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Dark Lady's Chosen (Chronicles of the Necromancer, Book 4) Mass Market Paperback – December 29, 2009

by Gail Z. Martin (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars 352 ratings
An Epic Fantasy where the once-exiled prince and now king, Matris Drayke, possesses the ability to summon the dead.

Treachery & blood magic threaten King Matris Drayke's hold on the throne he risked to everything to win. As the battle against a traitor lord comes to its final days, war, plague & betrayal bring Margolan to the brink of destruction. Civil war looms in Isencroft. In Dark Haven, Lord Jonmarc Vahanian has bargained his soul for vengeance.
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  1. Book 4 of 4
    Chronicles of the Necromancer
  2. Print length
    595 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Solaris
  5. Publication date
    December 29, 2009
  6. Dimensions
    4.19 x 1.6 x 6.75 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    184416831X
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1844168316
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Gail Z. Martin is the bestselling author of The Chronicles of The Necromancer series (The Summoner, The Blood King, Dark Haven & Dark Lady's Chosen) from Solaris Books and The Fallen Kings Cycle (The Sworn and The Dread) from Orbit Books.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Solaris; Illustrated edition (December 29, 2009)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 595 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 184416831X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1844168316
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.19 x 1.6 x 6.75 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 out of 5 stars 352 ratings

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Gail Z. Martin

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Gail Z. Martin writes urban fantasy, epic fantasy, steampunk and more for Solaris Books, Orbit Books, Falstaff Books, SOL Publishing and Darkwind Press. Urban fantasy series include Deadly Curiosities and the Night Vigil (Sons of Darkness). Epic fantasy series include Darkhurst, the Chronicles Of The Necromancer, the Fallen Kings Cycle, the Ascendant Kingdoms Saga, and the Assassins of Landria.

Together with Larry N. Martin, she is the co-author of Iron & Blood, Storm & Fury (both Steampunk/alternate history), the Spells Salt and Steel comedic horror series, the Roaring Twenties monster hunter Joe Mack Shadow Council series, and the Wasteland Marshals near-future post-apocalyptic series. As Morgan Brice, she writes urban fantasy MM paranormal romance, with the Witchbane, Badlands, Treasure Trail, Kings of the Mountain and Fox Hollow series. Gail is also a con-runner for ConTinual, the online, ongoing multi-genre convention that never ends.

Find her at www.GailZMartin.com, on Twitter @GailZMartin, on Facebook.com/WinterKingdoms, at DisquietingVisions.com blog and on Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/GailZMartin. Never miss out on the news and new releases—newsletter signup link http://eepurl.com/dd5XLj Follow her Amazon author page here: https://www.amazon.com/Gail-Z-Martin/e/B002BM8XSQ On Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/gail-z-martin On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morganbriceauthor/ Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/gzmartin

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Customers find the book amazingly written and appreciate its fascinating epic story, with one review noting its intricately connected plot lines. They love the characters, and one customer highlights the creative world development.

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31 customers mention "Readability"25 positive6 negative

Customers find the book amazing and well-written, with one customer specifically praising Gail Martin's writing style.

"...but this series deserves to stay as it is, a beautifully written collection of stories from the Winter Kingdoms." Read more

"...I think this is my favorite book in the series and wish there were more to explore the Winter Kingdoms further..." Read more

"I feel like the Tales of the Necromancer books are amazingly written and would suggest them to any fantasy lover out there...." Read more

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16 customers mention "Story quality"16 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the story of this book, describing it as a fascinating epic with an awesome adventure, and one customer notes its intricate connected plot lines.

"...3 books in the series, but the change is welcomed, keeping the story timeline more in focus and showing with great care the wonderful character and..." Read more

"...This story has everything: magic, medievalesque weapons and battles, vampires, shape shifters, and mages...." Read more

"...And lo, there it was in my recommendations. I loved the story: Men and women kicking butt and taking names, the dead get a chance to have..." Read more

"...From The Summoner to this, Dark Lady's Chosen, it has been an awesome adventure...." Read more

6 customers mention "Character development"6 positive0 negative

Customers love the characters in the book.

"...story timeline more in focus and showing with great care the wonderful character and story development that has made this one of the best fantasy..." Read more

"Great trilogy. Creative world development and characters." Read more

"...While the characters are already well developed such development was done in the previous books and I didn't seem much gain much insight into any of..." Read more

"...not characters in their own right but this book gave the main characters individual personalities, weaknesses and strengths...." Read more

3 customers mention "Imagination"3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the book's imagination, with one mentioning its creative world development.

"Great trilogy. Creative world development and characters." Read more

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  • E. Ours
    5.0 out of 5 stars The best fantasy I've read in a long time
    Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2010
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    It's been awhile since I read a 500+ book in one night, but with Martin's 4th installment in the Chronicles of the Necromancer, I couldn't help but keep reading. This book takes on a slightly different structure from the first 3 books in the series, but the change is welcomed, keeping the story timeline more in focus and showing with great care the wonderful character and story development that has made this one of the best fantasy series that I have read.

    I just hope Hollywood doesn't get word of how good this series is and ruin it by turning out another screenplay that changes the plot to fit into a 2-hour time slot. The author may disagree, but this series deserves to stay as it is, a beautifully written collection of stories from the Winter Kingdoms.
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  • Andrew Shippy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Another amazing chapter in the Chronicles series
    Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2017
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    Gail's writing is always entertaining, and her story telling improved with this book. I've read them all three times, and they get better in the repetition. I think this is my favorite book in the series and wish there were more to explore the Winter Kingdoms further (hint, hint Gail, if you're reading)!
    I love the intricately connected plot lines and the world building. This story has everything: magic, medievalesque weapons and battles, vampires, shape shifters, and mages. Jonmarc Vahanian's character is definitely my favorite, a poor blacksmith turned mercenary smuggler turned hero. An excellent read!
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  • realmjit
    4.0 out of 5 stars Gripping story overrides format errors
    Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2012
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    When I bought the first three books for my Kindle, I didn't realize there was a fourth until I finished book 3 last week. And lo, there it was in my recommendations.

