Daughter of the Blood
core novel 1998 Black Jewels
Record
| First published | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.02 (44,437 ratings, collected 2026-08-27) |
| Page count | 384 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780451456717 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
In this 1998 novel, in a world governed by the Blood, a matriarchal society whose members draw magical power from ranked, colored Jewels, Jaenelle Angelline is a young girl whose true nature is hidden from almost everyone around her. She is, unknown to most, the prophesied Witch -- a being of living darkness said to be born once in an age, capable of wielding the rarest and most dangerous Jewels. Because her power is so far beyond what anyone expects from a child, she is dismissed as delusional or fanciful by the adults meant to care for her, leaving her vulnerable to those who would exploit or destroy what they cannot control.
Where it sits
- Universe: Black Jewels
- Series: The Black Jewels Trilogy core; position 1 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Anne Bishop
Awards (verified)
- Crawford Award, 2000: won; Awarded to Anne Bishop for the original Black Jewels trilogy.
Notes
- From the series record (The Black Jewels Trilogy): The original trilogy that introduced the world of Kaeleer/Terreille/Hell.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series The Black Jewels Trilogy: position 1 of 3: next Heir to the Shadows (1999)
Sources
- Wikipedia: The Black Jewels
- Anne Bishop official site: The Black Jewels Trilogy
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daughter_of_the_Blood
- IAFA Crawford Award Winners List
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