DISCOVER THE EPIC NEW FANTASY INSPIRED BY ANCIENT GREEK MYTH . . . 'A book of smart, savage beauty' - Josh Winning, author of The Shadow Glass The Underworld awaits . . . Deina is trapped. As one of the Soul Severers serving the god Hades on earth, her future is tied to the task of shepherding the dying on from the mortal world - unless she can earn or steal enough to buy her way out. Then the tyrant ruler Orpheus offers both fortune and freedom to whoever can retrieve his dead wife, Eurydice, from the Underworld. Deina ...
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DISCOVER THE EPIC NEW FANTASY INSPIRED BY ANCIENT GREEK MYTH . . . 'A book of smart, savage beauty' - Josh Winning, author of The Shadow Glass The Underworld awaits . . . Deina is trapped. As one of the Soul Severers serving the god Hades on earth, her future is tied to the task of shepherding the dying on from the mortal world - unless she can earn or steal enough to buy her way out. Then the tyrant ruler Orpheus offers both fortune and freedom to whoever can retrieve his dead wife, Eurydice, from the Underworld. Deina jumps at the chance. But to win, she must enter an uneasy alliance with a group of fellow Severers she neither likes nor trusts. So begins their perilous journey into the realm of Hades. . . The prize of freedom is before her - but what will it take to reach it? 'Deliciously dark, dangerously exciting, absolutely immersive fantasy from two goddesses of storytelling' - Sin???ad O'Hart, author of The Eye of the North 'Rich with mythology, this twisty adventure spins a new story from old - one that will leave you breathless, broken and begging for more' - Bex Hogan, author of the Isles of Storm and Sorrow trilogy 'A beautiful breath-taking adventure' - Holly Race, author of Midnight's Twins 'Everything I want in a fantasy and more' - Mary Watson, author of Blood to Poison PERFECT FOR FANS OF ALEXANDRA BRACKEN'S LORE AND JESSIE BURTON'S MEDUSA.
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"Sing, O muse, a song of Death and the maiden"
Deina is a Soul Severer for the House of Hades, one marked by the god of the underworld to serve him. She has lived in the House as long as she can remember, allowed only short walks and a little privacy while she works to pay off her indenture.
But she has Chryse, her fair and lovely friend. Chryse who must be saved, freed, above all else.
But working off their servitude is slow going, so when a chance arises for Deina to win her freedom on a quest for Orpheus the tyrant, she doesn't hesitate.
Loyalties will be won and broken, lives will be fought for and sacrificed, and before their journey is over, Deina and her companions will learn many truths than they never wished for.
But at the end of the day, is not freedom worth all?
I started this book without a huge amount of interest. I enjoyed studying the ancient myths in high school, but since then I haven't really found myself taken in books and stories about the gods and the ancient heroes. I'm not exactly sure why, it's just not my aesthetic.
However, I actually loved this book. I previously enjoyed A Throne of Swans by these authors, and I feel that this ancient era suits their writing style even better than the European fairytale, even though that tends to me more my style.
I figured out a few things early on that made me think there wouldn't be any surprises, but even still at the end there were a few unexpected revelations, which is always fun.
I think the Underworld portion of this book feels like a mix between a Hunger Games novel and the land of Faery as portrayed in Cassandra Clare's novels. The constant bloodthirsty tasks and challenges they have to get through whilst deciding whether or not they trust each other or not, the landscape unpredictable and the inhabitants untrustworthy to the extreme.
I enjoy the way that the Corr's play with the old myths without sticking too closely to them. There were a lot of fun little references and concepts.
I am looking forward to the next installment!
Recommended for fans of The Hunger Games, The Mortal Instruments, Holly Black, Intisar Khanani, and grand adventurous myths.
Emma
Sep 13, 2022
Loved it!
Katharine and Elizabeth Corr are one of my all time favourite writing duos so I was beyond excited to read this book. Daughter of Darkness is an exciting dark fantasy inspired by Greek Mythology and features an immersive adventure with lots of magic. It is an extremely unique and interesting twist on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice that Greek Mythology lovers are bound to devour.
Daughter of Darkness is full of secrets, betrayal and heartache with a fun and witty heroine, who is an extremely loveable main character. The world in this story is so beautifully crafted and to plot is suspenseful and highly entertaining.