    I loved the story: Men and women kicking butt and taking names, the dead get a chance to have the final word before going to their just reward, and all the major players get pretty much what they deserve. Martin makes it clear that Happily Ever After isn't always going to be all kittens and rainbows, but she does end the story at a satisfactory point.

    The biggest problem I had with this 4th book was the rough file proof: only one paragraph in 3 was free from missing spaces, and all the em-dashes were hyphens. There was a bit of extra space between paragraphs, and the italics coding looked like it was botched in a few places. I don't claim to be the most perfect writer, but I'm the sort of person who gets knocked out of a story when I see a grammatical error. Despite all the bumps in the road, I still maintained my excitement over the journey I took with these characters.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Read
    Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2013
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    I feel like the Tales of the Necromancer books are amazingly written and would suggest them to any fantasy lover out there. From The Summoner to this, Dark Lady's Chosen, it has been an awesome adventure. The author knows how to captivate you in the story and hold your attention. If you love reading then i suggest you start with The Summoner and keep going.
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  • Rebekah Thorn
    5.0 out of 5 stars SUPERB BOOK!
    Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2023
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    PERFECT!
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  • Toni
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great fantasy trilogy
    Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2021
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    Great trilogy. Creative world development and characters.
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  • Amazon Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Loved this book in the series
    Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2014
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    Loved this book in the series! The action was intense. Could not put it down. When the story switched between the stories of the main characters, I was on the edge of my seat waiting to find out what happened to them.

    The story was exciting and well written.

    The only complaint I have is in regard to the editing and proofreading of the ebook. There were two very frequently-used words in the book that nearly every time they were used, were run into the next word. These were "moru" and "vyrkin." It was annoying to constantly encounter moruwas, morurode, morumentioned, morusaid, monuwent, and more, over and over, ad nauseam. I stopped counting at the fiftieth time, and that was in the first few chapters. Vyrkin run-ons were not quite as frequent, but were no less irritating. Instead of traveling through the story and being completely absorbed in the journey, I had unavoidable pot-holes jarring me out of the plot.
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  • Cynthia H. Grossman
    5.0 out of 5 stars as good tales do
    Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2016
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    DARK LADY’S CHOSEN, Gail Z. Martin, 2009
    Book Four of the Chronicles of the Necromancer
    Treachery and blood magic threaten King Martris Drayke’s hold on the throne he risked everything to win. Civil war looms in Isencroft. In Dark Haven, Lord Jonmarc Vahanian has bargained his soul for vengeance as he leads the vayash moru against a dangerous rogue. Meanwhile, Kiara and Carina are in danger.
    The suspense builds until almost the end of the story, as good tales do.
    I give this five stars.
    Ms. Martin has two more books with these characters.
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  • Phil-Don
    5.0 out of 5 stars De l'Heroic Fantasy très divertissante, bourrée de magie et d'action
    Reviewed in France on February 26, 2018
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    Les Chroniques du Nécromant se divisent en 2 X 2 livres. 'Dark Lady's Chosen', 4ème de la série, forme donc un tout avec le livre 3 dont il est la conclusion. Il semble même que la série s'arrête ici - du moins à ce jour (2018).

    Nous retrouvons des héros sympathiques que nous avions laissés en bien mauvaise posture dans le livre précédent. Le lecteur se plonge avec plaisir dans les aventures des uns et des autres pour en connaître le dénouement et son attention ne se relâche pas un moment. Pas de temps mort, mais des scènes de magie, de nécromancie, d'action, de combats se succèdent. C'est un monde peuplé de vampires, de loup-garous, de fantômes, de magiciens, de guérisseurs qui nous attend.

    L'auteur écrit bien et parvient à créer un univers cohérent (tant magique que politique) avec une intrigue élaborée qui tient la route. Ce n'est peut-être pas du niveau des classiques du genre, mais c'est en tout cas d'excellente facture et très divertissant.
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  • Sonja
    5.0 out of 5 stars Top
    Reviewed in Germany on April 23, 2014
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    Ich hatte schon die anderen Bücher der Reihe gelesen, deswegen fand ich es eigentlich ganz nett wie alles zu einem Ende kommt. Wenn man die andern Bücher nicht kennt isses wahrscheinlich nicht ganz so der Hit, da man einfach nicht den Werdegang der Charaktere kennt und die Bedeutung und Tragweite einzelner Handlungen nicht so gut abschätzend kann.

    Fans der Reihe sollten das Ende nciht verpassen ;)
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  • Sonia O'Doherty
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in Australia on May 2, 2015
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    It was a great series
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  • CeNedra Red
    5.0 out of 5 stars Supurb. Wonderful. Fantastic. Amazing.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 26, 2010
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    I had waited with great anticipation for this fourth book in what I already thought was a brilliant series, and Ms Martin did it again. It is magnificent. Gail Z. Martin is now my favorite author. In all four books the action never slows or becomes predictable. The whole series is a roller-coaster ride from start to finish, and to my great delight it seems that there will be a follow on series in 2011 (it can't come soon enough for me) called "The Fallen King's Cycle". I do hope that it tells us more about my favorite characters. As it is, I can't praise this series highly enough and I just wish there were more stars in the rating so that I could give it more than the five.
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  • Nini
    5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it like the rest of the series
    Reviewed in Germany on May 27, 2015
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    I hope there will be more of this kind one day. For the rest look at my recensions for the other books of the series
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