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| Tangled Webs (Black Jewels, Book 6) | 
 enlarge | Author: Anne Bishop
Publisher: Roc Hardcover
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (44 reviews)
Sales Rank: 41475
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.4
ISBN: 0451461606
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780451461605
ASIN: 0451461606
Publication Date: March 4, 2008
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Product Description
The invitation is signed "Jaenelle Angelline," and it summons her family to an entertainment she had specially prepared. Surreal SaDiablo, former courtesan and assassin, arrives first. But when she enters the house, Surreal finds herself trapped in a living nightmare created by the tangled webs of Black Widow witches...and if she uses Craft to defend herself, she risks being sealed in the house forever.
But Jaenelle did not send the invitation. And now Jaenelle and her family must rescue Surreal and the others inside without becoming trapped themselves-and then discover who has created such a place, and why...
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Enjoyed, not sure why the negative reviews August 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am a very vocal (wanted to say rabid) fan of Bishop's "The Dark Jewel Trilogy". In fact, it has been one of my favorite SF fantasy series and I highly recommend it to anyone who I think would not object to the strong subject matter. Dark Jewels was a well drawn and character driven story with substance and subjects that made you think. I would agree that Tangled Webs is not on the same level as the Dark Jewel Trilogy, BUT I still enjoyed it. Did it have the depth of character, the pace or substance of the original series? NO. Did it delve into more detail of the world of Kahleer? NO. I've even read complaints that Janelle and Daemon only made brief appearances...no duh! This book's main characters were Surreal, Ranier, Lucivar, the wacko and Janelle and Daemon as minor supporting characters, but they were scattered throughout the book, almost from the beginning. I do think Surreal didn't seem quite as kick-a$$ as in the trilogy book and for that I was slightly disappointed, but to even have some of my favorite characters back on the pages put a smile on my face and made me long for even more of these characters. My only regret on reading this book, is that I didn't re-read the Dark Jewel trilogy to reacquaint myself with the events. On second thought, maybe that was a good thing because then my expectations and disappointment may have matched some of the readers.
I would definitely recommend this book with the caveat that it does not have the depth and character of the original Dark Jewel Trilogy. I would also recommend reading the Trilogy before reading this book. I appeciate Ms. Bishop for bringing back, however briefly, some of my favorite characters. This was an entertaining read.
 Just doesn't compare July 21, 2008
I am a huge fan of everything I have ever read by Anne Bishop. I have read the Black Jewels Trilogy at least four times. While I appreciated the series of short stories in Dreams Made Flesh, I already saw the difference between the original trilogy and anything she would write in this world. Like the short story "Kaleer's Heart" (found in Dreams Made Flesh), Tangled Webs is a story set in the black jewels world after the epic battle. In a note to readers before the novel starts, Bishop tells us that the epic story has already been told and this is merely one of those little everyday stories. While I am a little sad about this fact, it is true. I found Tangled Webs just that, not an epic tale, but a small adventure. This is not to say that I did not love familial humor and all of the wonderful characters I have come to love, but this story is not the original trilogy so do not expect it to be. I am not saying its not good, considering I finished it in one sitting, but I am saying that it different. Unfortunately, I would have to agree with some of the other reviewers, while I have read the trilogy over and over, I do not see myself reading this one again.
 Bishop is my hero July 20, 2008
I read a bad review of this book, but decided to read it anyway. Bishop has a large place on my bookshelf, so I bought it thinking, "If it's horrible, I'll give it to someone." I was done reading the book before I knew it. Bishop has been adding stand-alone books to her Black Jewels series, and this stands true to the writing style of that series. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and would read it again.
A great addition to the black jewels story July 20, 2008
this was a fun, interesting read and a good addition to the black jewels story line!
Good But Not Great July 15, 2008
I had just finished the Black Jewels Trilogy and felt like the end of the third book was left wide open for the possibility of more stories to come. I knew that whatever books would come out later wouldn't be the same caliber - how could it after everything that had happened already? - but I did expect a good entertaining story.
I found out about Tangled Web yesterday and was thrilled that I wouldn't have to wait to revisit the land of the jewels. I picked it from the library in the early afternoon and finished it by 10 at night(with plenty of time in between for meals and TV time).
It was good but not great and a very, very easy read. It was nice to revisit all of my favorite characters but the story line seemed superficial and I was surprised at how little depth there was to whole thing. This is not what I had expected from the writer who created a trilogy of awe inspiring characters that made you crave to leave your current life behind to help fight the depraved blood men and women.
I do think it was a good book in and of itself but it didn't come close to touching the remarkable world created in the Black Jewels Trilogy - NOT. EVEN. CLOSE.
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