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    Dreams Made Flesh

    Written by Anne Bishop

    Narrated by John Sharian

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    About this audiobook

    The national bestselling Black Jewels trilogy established award-winning Anne Bishop as an author whose "sublime skill...blends the darkly macabre with spine-tingling emotional intensity, mesmerizing magic, lush sensuality, and exciting action."* Now the saga continues-with four all-new adventures of Jaenelle and her kindred.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateNov 1, 2010
    ISBN9781101195918
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    Dreams Made Flesh
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    Anne Bishop

    Anne Bishop is the bestselling author of the Black Jewels series, the Tir Alainn Trilogy and the Landscapes of Ephemera series. Her novels are published in Australia, Germany, the UK and Portugal, as well as the United States. In her free time, she enjoys gardening, reading and music.

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    • 5/5
      A collection of four short(er) stories featuring the characters from Bishop's BLACK JEWELS TRILOGY. "Weaver of Dreams" is the only truly short one among them; it clocks in at eight pages, and deals with the formation of the Blood and their magic. "The Prince of Ebon Rih," which is long enough to be considered a shortish novel in its own right, describes how Marian came into things. "Zuulaman" relates an episode from Saetan's past. "Kaeleer's Heart" takes up soon after the end of QUEEN OF THE DARKNESS.I love these books to death. I'm sure people think I'm kidding when I describe them as literary crack, but this is yet another chunkster that I knocked back in a single day. Do you know how rarely I do that? They're crack, I tell you. Crack with fancy matte covers.I'll admit, I was a little leery going in. I'd heard some conflicting things about the stories, but I'm pleased to report that I loved them all. I mean, "Weaver of Dreams" was rather brief, but it was still interesting. "Zuulaman" broke my heart. And I really, really, really liked both "The Prince of Ebon Rih" and "Kaeleer's Heart."I must admit, I love a good romance. I don't read many books marketed as romance, but I'm a total sucker for romantic subplots in other sorts of books. The two longest stories are romances, rife with misunderstandings and dancing aroundness and all that good stuff. (Also, communication, which is nice to see. I know books wouldn't be as tense and interesting if everyone would just communicate, but still. I like it when it happens... provided there's been a misunderstanding or two beforehand, of course). I mean, they've got a few corny romance tropes, too, (a few? Ha!), and I'd normally have rolled my eyes at some of the stuff that goes down, but I love these characters so much that I did not care. I was just happy to spend some more time with them. I teared up, I giggled, I grinned with delight, and I enjoyed myself very, very much.There's also a fair amount of Surreal in the last story. I love the hell out of Surreal. I was also pleased to see Bishop address a couple of gender issues that I felt were missing from the trilogy. And I really got the feeling that she had fun writing this; that she genuinely enjoys working with these characters. That makes all the difference sometimes.So yes. I loved this, and I highly recommend it to those of you who've read the trilogy. I'm sorry I borrowed it from the library instead of buying it, and I hope to remedy that error pretty durned soon.(A slightly longer version of this review originally appeared on my blog, Stella Matutina).
    • 5/5
      This anthology contains four stories set in the Black Jewels universe.Weaver of Dreams tells how spiders learned from a dying dragon how to weave webs that can hold or create lives.The Prince of Ebon Rih takes place after the events of Heir to the Shadows and tells the story of Lucivar's courtship of Marian.Zuulaman tells a story from Saetan's past when he was married to Hekatah and the Warlord Prince of Dhemlan. A country called Zuulaman tries to get the best of his country, aided by the 100 families of Hyall and Hekatah, and Saetan shows them just what a black-jeweled warlord prince can do.Kaeleer's Heart tells what happens after the events of Queen of the Darkness when Jaenelle heals quite changed and Daemon wonders if she doesn't love him anymore. Their relationship is complicated by someone who wants to ruin Daemon's reputation and wreck his relationship with Jaenelle so that he will turn to her. He shows everyone why he was nicknamed the Sadist while he was a pleasure slave in Terreille. All of these stories were great at providing more about the fascinating Black Jewels world. The Prince of Ebon Rih and Kaeleer's Heart were also wonderful romances.
    • 4/5
      I blew through this book very quickly. More Dameon, Luvicar and Saetan is always welcome. I really enjoyed all of these short (not that short) stories. I will be reading more of these character.
    • 5/5
      After the massive success of the Black Jewels trilogy, Anne Bishop continued to tell stories to fill in more of the in between times and after. Dreams Made Flesh includes a story from the start of the Blood, how Lucivar and Marian got together (and a little more insight into Luthvian), Zuulamann demonstrates what Saetan can be capable of, and Kaeleer's Heart follows the events of Queen of the Darkness and what life is like after Witch has done her work and starts to live a "regular" life. The original trilogy created a new level of dark fantasy when it came out, and the imagination which fuels it is not one to miss.
    • 1/5
      Short stories from the Black Jewels universe. Bishop excels at writing wacky gender issues, one-note characters, and really terrible sex scenes. I liked "The Prince of Ebon Rih," which tells the tale of how Lucivar met and fell in love with his wife. "Kaeleer's Heart" is the story of how Daemon and Jaenelle finally have sex (which is much harder for an ex-sex-slave and an abused girl than simply finding love). I didn't find the other two stories interesting.
    • 5/5
      This book is an anthology of short stories piecing together some of the events since Jaenelle's fall from power. The book starts with a short story about the weaver of dreams and how she comes to learn to weave and create the web that makes Jaenelle who she is. The next story is a short story about how Marian comes into the family and how her and Lucivar become married. The following story is the story of Saetan's past, how he and Hekatah divorce and the events that uh...surround that (sorry don't want to give to much away). The final story is Daemon and Jaenelle post healing and the final (finally) fall of Roxie.

