Bloodring

By Faith Hunter

Book Overview

In a novel filled with lush imagery and exhilarating action, Faith Hunter creates a near-future world caught in the throes of an ambiguous apocalypse - where a woman with everything to hide finds her true destiny revealed.

As humanity struggles with religious strife and seraphs and demons fight a never-ending battle, a new species has arisen. "Neomages" are human in appearance, but able to twist left-over creation energy to their will. A threat to both humans and seraphs, they are confined in luxurious Enclaves.

Thorn St. Croix is no ordinary neomage. Nearly driven insane by her powers, she is smuggled out of an Enclave and now lives among humans, channeling her gift of stone-magery into jewelry making. But when Thaddeus Bartholomew, a dangerously attractive policeman, tells her that her ex-husband has been kidnapped, Thorn risks revealing her identity to find him. And for Thorn, the punishment for revelation is death.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451461088
• ISBN13: 9780451461087
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Berkley / Nal
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

rogue mage saves the day

Bought as a Christmas present for my 21 yr. old daughter because she loves the genre and was not dissappointed by the book. very good!

Wonderful new world!

I picked up Bloodring by a friend's recommendation, and boy am I glad I did. The world Ms. Hunter has created is very unique, and the combination of storyline and complex characters had me burning through the pages like a demon. For those interested in romance, there is not much here. But the story will sweep you up into Thorn's reality. The series gets better and better as it progresses, and I can't wait for more.

Fabulous!

I ordered this book with no expectations at all, knowing nothing at all about the author or what the story was....and I loved it! I read a lot of scifi and fantasy, and this author is my new favorite. I was sucked in from the beginning. Such a great story! So thorough in building the history of the location, so much depth in the characters. If you're into apocaplyse fiction, and enjoy a bit of Old Testament thrown in, you'll love this.

Fantastic series! Highly recommended.

The Thorn series (Bloodring, Seraphs, Host) is HIGHLY recommended. I read all three books in five days over the Christmas holidays! I hope the author will write more soon. These are the best!

Very enjoyable!

I am really impressed. A TOTALLY new idea and very entertaining. I have read all 3 of the books out so far and I cannot wait till the next one. Faith Hunter has created a complex and engaging universe, while her character development allows you to become deeply involved with the storyline. I am a huge fan of Kim Harrison, old L.K. Hamilton and Kenyon. I was skeptical because I normally do not like post-apocalypse stories, but I was really hooked by this one. I HIGHLY recommend it!