At first she thinks she too will become one of his brides but he scoffs at the idea, claiming that she is too ugly. When the Darkangel steals away Eoduin, Aeriel, her slave and friend, vows to avenge her mistress and waits for the Darkangel to return.īut when the Darkangel comes back to claim Aeriel, she finds that he is too beautiful for her to kill. He keeps his wives in his cold castle, wraiths without their souls, which he wears in lead vials around his neck. The Darkangel, once a mortal and not quite a vampire, must have 14 brides before he can come into his full power and immortality. But I was lucky that it wasn’t just another pretty face, what I found within the pages is a solid young adult fantasy worth reading more than once. I have to admit that the cover is what first caught my eye. The series is being reissued by Little, Brown & Company with gorgeous new covers. First published in 1982 'The Darkangel' by Meredith Ann Pierce is the first in the Darkangel trilogy.
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