The Soul of an Angel (Sisters of the Night) [Hardcover]

Chelsea Q. Yarbro (Author), Christopher H. Bing (Author)

Book Description

Series: Sisters of the Night | Publication Date: March 9, 1999

Young and beautiful, Fenice Zucchar lives in opulent splendor on the world's richest island. Yet her soul yearns for the freedom of the sea -- for the breathtaking sights and sounds that await her far from the velvet prison of Venice -- and on the eve of her arranged wedding she stows away on one of her brother's ships. But her plans are dashed when she is discovered and abandoned in the teeming port of Varna. Panic is descending upon the city, for death has come to this place, spawning stories told in hushed, frightened whispers of a bloodthirsty demon wandering in the night. The mesmerizing creature of alluring power and dark sensuality has chosen Fenice, offering the young noblewoman more freedom than she could know in a hundred lifetimes. But there is another already waiting at the Dark Lord's mountain domain when Fenice and her new master arrive: a lovely and crazed consort mad corrupted by Dracula's terrible passion, who could prove to be Fenice's staunchest ally and sister, or her most fearsome adversary.

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"A versatile and distinctive talent... Yarbro has a fine way with the wicked and a clean, terse style."

-- Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

Illustrator Christopher H. Bing is a conceptual editorial and political illustrator for national and international newspapers, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Japan Times, The Boston Globe, and many others.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow; 1st edition (March 9, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380974010
• ISBN-13: 978-0380974016
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,060,910 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars NUMBER TWO / A Success, June 2, 2000

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"rockiez" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Soul of an Angel (Sisters of the Night) (Hardcover)

Fenice is the second virgin that Dracula decides to seduce and bring back to his castle for companionship or maybe for the amusement that the rivalry between her and the first virgin Kelene produces. Fenice having been brought up as a wealthy young maid has had a different background than Kelene, but after the initial battles for Draculas favor, Kelene uses her superior mind to form a truce with Kelene. Very good book. Can't wait for number three. Despite the need for feeding, for blood, a true rivalry and believable relationships ring true.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars So-so..., July 14, 2002

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This review is from: The Soul of an Angel (Sisters of the Night) (Hardcover)

I was really looking forward to this book, having enjoyed "The Angry Angel" quite a bit. However, this second volume in the series defintely lags behind Yarbo's initial offering.

She spends the first several chapters telling us in many different ways what we already know: that the heroine, Fenice, is bored and frustrated with her life of Venetian privilege and yearning for adventure on the high seas and elsewhere. Enough, already! Let's cut to the chase! But no - these points are belaboured for a while longer; her disapproving family, her boring fiance, her desire to postpone marriage for as long as possible, etc. etc. etc.

In contrast to "The Angry Angel," for most of this book Dracula is basically absent. There seems to be little real connection between him and Fenice, and little reason for one. Unlike Kelene who was trapped in a situation of dire poverty and physical danger, Fenice is in the lap of luxury. How many people in real life are desperate to flee lives of privilege for the squalor and "adventure" of street-life? This motivation is not realistic.

Finally over halfway through the book things begin to pick up, but by this time finishing the book is an act of will. My ennui was completed by the discovery that Kelene, the heroine of the first novel, has somehow morphed from a wise-beyond-her-years, interesting teenager to a spoiled, petulant brat. What?!

Let's hope the heroine of book 3, whoever she might be, realizes there's more than enough of Dracula to go around.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars the second..., September 10, 1999

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This review is from: The Soul of an Angel (Sisters of the Night) (Hardcover)

The second one in the trilogy. I loved it, drank the words like wine, but I have to admit, I liked the first one better. "The Angry Angel" had a level of fierceful "strenght" that this book does not reach. The detailed descriptions are heavenly, while reading I was there... Nothing but the best for someone who can put stories like these on paper.. Anxiously looking forward to the third book.. M.