      Ok, now I am going to go story by story and only share a bit about what I liked in each, because there is nothing in any of them that I did not like.

      The story about the weaver explains a lot about the background of the senechel, Lorn, and the blood. I have always been fascinated with the weavers (even though there are spiders) because of what they contribue to Jaenelle. I enjoyed the story about Lucivar just because I love to see him happy and content and I really like Marian as a charachter. I was happy to learn where she came from.

      The story about Saetan's past explained a lot about him and how he came to power as the high lord. I finally (just from this story) realized how close the high lord and Jaenelle really are and how everyone becomes terrified of him. I was for about a minute. The story with Jaenelle and Daemon, of course, was my favorite. I was sad in the beginning but grew happier as thing changed for the family later in the book. I think Daemon is a tad insane...oh yes...but I love that he can be totally crazy and yet still be so perfect with Jaenelle.
    • 4/5
      I've got the feeling I shouldn't like this book so much. It's just a collection of stories in the Black Jewels universe, and they are not that original. They seem to be aimed at showing of some familiar characters, but what characters! I just love Jaenelle, Daemon, Lucivar, and Saetan. It's quite satisfactory to get some more background on Saetan, and to learn what happens after the conclusion of book 3.
    • 4/5
      It feels like these short stories were, at one point, intended to be components of the main trilogy storyline but, because they are self-contained and somewhat independent of the novels' stories, they could easily be pulled out and put into their own book, rather than cluttering up a very nice 3-book storyline.My only complaint is that when you read the 3rd book of the series, it would have made more sense to have read the 2nd story in this book first. But, of course, you can't read the 3rd story in this book before reading the 3rd book in the trilogy first.... but, other than story number 2, the other 3 flow nicely together...oh, the wild webs Bishop wove!It's background info anyway, which is interesting enough, if not as timely as I would have preferred, but then, I'm a big believer in reading stories in the order in which they occur, not the order in which they were written.If you care about any of the main characters, you should probably read this book too, especially if you want to find out what happened to Jaenelle after the end of the trilogy.
    • 5/5
      Anthology: 1) Lucivar and Marian's story2) Zuulaman - Saetan's breakup with Hekatah begins when Mephis and Peyton are still little boys3) Daemon and Jaenelle get married
    • 5/5
      Short stories! Which tricked me into thinking I could skip this installment and move straight on to the 6th in the series. A definite mistake.The first few stories explain where the Weavers originated, and tell the story of lost Zuulaman and a father's rage. The next two introduce Marian and unite Sadi and Janelle. This is definitely not to be missed if you're interested in getting the whole Blood Jewels picture.
    • 5/5
      This is definitely not the book I'd start with if you're new to Anne Bishop or her Dark Jewels series, but if you're a fan of the trilogy, I'd definitely recommend this book. I've heard this book compared to fan fiction, not in a disparaging sense, but because of its function in filling some notable gaps in the trilogy you might be curious about, bits of backstory. It's a meaty book with two out of the four stories novel-length: "The Prince of Ebon Rih" and "Kaeleer's Heart." The first tells the love story of Lucifar and Marian and how they got together--a fairly standard, fluffy romance. The second is set in the immediate aftermath to the trilogy, and deals with the nature of Twilight's Dawn answering some lingering questions from Queen of the Darkness. I found both stories an engaging read. I was less enamored of the opening story, "Weaver of Dreams" but it is very short and is from an interesting point of view. "Zuulaman," of novelette length, is a chilling tale of Saetan's past. This anthology is akin to fan fiction in another sense; I'd definitely call this book only for those already fans of the Dark Jewels tales, but that's not to put it down--those who enjoyed the other books wouldn't want to miss this one.
    • 4/5
