Times bestselling fantasy saga.

They are Warlord Princes, men born to serve and protect. They are the Queen's Weapons, men born to destroy the Queen's enemies--no matter what face that enemy wears.

Daemonar Yaslana knows how to be bossy yet supportive--traits he shares with his father, the Demon Prince, and his uncle, the High Lord of Hell. Within his generation of the family, he assumes the role of protector, supporting his sister Titian’s artistic efforts and curbing his cousin Jaenelle Saetien’s more adventurous ideas. But when a young Eyrien Queen, someone Titian thought was a friend, inflicts an emotional wound, Daemonar's counterattack brings him under the tutelage of Witch, the Queen whose continued existence is known only to a select few.

As Daemonar is confronted by troubling changes within and around the family, he sees warnings that a taint in the Blood might be reappearing. Daemonar, along with his father and uncle, must uncover the source of a familiar evil--and Daemon Sadi, the High Lord of Hell, may be forced into making a terrible choice.

Release date: March 9, 2021.

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9/10

I might be biased, because I love this series so much, but this felt like a homecoming. I wasn't as comfortable with The Queen's Bargain as I was with this book.

Anne Bishop creates such tension and a sense of foreboding in both the series I love, Black Jewels and The Others that you end up holding your breath and biting your nails a lot throughout her books.

The Queen's Weapons has the old school feel. Daemon is the most badass, vicious antihero along with Lucivar and Surreal, but baby Daemonar is all grown up here along with Lucivar's daughter Titian and Daemon and Surreal's daughter Jaenelle Saetien.

This book is about the younger generation growing up and meeting their share of new challenges. Jaenelle Angeline is a distant fairytale and people are slowly forgetting about her ways allowing the old corruption from Teureille to slowly creep back. The old guard is seeing all this, they are seeing the signs in tangled webs, but they need time to collect all the evidence, especially because their children are right in the center of it all and might not survive the storm.

Jaenelle is the problem child in this all. You could see the signs in the previous books, but she is worse as a teenager and both her parents are at a loss. She is being manipulated and distances herself from everyone but her new friends because she has been so spoiled and sheltered she can not see the wrongness of what she is doing until it's too late. 

This is a fantastic read, majorly because all our beloved characters are returning to who they really are and draw their lines in the sand. Also, justice prevails in spectacular fashion! Loved it, recommended to all the fans.

 If you want to know what the series is about, start with Daughter of The Blood, but beware, there are tons of triggers.

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Я может и предвзята, но Орудия Королевы по сравнению со Сделкой Королевы читались как возвращение к истокам.

Анн Бишоп создаёт уникальную атмосферу напряжения и плохого предчувствия в обеих сёриях, которые я очень люблю Чёрные Камни и Другие. Читателю только и остаётся задерживать дыхание и кусать локти.

В Орудиях Королевы старая команда Деймона - беспощадного холодного антигероя, его брутального брата - Люсивара, и его жены ассасина, Сурриал, пополняется их детьми. Деймонаром, которого мы помним ещё маленьким ребёнком, и Тищиан, детьми Люсивара. И Жанелль Саэтьен, дочкой Деймона и Сурриал.

Дети эти оказываются в эпицентре грозного предвещания многочисленных Чёрных Вдов о старой коррупции из Террейла, медленно возвращающейся в Коллир. Деймон, Сурриал и Люсивар видят, что происходит, но нанести удар не могут, пока не собрано достаточно доказательств.

Жанелль - проблематичный ребенок в этой книге. Её безпроблемное детство превратило её в испорченного, неблагодарного подростка, который поддается манипуляции врагов, не понимая, что она сделала неправильно пока не становится слишком поздно. И за это она платит цену.

Это шикарная книга, так как любимые нами характеры возвращаются к своим корням и чертят четкие границы в песке, которые они не переступят. Правосудие выигрывает в захватывающей манере! Очень понравилось, рекомендую.

Если вам интересно с чего начинается эта серия, читайте Дочь Крови, только имейте в виду, там очень  много триггеров.