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Daughter Of Hounds
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780451461254
ISBN: 0451461258
Label: Roc Trade
Manufacturer: Roc Trade
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 448
Publication Date: January 02, 2007
Publisher: Roc Trade
Studio: Roc Trade
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Editorial Review:
They are the Children of the Cuckoo. Stolen from their cribs and concealed in shadows to be raised by ghouls, they are now changelings in service to the creatures who rule the world Below and despise the world Above. Any human contact is strictly forbidden and punishment is swift and severe for those who disobey.
Raised by her widower father, Emmie Silvey has a precocious personality and striking yellow eyes that have left her a solitary child. But that changes when two women enter her life-one who stalks her, one who haunts her dreams- both insisting that her entire life is a lie and warning her of an encroaching darkness.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - not kiernan's best by a long shot...
I am a huge fan of Caitlin Kiernan's work, but this may be her weakest novel; she says in her introduction that she's never struggled with a book the way she did with this one, and unfortunately it shows. The story tells of the intersecting paths of Soldier, a woman who has forgotten her past and is slaughtering her way around New England on errands for the ghouls, and Emmie, a stubborn 8-year-old who is only now (for no clear reason) being hunted by forces who need her power. There is a *lot* ... Read More
Rating:  - Moving Adventure
'Soldier' kills for a living. She doesn't take joy in it, but she doesn't mind much, either. She stays alive because she's good at it, and because she has a little trick--she can create a do-over when things don't work out right the first time. Emmie Silvey has always been odd--with her yellow eyes and her ability to learn and understand so much beyond her eight years of age. But when Emmie sees a strange woman on a train and that woman gives her a warning about horses--a warning that saves her live ... Read More
Rating: - A book that reads like a freight train
In three words: BUY THIS BOOK! It is amazing. Once again, Kiernan takes two (or more perhaps) worlds and throws them together to make one horrific, beautifully written novel. The characters are simply unforgettable, particualrly Soldier and the Daughter of the Four Pentacles. Emmie Silvey is the key here however. I don't want to give too much away but I must say that Emmie is a versitle character that can fit into a place where she doesn't necessarily belong.
Somthing tells me we haven't seen ... Read More
Rating: - Different, but GOOD different
First, I am a bit of a Caitlin R. Kiernan fan, ever since reading 'Silk'. The only problem I ever had with Kiernan's writing was her ambiguous endings. Maybe I'm too trained by a lifetime of Hollywood movies, but I would like a conclusion and denouement at the end of a story. Still, that never stopped me from fully enjoying her complex, unique characters and fantastic settings. It's hard to finish a book by Kiernan and not have a strong urge to go and explore the rusting remains of an abandoned factory ... Read More
Rating: - "Turn Not Pale, Beloved Snail"
The Queen of Darkness is back triumphantly. Caitlin R. Kiernan's dream of a novel, the sequel to her "Low Red Moon," picks up the story of Emmie Silvey, daughter of Deacon and the late Chance, born as the sun set and the full moon rose on Halloween, 2001.
Now, it's eight years on, and the precocious yellow-eyed Emmie is pursued, among others, by a huntress named Soldier (their tales are told in alternating segments) and haunted by dreams.
After a scene-setting prologue, the action ... Read More
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