Meg Corbyn is continuing to adjust to her life outside the confined prison where she once lived as a blood prophet, a cassandra sangue who spoke prophecy for her captors' financial benefit. Other blood prophets, now freed from the confines of their captors, are struggling even more so to survive and Meg's experiences may be their only hope for survival. Meanwhile, the tensions between the terra indigene (also known as the earth natives or the Others) and the humans is ramping up in intensity. Simon Wolfgard's Lakeside Courtyard is one of the few places where humans and the Others regularly and safely interact... but will this be enough with prejudice and fear on the rise?

A VISION IN SILVER is the third book in Anne Bishops The Others series and is best appreciated in the context of the series as a whole. Anne Bishop is continuing to expand the parameters of the world as we learn more about the various cultures and factions that exist on Thaisia. Relationships are changing as the world politics are growing testier. The Others series is perhaps one of the best series in its genre and I can't imagine why anyone wouldn't want to read all three of the books in the series!

Anne Bishop's world building is second to none as she is simply a master at crafting this dark, world where humans are the prey and not the predator. The tension in VISION IN SILVER is palpable as it practically seeps through the pages and I couldn't turn them fast enough to see what would happen next. I can't rave enough about this series as I almost hate finishing each new book since it means that I have to wait for the next one to be published.

A VISION IN SILVER steeps the reader deeply in the prejudices that underlie the various factions of the humans and the Others while still showing us that some common ground can be found- if only the parties are willing to try. I love that Anne Bishop doesn't soften her characters but rather lets us see just how far the gap between the two species really is- and just how scary a clash between them could be.

If you love dark fantasy, urban fantasy, or just excellent writing and world building, then don't hesitate to read Anne Bishop's The Others series and A VISION IN SILVER. The Others series is one of my favorites and I can't recommend it highly enough!

Book Summary

The New York Times bestselling author of The Black Jewels Trilogy transports readers to a world of magic and political unrest—where the only chance at peace requires a deadly price…

The Others freed the cassandra sangue to protect the blood prophets from exploitation, not realizing their actions would have dire consequences. Now the fragile seers are in greater danger than ever before—both from their own weaknesses and from those who seek to control their divinations for wicked purposes.

In desperate need of answers, Simon Wolfgard, a shape-shifter leader among the Others, has no choice but to enlist blood prophet Meg Corbyn’s help, regardless of the risks she faces by aiding him.

Meg is still deep in the throes of her addiction to the euphoria she feels when she cuts and speaks prophecy. She knows each slice of her blade tempts death. But Others and humans alike need answers, and her visions may be Simon’s only hope of ending the conflict.

For the shadows of war are deepening across the Atlantik, and the prejudice of a fanatic faction is threatening to bring the battle right to Meg and Simon’s doorstep…

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