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Overview

The thrilling follow-up to Sebastian.

The Eater of the World continues to spread its dark influence across the realm of Ephemera, corrupting people's souls with doubts and fears. Only Glorianna Belladonna possesses the ability to thwart the Eater's plans. But she has been branded a rogue, and must stand alone against the encroaching entity.

But she is not alone. In dreams, a call has traveled throughout Ephemera-"Heart's hope lies within Belladonna"-and reached Michael, a man with mysterious powers of his own. It awakens a fierce hunger within him to find the dark-haired sorceress he's dreamt of-a beautiful woman named Belladonna. Together, they may be Ephemera's only hope.

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Anne Bishop, author of the wickedly erotic Black Jewels trilogy (Daughter of the Blood, Heir to the Shadows, et al.), explored new ground with 2006's Sebastian, a fantasy with a decidedly more romantic and upbeat slant that focused on the ongoing spiritual battle between light and darkness in Ephemera, a sprawling realm of thousands of different ever-changing landscapes interconnected by ethereal bridges that may or may not take travelers to their intended destinations. In Belladonna, the second and concluding installment of the Ephemera duology, the realm's landscapes are increasingly falling into shadow. Evil incarnate, known as the Eater of the World, is continuing its dark mission by tainting entire landscapes and planting seeds of dementia and despair in people's minds. The only person strong enough to stand up against the Eater is Glorianna Belladonna, a sorceress with unparalleled magical ability. But if she ever hopes to defeat her all-powerful nemesis, she must join forces with a mysterious musician with magical abilities of his own…

Powered by a variety of compelling spiritual themes -- faith, transformation, mortality, etc. -- Bishop's Ephemera stories are comparable in many ways to recent acclaimed genre releases like The Crooked Letter by Sean Williams, The Traveler by John Twelve Hawks, and, particularly, Victoria Strauss' Way of Ârata duology (The Burning Land and The Awakened City). Fantasy fans who enjoy profound and compelling story lines should definitely check out this highly entertaining and subtly philosophic duology ("Love isn't just something you feel. It's something you do.") that showcases Bishop's softer side. Paul Goat Allen
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In the world of Ephemera, the Eater of the World is slowly destroying its many landscapes. The only person who has the power to stop the Eater, Glorianna Belladonna is called a rogue and is feared by those who do not understand her power over the land. A mystical call goes out, however, and reaches a man called Michael, who arrives driven to find the mysterious woman at the heart of his dreams. Set against a unique fantasy background and filled with intriguing characters, this sequel to Sebastianis another tale of enchanted worlds that belongs in most libraries.


—Jackie Cassada

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780451461544
  • Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
  • Publication date: 3/4/2008
  • Format: Mass Market Paperback
  • Edition description: Reprint
  • Pages: 464
  • Sales rank: 204,773
  • Series: Ephemera Series , #2
  • Product dimensions: 4.26 (w) x 6.78 (h) x 1.25 (d)

Meet the Author

Anne Bishop
Anne Bishop

Anne Bishop made her first short fiction sale in 1988. Her most recent work has appeared in White Swan, Black Raven and 365 Scary Stories. She lives in upstate New York.

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  • Posted April 14, 2012

    Another great fantasy!

    This book continues where the book Sebastian ends. As I wrote in my review of Sebastian, the storyline is about good and evil but looks at those people who are not completely one or the other. Ms. Bishop as created a fascinating world of magic and ordinary people living together but not always getting along.This is another book that I had a hard time putting down. I kept wanting to know how it ended and hoping the characters I was "rooting for" succeeded.

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  • Posted March 2, 2011

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    Great book

    Another really good book by Anne Bishop. Keeps you entertained through out entire story. Although still a little confused as to why once the story is finished it restarts at chapter 18 instead of it being the end of the end of the book.

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  • Posted May 2, 2010

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    Very Imaginative Fantasy World

    I do love Anne Bishop's Black Jewels series--I could find fault with them, sure, but they featured characters and a world I love to return to and I've read those books more than once with pleasure. The Ephemera books just don't rise to that level--I can't see rereading them. The world-building is wonderful, and in that regard matches or surpasses in imagination the Black Jewels novels. I think part of the problem is that Sebastian is too reminiscent of Black Jewels' Daemon and Belladona of that series' Jaenelle, but not as engaging. That said, I enjoyed both books, and I think this is the stronger of the two.

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  • Posted August 24, 2009

    Return to the Dark

    Belladonna was a great little surprise for me... I was a concerned that if I picked up the Ephemera duology it would be closer to Tir Alainn, but Bishop has returned to the darker themes more characteristic of the Black Jewels in Belladonna. In this second book, the Eater of the World is still rampaging loose, and wrecking havoc where ever it goes. Glorianna Belladonna, cousin to Sebastian (the first book's protagonist), is the only person with enough power to stop the Eater - but at what cost to herself and those she loves? I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Still no where near as amazing as the Black Jewels (but, in all honesty, what is?), but I was still very entertained and pleased. I wish there was a bit more development regarding the relationship between Glorianna and Michael, but alas, I can't have it all. Definitely pick this title up if you're a fan of Anne Bishop.

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  • Posted July 15, 2009

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    This one was okay.

    I was not as impressed with this book as I was with the first one. The story was being told more slowly and too much of what happened in the first book was being told to us all over again. I didn't feel the connection with the new characters that I felt with the already established characters. And some of the established characters I feel I didn't see as much of them in this book as I would have liked. It was still a good book with a sad climax and a happy ending that left me wanting to know what happens next.

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  • Posted May 2, 2009

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    A good read but not as good as her others

    This book isn't too bad of a read. However, it isn't as good as her other books. It just seemed to drag on with pointless things happening and so it made it boring. The Black Jewel books were some of her best. This series doesn't seem to draw you completely into the book and plot.

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  • Posted December 9, 2008

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    An extremely complex fantasy

    Glorianna Belladonna is happy for her Incubus cousin Sebastian who has found eternal love with his Lynnea. She feared for him when he challenged the Dark Guides, allies of the Eater of the World, but prayed that Lynnea¿s love would keep him safe, which it did (see SEBASTIAN). However, while he basks in the glow of love, she feels a deep boned loneliness that is almost as horrific as her doubts and fear of failure. Still she must overcome her concerns and qualms because she knows in spite of almost everyone considering her a troublesome rogue she must still face The Eater of the World before the darkness spreads fear across all of Ephemera.------------------- However, Glorianna will soon learn that she is not alone. Somehow in her dreams, her needs have traversed Ephemera reaching the heart and soul of Michael the Musician. He knows he must find the sorceress who has haunted his fantasies as she needs his help while he needs her heart. At the same time his all alone sister Caitlin Marie has become the target of those who support the Eater of the World.---------------- This is an extremely complex fantasy. Newcomers need to first read SEBASTIAN to understand all that is going on in this stupendous serpentine story line. Michael is an interesting hero as he finds himself increasingly caught in a Hobson¿s choice between caging the Eater of the World but by doing so killing his beloved. Anne Bishop writes an incredible epic romantic fantasy in which her heroes are humanoid even with magical skills and other inhuman traits as they fight against overwhelming odds in which any offense they take could mean death for their beloved.-------------- Harriet Klausner

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