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Zusatztext Praise for Written in Red Winner of the RT Book Reviews Reviewers’ Choice for Best Urban Fantasy Novel “Amazing...A compelling story set in a seamlessly crafted universe.”—Fresh Fiction “Near perfect... Written in Red isn’t just the best urban fantasy of the year—it may be one of the best ever.”—All Things Urban Fantasy “A stunningly original yarn! deeply imagined! beautifully articulated! and set forth in clean! limpid! sensual prose.”— Kirkus Reviews “Bishop has a way of making your heart wrench with joy and pain within a breath.”—Fantasy Book Critic “Fast-paced action! well defined characters and an imaginative storyline make for a fine paranormal read.”—Monsters and Critics More Praise for Anne Bishop and the Novels of the Others “Anne Bishop is so good at writing character development....I love this series and I NEED MORE!”—USAToday.com “Without a doubt one of the best UF series on the market.”— RT Book Reviews “The Queen of Fantasy...Teeming with intrigue! suspense! heartbreak! and hints of romance! Bishop’s literary skills continue to astound and enchant.”—Heroes and Heartbreakers Informationen zum Autor New York Times bestselling author Anne Bishop is a winner of the William L. Crawford Memorial Fantasy Award, presented by the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts, for The Black Jewels Trilogy. She is also the author of the Ephemera series, the Tir Alainn trilogy, and the Novels of the Others—including Etched in Bone , Marked in Flesh , Vision in Silver , Murder of Crows , and Written in Red . She lives in upstate New York. Klappentext Enter the world of the Others in the first novel in New York Times bestselling author Anne Bishop's thrilling fantasy series: a place where unearthly entities-vampires and shape-shifters among them-rule the Earth and prey on the human race. As a cassandra sangue, or blood prophet, Meg Corbyn can see the future when her skin is cut-a gift that feels more like a curse. Meg's Controller keeps her enslaved so he can have full access to her visions. But when she escapes, the only safe place Meg can hide is at the Lakeside Courtyard-a business district operated by the Others. Shape-shifter Simon Wolfgard is reluctant to hire the stranger who inquires about the Human Liaison job. First, he senses she's keeping a secret, and second, she doesn't smell like human prey. Yet a stronger instinct propels him to give Meg the job. And when he learns the truth about Meg and that she's wanted by the government, he'll have to decide if she's worth the fight between humans and the Others that will surely follow.Half blinded by the storm, she stumbled into the open area between two buildings. Hoping to hide from whomever was hunting for her as well as get some relief from the snow and wind, she followed an angled wall and ducked around the corner. Her socks and sneakers were soaked, and her feet were so cold she couldn’t feel them. She knew that wasn’t good, wasn’t safe, but she had taken the clothing available just as she had taken the opportunity to run. No sound of footsteps that would confirm she was being followed, but that didn’t mean anything. Blocked by the wall, even the sounds of the slow–moving traffic were muted. She had to find shelter. It was too cold to be out here tonight. As part of her training, she’d been shown pictures of people who had frozen to death, so she knew she couldn’t stay out here much longer. But the city shelters that provided a place for the homeless would be the first places the hunters would look for her. Was she going to die tonight? Was this the storm that was the beginning of the end? No. She wouldn’t consider that possibility. She hadn’t done this much and come this far for it all to end before she had a ch...
