Black Jewels




REALMS OF THE BLOOD

THE BLACK JEWELS TRILOGY

The Black Jewels Omnibus Daughter of the Blood Heir to the Shadows Queen of the Darkness
 

BLACK JEWELS NOVELS

Dreams Made Flesh Tangled WebsTwilight's Dawn
 

The Invisible RingThe Shadow QueenShalador's Lady
 
The Queen's Bargain The Queen's WeaponsThe Queen's Price
 


Recommended reading order:

Daughter of the Blood (Book 1)
Heir to the Shadows (Book 2)
Queen of the Darkness (Book 3)
The Invisible Ring*
Dreams Made Flesh
Tangled Webs
The Shadow Queen**
Shalador's Lady** (sequel to The Shadow Queen)
Twilight's Dawn
The Queen's Bargain
The Queen's Weapons 
The Queen's Price (forthcoming in March 2023)

*The Invisible Ring is a standalone novel which could be read before or after the trilogy.

**The characters in The Shadow Queen and Shalador's Lady are connected to the main characters in The Invisible Ring.

Tidbit:
The outline of Portugal was the template for Dena Nehele.

Awards and honorable mentions:

Daughter of the Blood
. 1998 Sapphire Award Finalist.
 
The Black Jewels Trilogy. 2000 winner of the William L. Crawford Memorial Fantasy Award, presented by the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts.
 
The Shadow Queen. 2009 P.E.A.R.L. award (Paranormal Excellence Award for Romantic Literature). Received an Honorable Mention in the Fantasy category.


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CrowbonesCrowbones, in paperback February 2023