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luck and force of personality surmount the barriers of their gender and obtain positions of power. The heroine, Ranegonda, is such a woman. She rules the land of Leosan for her brother, who has taken holy vows. Saint-Germain's ship has been destroyed in a storm and his body washed ashore. When found by Ranegonda, he is close to true death. |
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Element(s): History, Romance. |
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274.. Mansions of Darkness. New York: Tor, 1996. Hardcover. |
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Series: Saint-Germain No. 9. |
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Saint-Germain arrives in Cuzco, Peru, not long after the conquest of the Incas by the Spanish. There he meets Acanna Tupac, a descendent of Inca nobility, a handsome woman of middle years. Although the Incas are defeated, certain Spaniards assume that great imperial treasures remain hidden. Acanna is threatened with torture unless she divulges this secret location. Saint-Germain loves her and gives her as much protection as he can. |
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Element(s): History, Romance. |
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275.. Writ in Blood. New York: Tor, 1997. Hardcover. |
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Series: Saint-Germain No. 10. |
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In the years preceding the First World War, complex political and ethnic issues make Europe a tinderbox. To alleviate tension, Czar Nicholas II of Russia sends a trusted foreigner, Saint-Germain, on a mission of peace to his uncle Edward VII of Britain and his cousin Kaiser Wilhelm II of Prussia and Germany. Spies are everywhere, including the infamous British agent Sidney Reilly, who watches Saint-Germain's movements. The vampire count's life becomes even more complicated when he falls in love with artist and feminist Rowena Saxon. |
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Element(s): History, Romance. |
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276.. Out of the House of Life. New York: Tor, 1990. Hardcover. (New York: Tor, 1994. Paperback.) |
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Series: Madelaine de Montalia No. 1. |
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There are two parallel stories in this novel. The first deals with Saint-Germain's early life in Pharaonic Egypt, where he was known as Sanh-kheran. The second follows Madelaine on an archeological expedition where she tries to find the ancient site of the House of Life where Saint-Germain once toiled. |
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Element(s): History, Romance. |
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