- Hardcover: 408 pages
- Publisher: Little, Brown (17 Mar 1994)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0316906530
- ISBN-13: 978-0316906531
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,623,885 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The third volume in the BLOOD AND OPERA sequence, following DARK DANCE and PERSONAL DARKNESS, in which Malach sets out to wreak vengeance against Cain, who claims Anna as his bride.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Carrying on the story of Rachaela and her mysterious vampiric family - The Scarabae - "Darkness, I" maintains -if not equals- the high level of lavish descriptions and exotic locations that were present in the preceding novels. The story focuses on Racheala's second daughter, Anna, and the reactions of all the Scarabae to the tumultous events of the previous books. Anna, a precocious child, in terms of physical development as well as intelligence has been kidnapped along with a number of somehow "old" children. More of the Scarabae's shady past is revealed and exciting new characters such as the infamous Cain and sultry Lilith are introduced. Lee has once again provided a stunning and evocative novel to delight both Scarabae enthusiasts and lovers of dark fantasy everywhere. Will Malach be able to retrieve Anna, his bride-to-be ? Is Ruth, her not-so-dear departed sister quite out of the picture ? Who is Cain ? The answers lie within...
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Darkness I
23 Aug 2000
Format:Paperback
This book is an excellent finish to the Blood Opera sequence, by acclaimed British author Tanith Lee. However, I recommend you read the first two books (Dark Dance, and Personal Darkness) first, so you'll know what's going on! Recommened to Tanith Lee fans.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Lee's Getting Lazy, But the Spark's Still There.
28 Oct 1999
Format:Paperback
I don't know what to make of this third story of the Scarabae; it seems to me that Tanith Lee is just indulging herself. I felt the same way with her third Unicorn book; Red Unicorn seemed to be just as much an exerice in writing and little else as Darkness, I.
I get the feeling that Tanith Lee is getting lazy with her novels. They're not as tight as they usually are; all of her latest stuff seems half-hearted, a rough draft, not polished at all. Strange. Perhaps Lee needs to do something completely different for a while, or something, to get back in the swing of things.
Still, even with its problems, Lee's Darkness I is definitely worth reading. Her characters are, as usual, excellent, real, and completely different from any other. Lee's best qualities are her prose style, both lush and spare at the same time. Amazing. Her characters, as ever, are wonderfully drawn, remarkably different, unusual.
I just hope that when Tanith Lee writes again, she's rejeuvenated; I miss the tight writing and plots that I expect from her. I'm looking forward to another sterling book.
wish it were still in print
26 Sep 2000
Format:Paperback
I liked this book! I wish Lee would do a sequel to it.
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