      Loved it! This really fills in some holes in the Black Jewels Trilogy and gives you more background on the characters. I'm normally not a fan of short stories, but these were unbelievable. I love all of her work, she's one of the best in the genre. She deserves kudos for really building a whole new concept full of originality rather than falling back on the types of chracters and plots you find in alot of fantasy writing. Such a fresh perspective.
    • 3/5
      This is a book of 4 short stories. Two set before the first three and one story set after the second book and the final story set after the third book. I hate reading stories out of order so I did not enjoy this book as much as the others. But I did really enjoy the final story
    • 4/5
      This is a collection of stories linked to the main Trilogy. It's a beautifully woven tale that explain many many thing that are said but not too much described in the trilogy. I particularly loved the story about how Lucivar met and than fell in love with his wife, Marian.
    • 4/5
      Dreams Made Flesh is perfect for fans of the Trilogy. Anne Bishop does something that is unique, she presents us with books that are only about the characters that let us get a fix of them and their lives, love, war and conflict. I was blown away about the story of Lucivar and Marian it was so tender and real. Moreover it showed us that Ms. Bishop can really twist the cliches of the genre...
    • 5/5
      The missing romances for Lucivar/Marion and Daemon/Jaenelle, and a couple of short bits. Loved revisiting everyone. I was a little worried it would be hard to get back into the world, but it wasn't--this was much easier reading, except for the short bit about Saetan, and, perversely, I missed being slightly confused. Still, I love these characters, love the world, and really did not want to put this down, did not want it to end.
    • 5/5
      It features 4 stories, but fans probably won't bother with two of them i.e the first one with the spider and the third one with Saetan. That's not a problem in itself because the two main stories, featuring Lucivar and Marian for the second one and Daemon and Janelle for the 4th one take most of the pages anyway. I personally enjoyed more the story behind Lucivar and Marian's meeting, it was extremely sweet :D But all in all, if you're a fan of the Black Jewel Trilogy, you've got to buy that one. Unlike Tangled Webs , this one is a must in the series.
    • 5/5
      In this short story anthology, Anne Bishop returns to the world of the Black Jewels trilogy, with great results. The first of the four stories within provides backstory and explanation to the origin of the Blood and Kindred, the second fleshes out the relationship between Lucivar and Marian, the third provides information on Saetan's backstory, and the fourth provides answers to the inevitable "what happens after the happily-ever-after" question. The first and third stories are excellent companion pieces to the original trilogy, but the reasons I ended up adding this book to my library are the second and fourth stories. [continue later...]
    • 3/5
      Have only read the last story re: Daemon and Janelle in this one as of yet. No interest in the others right now.
    • 5/5
      This group of short stories fills out some of the history behind some key characters/events from the Black Jewels trilogy. Most important story wraps up what happens at the end of Queen of the Darkness, so if you are a fan, this is essential :)
    • 5/5
      Blurb:Set in the realm of The Black Jewels trilogy, this collection features four brand-new revelatory stories of Jaenelle and her kindred.My Comments:Anne Bishop continues to impress. This book contains four short stories from the past and future of the Black Jewels Realms and I love them all, but especially the ones about Lucivar and Marian and about Jaenelle and Daemon.The first is a very short piece about how the golden spiders gained sentience and power.The second tells the story of Lucivar and Marian's courtship. Here, Bishop shows she can take a standard romance outline and tell a magical tale. Many a romance author could read this to find out exactly how to write an alpa male and make a success of it. A brilliant success.The third tells of a black moment in Saetan's life and explains why he never tried to keep Lucivar and Daemon when they were taken from them. We learn that he control of his power and temper was hard won and have part of the answer to the question of who would win if Saetan and Daemon ever faced off.The fourth story takes up where "Queen of the Darkness" left off, telling the tale of how Jaenelle and Daemon reconnect as Jaenelle heals. As these two were my favourites in the main