Murder of Crows
Ratings40
Average rating4.2
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Ratings40
Average rating4.2
Return to New York Times bestselling author Anne Bishop’s world of the Others—where supernatural entities and humans struggle to co-exist, and one woman has begun to change all the rules… After winning the trust of the Others residing in the Lakeside Courtyard, Meg Corbyn has had trouble figuring out what it means to live among them. As a human, Meg should be barely tolerated prey, but her abilities as a cassandra sangue make her something more. The appearance of two addictive drugs has sparked violence between the humans and the Others, resulting in the murder of both species in nearby cities. So when Meg has a dream about blood and black feathers in the snow, Simon Wolfgard—Lakeside’s shape-shifting leader—wonders if their blood prophet dreamed of a past attack or a future threat. As the urge to speak prophecies strikes Meg more frequently, trouble finds its way inside the Courtyard. Now, the Others and the handful of humans residing there must work together to stop the man bent on reclaiming their blood prophet—and stop the danger that threatens to destroy them all.
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14 primary books15 released booksThe Others is a 15-book series with 14 primary works first released in 2006 with contributions by Anne Bishop, MaryJanice Davidson, and 3 others.
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Same as the first. Good writing, not mut happening. The author has mastered the art of writing about nothing, with a twist of supernatural stuff.
For the people wishing for romance and sex, for the love Yog-Sothoth, NO! There is enough of books like this already. Not every relationship between a man and a woman needs to end up in bed.
Some of the plot advancements
- figure out what the drugs like "Gone over Wolf" are being manufactured from- take down the Controller and free up the Cassandra Sangue
I liked this book. It was fast paced and interesting. The world building is wonderful.
Dark, daring and filled with action, Murder of Crows shows us the bitter side of humanity. We see the lengths the Controller will go to keep his girls and reclaim Meg. Even if it means killing a few along the way to better his chances. As war brews among the humans and Others, our Lakeside courtyard is continuing their slow acceptance of the small human pack. They are beginning to teach others of their kind how to interact with humans. After all, they've begun to trust a few, strangely enough, and want to keep war away from their home. And as the Others learn to live with the humans, Simon beguns to attach himself to one in particular, Meg. Watching him come to terms with feeling human emotions is hilarious and well written. He internally battles with himself trying to decide between the Wolf reaction and the human action, which is the right to show? It makes you wonder how all the others think in the Lakeside Courtyard. Do they battle with themselves as much? And I'd love to see how their views of Simon have changed from the first book. I also enjoy how in tense moments he has the most random concerns, such as living with humans who all dye their hair, because to the Wolves it stinks. I was a bit sad to see the ending whiz by, only highlighting over the conclusive events. I would have liked to see a bit more build up and expanded scenes, but overall I enjoyed Murder of Crows. The perfect blend of comedy and darkness. This world and it's characters will grab you from the first chapter and hold on tight, making you need the next book.
The second book in an “urban fantasy” series. The premise is simple. The world, very much like ours has humans and The Others - “earth natives” who are like common animals (wolves, crows, hawks and others) but are highly intelligent. The Others, who can shift quickly into human-like form, were the first on the continent and thus own the land and the resources. The plot of this book as well as the first one in the series, unfolds somewhat slowly as the focus is on character and relationship development rather than action. It's engaging and thoughtful as it raises issues relevant to our time - how do creatures (or humans) who are different than each other get along peacefully with each other?
