--- product_id: 8795314 title: "Shalador's Lady (Black Jewels)" price: "VT4781" currency: VUV in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/8795314-shaladors-lady-black-jewels store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # Shalador's Lady (Black Jewels) **Price:** VT4781 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Shalador's Lady (Black Jewels) - **How much does it cost?** VT4781 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/8795314-shaladors-lady-black-jewels) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Review: A comfort read - This is one of my very favorite Anne Bishop books, not just Black Jewels, which is one of my favorite series of all time. I come back to it over and over. It is full of emotion, with one part in particular that chokes me up and brings tears to my eyes every time I read it, no matter how many times I read it. The characters are incredible, representing different personalities than the main characters of the first trilogy. Whereas those characters (Jaenelle, Damon, Lucivar, and Saetan, particularly) are rather all-powerful, with epic forces raised against them, this and The Shadow Queen, which precedes this book, are quieter stories with more representational characters. The themes are not so very good versus evil as they are about overcoming personal demons to rise to the occasion. They are about being kind and generous and learning to trust and find strength and courage both inside and outside of oneself. Many of the main characters of the first trilogy and some of the secondary favorites have important roles and make cameos in both of these books. These two are also a generations-later sequel to The Invisible Ring, and the MCs of that book are influential to these. I highly recommend reading The Shadow Queen before Shalador’s Lady so that you have a good grasp of the situation that leads to this book, as well as of the characters. It is a wonderful book in itself. Review: Stayed up late to finish! - I absolutely love Shalador’s Lady. The characters are, as always in Anne Bishop books, terribly fun. She has created a world with built-in reasons for people to be high-tempered, dangerous, and larger than life, and she wields that milieu with style. I enjoy Cassidy as a character. For a brief time I felt a little frustrated with her inability to see past what happened with her last court to the loyal court she has now, but to be honest she has been sufficiently scarred by her past experiences that it makes sense for her to be blind to certain details. I also like watching Gray develop–he starts out as a broken man with a stunted emotional development, but in wanting to be good for Cassidy he starts putting the pieces of his life back together. It’s so sweet to watch. (I cried.) The hilarity in this volume (and some of the darkness as well) comes from the introduction of a bunch of Scelties (a ‘kindred’ race of dogs, who are considered to be of the Blood and who have the same range of powers as the human Blood, including the ability to speak mind-to-mind with others). An entire dozen comes to Cassidy’s relocated home and decides to settle in. They range from a small, over-excited mutt to a rather scary adult. While they’re often used for comic relief, they also instigate at least one of the darker moments of the book. (Additional tears may have been shed.) There are plenty of ups and downs, laughs and bloodshed, romances and enmities. The plot and events provide plenty of tension–I stayed up late to finish the book because I couldn’t put it down. Frankly I read so many books that this doesn’t happen often any more. I also liked that Kermilla shows how thin the line can be between a Queen who’s spoiled, selfish, and narcissistic, and a Queen who’s evil. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,045,317 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,788 in Dark Fantasy #4,206 in Epic Fantasy (Books) #4,830 in Romantic Fantasy (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 1,740 Reviews | ## Images ![Shalador's Lady (Black Jewels) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81X4NZFHKqL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A comfort read *by W***K on October 3, 2025* This is one of my very favorite Anne Bishop books, not just Black Jewels, which is one of my favorite series of all time. I come back to it over and over. It is full of emotion, with one part in particular that chokes me up and brings tears to my eyes every time I read it, no matter how many times I read it. The characters are incredible, representing different personalities than the main characters of the first trilogy. Whereas those characters (Jaenelle, Damon, Lucivar, and Saetan, particularly) are rather all-powerful, with epic forces raised against them, this and The Shadow Queen, which precedes this book, are quieter stories with more representational characters. The themes are not so very good versus evil as they are about overcoming personal demons to rise to the occasion. They are about being kind and generous and learning to trust and find strength and courage both inside and outside of oneself. Many of the main characters of the first trilogy and some of the secondary favorites have important roles and make cameos in both of these books. These two are also a generations-later sequel to The Invisible Ring, and the MCs of that book are influential to these. I highly recommend reading The Shadow Queen before Shalador’s Lady so that you have a good grasp of the situation that leads to this book, as well as of the characters. It is a wonderful book in itself. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stayed up late to finish! *by H***) on March 26, 2015* I absolutely love Shalador’s Lady. The characters are, as always in Anne Bishop books, terribly fun. She has created a world with built-in reasons for people to be high-tempered, dangerous, and larger than life, and she wields that milieu with style. I enjoy Cassidy as a character. For a brief time I felt a little frustrated with her inability to see past what happened with her last court to the loyal court she has now, but to be honest she has been sufficiently scarred by her past experiences that it makes sense for her to be blind to certain details. I also like watching Gray develop–he starts out as a broken man with a stunted emotional development, but in wanting to be good for Cassidy he starts putting the pieces of his life back together. It’s so sweet to watch. (I cried.) The hilarity in this volume (and some of the darkness as well) comes from the introduction of a bunch of Scelties (a ‘kindred’ race of dogs, who are considered to be of the Blood and who have the same range of powers as the human Blood, including the ability to speak mind-to-mind with others). An entire dozen comes to Cassidy’s relocated home and decides to settle in. They range from a small, over-excited mutt to a rather scary adult. While they’re often used for comic relief, they also instigate at least one of the darker moments of the book. (Additional tears may have been shed.) There are plenty of ups and downs, laughs and bloodshed, romances and enmities. The plot and events provide plenty of tension–I stayed up late to finish the book because I couldn’t put it down. Frankly I read so many books that this doesn’t happen often any more. I also liked that Kermilla shows how thin the line can be between a Queen who’s spoiled, selfish, and narcissistic, and a Queen who’s evil. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Highly Recommended *by M***G on December 16, 2024* This is the 8th book in the Black Jewels Universe and is a sequel to The Shadow Queen. Lady Cassidy has agreed to serve in Dena Nehele as Queen for a year. She has run into opposition from Theran, and found fierce supporters from the other members of her camp. After Theran brings her enemy into his house, Cassidy and the rest of the court relocate to the Shallador camps. There she finds reluctant hope, as the people dream of a better future. I enjoyed this novel as both a sequel to The Shadow Queen and as a novel set in the Black Jewels Universe. Anne Bishop continues to deliver hit after hit. I look forward to reading the next set of books set within this universe. Overall, highly recommended. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vu/products/8795314-shaladors-lady-black-jewels](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/8795314-shaladors-lady-black-jewels) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vanuatu* *Store origin: VU* *Last updated: 2026-05-09*