series, this was a total delight. Again, Bishop has taken a romance trope and shown how it should be done in this beautiful fantasy story.Someone is trying to sew discord between Daemon and Jaenelle and they need all their combined strength as they combat this new enemy and come to terms with the changes in Jaenelle due to her actions in "Queen of the Darkness". As some who reads some romance (and reads about it more) this story is a triumph where the characters, facing misunderstanding and confusion sown by their enemy and their own actions, actually talk to each other and resolve the problem instead of letting it fester for hundreds of pages. Congratulations to Anne Bishop, Jaenelle and Daemon.This story shows also shows us fundamental differences between Daemon and Jaenelle and how they compliment each other. Jaenelle does all the things she does because she loves and cares about the people around her. She stays in Challiot for Whilemena, she forms the Dark Court to save the Kindred, she does eveything she does to save the Blood. Daemon on the other hand, does the things he does solely for Jaenelle. She is his concern. His to protect and cherish. If he cares about others (and he doese) and what they think of him, it takes a distant backseat to what Jaenelle needs of and from him.This story also provides the rest of what is needed to answer that question of a confrontation between Daemon and Saetan. Especially if it concerned Jaenelle, it would be Daemon. Saetan rightly fears his power and has a rigid control; Daemon will simply use his without any such consideration.I have rapidly become and Anne Bishop fangirl and will happily shout her praises to the rooftops. I am not generally a short story reader, but I do love them when the further my knowledge and understanding of people and places I don't want to leave behind yet. That is exactly what "Dreams Made Flesh" does and it was a welcome addition to the tales of the Blood.
    • 4/5
      Plot: relatively straightforward plots for the two novellas, with the plot for the second one a bit more complex than for the first. Good pacing, though the focus overall is on situations and characters rather than plot. The two short stories are mostly about conveying background information, with one having a simple conspiracy plot and the other too short and mystic to really develop one. Characters: it's the known cast from the Black Jewels trilogy, and almost every character shows up in some way or is at least mentioned. Fanservice, to a large extent - characterization is done on the main characters, while the secondary characters are a bit neglected and it feels as though their established characterizations from the trilogy are supposed to carry over. No entirely new characters, but Marian is promoted to a primary character rather than background noise. Style: comparable to the trilogy - nothing exciting, but solid writing overall. A few phrases get repeated a little too often, and there is no background given on the world or the magic system. Plus: expansion on scenes that are mentioned in passing in the earlier books. Marian develops into a very likable character and fan favourites get some more pagetime. Minus: repetitive use of specific turns of phrase. The short storyWeaver of Dreams is a little too mystic to really work. Summary: A nice additional read to the Black Jewels trilogy, but it would be difficult as a stand-alone.
    • 4/5
      This book contains four stories pertaining to the characters and events of The Black Jewels Trilogy. It hits on pretty much all the major characters and really fleshes out the already rich characters.
    • 5/5
      This was the book I was waiting for. A return to the Black Jewels and my favortie charcters. This collection of four short stories set before, during and after the events of the Black Jewels are a great companion to the trilogy. My favorties being Kaeleer's Heart which is the continuation of Jaenelle and Daemon's story and takes place immediatly after Queen of the Darkness. This is a great epilogue for them and puts a really nice finish on things. And The Prince of Ebon Rih is the story of Lucivar and Marian. How they meet and fell in love.
    • 4/5
      A collection of stories that compliment the Dark Jewels trilogy and quite possibly should be read interleaved into the series. Before several of the stories it does note where they come in relation to the series.
    • 5/5
      I have reread this book so many times that spine is more a series of creases than anything else.Popsugar 2016 Reading Challenge | Task 40: A book guaranteed to bring you joy