Or as happy as a man like him is capable of being happy. Obviously, there was more to him than that, but he was inarguably the Robin to Blackthorn's Batman.Īnd he's perfectly happy there. He took odd jobs, performing manual labor for various townspeople, and when he spoke, he used as few words as possible. Grim was the strong back for lifting heavy objects.

She may be surly and taciturn, but if something needs to be said, Blackthorn is the one to say it. īlackthorn, fueled by her implacable hatred of the man who took everything from her, quickly stole the spotlight-not only is she a healer, a position regarded with respect, she is the more forthright of the two.

They are both wonderfully horribly broken, but that mutual brokenness is what made them so compatible.Īs friends, as cohorts, as travel companions. Last year in DREAMER'S POOL we met Blackthorn and Grim, who quickly became two of my new favorite characters.

Their quest is about to become a life and death struggle-a conflict in which even the closest of friends can find themselves on opposite sides. With no ready solutions to offer, the prince consults Blackthorn and Grim.Īs Blackthorn and Grim begin to put the pieces of this puzzle together, it’s apparent that a powerful adversary is working behind the scenes. Casting a blight over the entire district, and impossible to drive out by ordinary means, it threatens both the safety and the sanity of all who live nearby. Lady Geiléis, a noblewoman from the northern border, has asked for the prince of Dalriada’s help in expelling a howling creature from an old tower on her land-one surrounded by an impenetrable hedge of thorns. But trouble has a way of seeking out Blackthorn and Grim. Award-winning author Juliet Marillier’s “lavishly detailed”* Blackthorn & Grim series continues as a mysterious creature holds an enchanted and imperiled ancient Ireland in thrall.ĭisillusioned healer Blackthorn and her companion, Grim, have settled in Dalriada to wait out the seven years of Blackthorn’s bond to her fey mentor, hoping to avoid any dire challenges.

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