Anne Bishop 
Shalador’s Lady 

Cassidy has to face a rival Queen from her past in order to give Dena Nehele any hope of a future … the Black Widows see the warning in their tangled webs of dreams and visions: something is coming that will change the land forever. Cassidy, the new Queen of Dena Nehele, has taken the first steps to heal the rifts between Blood and landen, as well as heal the damage to land that had been long-neglected by the tainted Queens who had ruled. Despite the hope beginning to take root in her court and the rest of the people, theran Grayhaven still believes that a different kind of Queen would serve Dena Nehele better. And when a rival Queen comes to Grayhaven for a visit, Cassidy has to decide if running away or staying to fight will give her people the best chance of surviving. ——– ‘a wonderful addition to the Black Jewels trilogy’ SF Site ‘required reading’ GREEN MAN REVIEW ‘Bishop’s talent brings the world to life and creates characters who will intrigue, outrage and captivate the reader’ ROMANt IC t IMES