The Serpent Bride

by Sara Douglass

Book Overview

Rescued from unspeakable horror, Ishbel Brunelle has devoted her life to the Order of the Coil, a sacred cult that reads the future in the entrails of its human sacrifices. But the Serpent has loftier... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0007232381
• ISBN13: 9780007232383
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Voyager
• Length: 672 Pages

Customer Reviews

in a word 'excellent'

Here is a book that I couldn't put down or wait to pick up !, always something going on. Had me wanting to know whats going to happen NEXT !. My Compliments to Sara Douglass one of the best reads I have had in a long time..and also for the 'BATTLEAXE' Series, read them all.. FANTASTIC. If your into Si-Fi Fantasy.. you will LOVE THIS.. Frank V

Seems familier?????

Hmmmnnn... Evil Bad Spirit lurks imprisoned by Nice Good Forces starts to seep out and influence the unsusspecting world--Wait!! I've read about this idea in several books!! But this lady is a good storyteller with great characters with deep trust and lust issues that move the plot right along. Basically the TV show " 24 " has the same plot line all the time and manages to keep the people and plots interesting. Douglass uses that same idea here to excellent effect. Hey! She should write for TV and make tons of real world money!

Best book in a long time.

This book is not for kids, but i is an amazing story about an entire world that intertwines everyone together in an ingenious way. It is on my top ten list and i cant wait for the third one to come out, I would recommend it to anyone but there is some gore, very good book

Sara didn't disappoint.....

Some reviewers are annoyed with her because she included background stuff from her previous books, however, it helps 1) folks that are not familiar with her work and 2) people that did read her earlier stuff and forgot a few details, which I did. Serpent Bride made my jaw drop a few times, she definitely knows how to shock. This is going to be an exciting new series, with a lot of old friends brought back. My recommendation, if you like Sara Douglass, get this book, it's worth it, I believe she is going to take us on a wild ride with book 2. The only disappointment is waiting for bk2....

Old times, new times

If there's one thing you can be sure of when picking up one of Sara's books it this; you're in for a wild ride. From the gory beginning, it's impossible to set down. But the most interesting thing to me in Serpents Bride was the changes coming out in the characters. In Beyond the Hanging Wall, the stand alone ((not so much now)) in which Maxel's court gets it's beginning, all the of the motives seem pure. All of the characters, except the evil one, have the best of intentions. Not so in Serpents Bride. Everyone has a reason, everyone has a motive. Characters we thought noble and good suddenly spring out with their dark sides showing. And we find ourselves, ironically, rooting for the newcomer, rather than Maxel's old fling. There are moments; our hearts in our throats that we can hardly breathe for the beauty of the novel, for the wonder in her characters and settings have always been Douglass's strong point. We welcome back old friends, we meet new ones. We cry for those lost to history's pages. And then there are those moments we can feel our skin crawling with disgust or horror. I for one cannot wait for the next of the Darkglass Mountain series. And if you're a fan of grand fantasy, Douglass is one of the best storytellers I have yet to encounter.