The Shadow Queen: A Black Jewels Novel

Anne Bishop

Mar 2009 · Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by John Sharian

About this audiobook

The national bestselling Black Jewels saga continues 

Theran Grayhaven is the last of his line, desperate to restore the land of Dena Nehele. But first he needs to find a Queen who remembers the Blood's code of honor and lives by the Old Ways. 

Languishing in the Shadow Realm, Lady Cassidy is a Queen without a court. But when she is chosen to rule Dena Nehele, she must convince bitter men to serve once again.

Ratings and reviews

The book itself is awesome, and I love it as I do any other Black Jewels book, however, the narrator used a different accent for Jaenelle than he did for any other book in the series and I don't know why. It was super distracting from the story.

About the author

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 the author of the Novels of the Others series and The World of the Others series.

John Sharian is an actor best known for his roles in The Machinist, Saving Private Ryan, CSI: Miami, and Chicago PD. His narration credits include readings for Anne Bishop's Black Jewel series.