These two books are the 4th and 5th in the "Noble Dead" series. If you enjoy epic fantasy you would, in my opnion, enjoy these books.
They continue the journey of Magiere ( a vampire killer, a dhampir,) Leesil (a half elf,) Wynn (a sage who invited herself along on the journey,) and Chap (fay in dog form who can communicate through Wynn.) Traitor to the blood is not a stand-alone novel, although you could probably understand it well enough.The main characters spent most of their time hiding secrets and feelings from each other. I didn't like this about the story. This book tells of Leesil's origin, where we find out his past history and how his mother trained him to be an assassin. They are being tracked by Magerie's half brother and another vampire from the previous books. They never set eye on these two.
In this book Leesil returns home to investigate the fate of the parents he betrayed when he ran away from his life as an enslaved assassin for Lord Darmouth. In Darmouth's city, Leesil goes to his father's friend, the innkeeper Byrd. While they are seeking the fate of his parents Lord Darmouth learns of Magerie and calls on her to take care of a vampire problem that has popped up. Through heardships and death they learn of his parents fate and the plot is set for the next novel.
In Rebel Fay Chap takes on a larger roll. They continue their search for Leesil's imprisoned elven mother, Nien'a, into the Elven Territories. They are not welcome there, especially by the leader, Most Aged Father. Again through fighting and a trial they end Leesil's quest successfuly and the end of the novel finds them off on the orignal quest, Magerie's hunt forthe mysterious orb that her half brother (Welstiel) wants. This boook contains throughout a parallel adventure, the quest of Welstiel and Chane to find the orb that will free them from need to hunt and take blood.
They continue the journey of Magiere ( a vampire killer, a dhampir,) Leesil (a half elf,) Wynn (a sage who invited herself along on the journey,) and Chap (fay in dog form who can communicate through Wynn.) Traitor to the blood is not a stand-alone novel, although you could probably understand it well enough.The main characters spent most of their time hiding secrets and feelings from each other. I didn't like this about the story. This book tells of Leesil's origin, where we find out his past history and how his mother trained him to be an assassin. They are being tracked by Magerie's half brother and another vampire from the previous books. They never set eye on these two.
In this book Leesil returns home to investigate the fate of the parents he betrayed when he ran away from his life as an enslaved assassin for Lord Darmouth. In Darmouth's city, Leesil goes to his father's friend, the innkeeper Byrd. While they are seeking the fate of his parents Lord Darmouth learns of Magerie and calls on her to take care of a vampire problem that has popped up. Through heardships and death they learn of his parents fate and the plot is set for the next novel.
In Rebel Fay Chap takes on a larger roll. They continue their search for Leesil's imprisoned elven mother, Nien'a, into the Elven Territories. They are not welcome there, especially by the leader, Most Aged Father. Again through fighting and a trial they end Leesil's quest successfuly and the end of the novel finds them off on the orignal quest, Magerie's hunt forthe mysterious orb that her half brother (Welstiel) wants. This boook contains throughout a parallel adventure, the quest of Welstiel and Chane to find the orb that will free them from need to hunt and take blood.
