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Fantasy. Fiction. Romance. Thriller. HTML:The second Sianim novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Masques. For the last ten years, shapeshifting mercenary Aralorn has led a dangerous existence�a far cry from her noble upbringing. Now she must return home under the most unfortunate circumstances. Her father, the Lyon of Lambshold, has passed away. But when Aralorn and her companion Wolf arrive, the combination of their magic uncovers something wonderful yet alarming�he�s not actually dead, but only appears so. Yet a dark mist is also very much alive within him... The Lyon of Lambshold has been ensorcelled by the ae�Magi, who�s using him as a conduit to finally destroy Aralorn and Wolf. With her father as the pawn, can Aralorn overcome this mysterious mist with her magic? Or will she finally fall to the blackest of magic, losing not only her one true companion, but also her life...… (more)
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Aralorn is the heroine of the story and "Wolf" (aka Cain) is the hero. Their relationship is touching and their interactions are very real. Cain is physically and emotionally scarred -- but he is a very powerful mage and shapechanger. Aralorn is half human and half shapechanger, she is also a spy and a mercenary. These are the main two characters in Masques, so Wolfsbane is a cotinuation of their story. Aralorn visits with her family and we get to know and see Wolf and Aralorn.
Parts of the story were slower and dragged, but it as still a very intersting story, good characters and intriguing use of magic. It closes with the hope of a sequel. It is not clear of Briggs will write one, but I hope she does!
Her arrival coincides with Wolf's and brings the
Without Masques as a precursor, this would have made far less sense - a bit predictable, but well told. Romance, sacrifice, adventure and plenty of action.
Right, Aralorn is back home, something is wrong and she must fix it. Wolf/Cain is with her, they are in love, but there is the whole my dad was evil, everyone think I am evil cloud over them.
I think I actually will manage to keep
A nice little story that is better read after you have read book 1 ;) As things went down in that one. I quite like Brigg's light fantasy stories. They are set in an interesting world. Too bad I only got 2 more about another character and then no more fantasy :/
For the Briggs fan, or anyone who likes light fantasy
I love Wolf and Aralorn, they are so connected and the story never brings any doubt their