Son of Darkness

By Josepha Sherman

Book Overview

As curator of the Mesopotamian Art at the American Museum of Art In New York City, Denise Sheridan has seen many unusual things. Ilaron Highborn, art gallery owner and Dark Elf is unusual. Now,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1568658281
• ISBN13: 9781568658285
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Roc
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Son of Darkness -- Priceless

I just can't say how much I love this book. Alot. Extremely much. Denise and Ilaron are characters you won't forget, and after reading this book, you'll be dying for a sequel. Ilaron is a "Dark Elf" escaped from Sidhe-Land to lead a normal life as an art collecter and dealer. He's delicious. He's got long black hair and wicked cool shades. Yum yum yum. Denise is an museum curator, helping Ilaron fight bad Sumerian demons. No, no, really, there's more to it than that, but I shan't be giving it away. Elves. Swords. Subway Trains. The perfect modern elf fantasy... I'd recommend this book to all Fantasy and Sci-Fi readers. Josepha Sherman never disapoints.

I agree

Please write sequel. These characters deserve further development

Josepha Sherman just got added to my favorite author's list

This book made me contact Josepha Sherman herself and beg her to write a sequel. I really liked the intellegent way the two main characters observed and reacted to the events around them. Too often I find myself sighing in frustration wondering just WHY the characters did this or HOW they knew to do that...with Son of Darkness everything followed logically from one character's actions to another's deductions and their reaction. Also the relationship between Denise and Ilaron was great. I'm just as glad Ms. Sherman didn't rush them into some kind of forced romance. That is, at least not in the first book. Please, please, please there has to be a sequel though...

Super - Sequel is a Must

This was my first introduction to Josepha Sherman's writing and it certainly will not be my last. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The two main characters were wonderfully written. Ilaron and Denise are quite a team. I really cared what happened to these two people. This, to me, is a sign of good writing; a book that I will keep and read again. How many times have we each picked up a book only to become so uninvolved with the characters that we finish it just to be finishing it, and give it away to the library or some person (usually someone we don't like) as quickly as possible. I hope the author writes about these people again. I sense many good, interesting stories in their future. The interaction and humor were outstanding, especially Ilaron's reaction to the human world that we take so much for granted. Definitely a book to be read at one sitting.

Nicely Done

I am a New Yorker and that was one of the things that drew me to the book. The City is described perfectly, along with it's denizens. The magics seem to be based on a lot of research, which appeals to me as well. And then of course there is Ilaron Highborn and his Inner Darkness... This is a wonderful book to curl up with. Just make sure that you'll have no interruptions. :)