Saturday, May 20, 2023

Reading Series # 2

 Rereading C.S. Harris’ dark but fun Sebastian St. Cyr series with 18 books so far:

What Angels Fear

When Gods Die

Why Mermaids Sing

Where Serpents Sleep

What Remains of Heaven

Where Shadows Dance

When Maidens Mourn

What Darkness Brings.

And just finished  #9 Why Kings Confess

#10 is on hold

It’s comparable to Andrea Penrose ‘s series- both are good but different. The St. Cyr Series is darker, less wry and less sciency. Both have strong female protagonists and slow burn romance.  Sebastian St. Cyr is a tortured but clever nobleman and former soldier with a moral center. His eventual wife/partner Hero nee Jarvis is a radical journalist and reformer impeccably well-dressed and daughter of the most powerful man in England  C.S. Harris is a historian and this shows.  Both series explore the dark underpinnings of regency  society and are meticulously well researched with rich backgrounds and settings.


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