Dark Moon Defender (The Twelve Houses, Book 3)
by Sharon Shinn
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Author: Sharon ShinnEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-09-25
ISBN: 0441015379
Number of pages: 480
Publisher: Ace
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- ISBN13: 9780441015375
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Book Reviews of Dark Moon Defender (The Twelve Houses, Book 3)
Book Review: A Follower of the Night Goddess
Summary: 5 Stars
Dark Moon Defender (2006) is the third fantasy novel in The Twelve Houses series, following The Thirteenth House. In the previous volume, Kirra blurs the Regent's memories of her and goes home with Donal to recuperate. There they open a special clinic for people with red-horse fever.
In this novel, Justin is assigned a different sort of job: spying on the Lumanen Convent. He gets work in a stable within Neft, the nearest town to the convent. As a King's Rider, he is not used to working alone. A courier comes by periodically, but the occasional visits by Kirra, Donal, Senneth, Cammon and Tayse help fight off his loneliness.
Ellynor Alowa is a Lirren woman, who has accompanied her wild and passionate cousin Rosurie to Lumanen Convent. Ellynor is an adherent of the Dark Watcher -- a sister goddess to the Pale Mother -- and a healer. She has never heard of mystics and doesn't consider herself one. She doesn't think that the healing and hiding that she does is really magic, only a gift of the goddess.
Justin saves Ellynor from a drunken merchant and develops a fondness for her. She enjoys his presence and the new experiences that he brings into her life. She dresses as a boy and eats at a tavern for the first time. Most of all, she enjoys moving around town without chaperone or her brothers warding her.
Naturally, they grow very close and Ellynor experiences kissing for the first time, but so many things are new to her. When Justin learns that she can heal, he reckons that she is a mystic and urges her to leave the convent. After he tells her a few facts about the activities of the convent guards, she is horrified and becomes more cautious, but still doesn't consider herself as a mystic.
Then she hides the two of them in plain sight from convent guards who look right at them without noticing their presence. It is just a little talent that most Lirrenfolf can use as needed. Justin tries even harder to get her to run away from the convent, but she can't leave her cousin alone.
Then he discovers that the moonstones that she is wearing are burning her skin and he becomes frantic. He even thinks of carrying her off by brute force, but knows that their friendship can never survive such action. He does begin to elicit some doubts in Ellynor, but she stays on with her cousin.
In this story, Ellynor doesn't tell Justin that she is Lirrenfolk, for fear that such knowledge will drive him away from her. Of course, Justin doesn't tell her that he is a King's Rider. They both know that the other is keeping secrets, but accept the other's secrecy as natural under the circumstances.
Of course, Senneth has lived among the Lirrenfolk and recognizes Ellynor's background from Justin's first description of her. She keeps Ellynor's secret, but makes contact with Ellynor's father and brothers and lays the foundation for acceptance of Justin's courtship.
Senneth challenges Ellynor's brother Torrin to a friendly duel and beats him, but declares that she is not good enough to beat Justin. Then Tayse handily defeats her other brother Hayden. Now the King's Riders have a strong reputation within the Alowa family as fighters.
As might be expected, Coralinde Gisseltess learns that Ellynor is a mystic and tries to burn her at the stake. Justin's friends have a hard time keeping him from changing head on into the convent. Naturally, four mystics and two King's Riders have little trouble rescuing Ellynor from the convent, especially with her own talents.
If you are wondering about the title, you are not alone. Coralinde declares that Ellynor is her Dark Moon Daughter because she can see very well in the dark. However, a Dark Moon Defender is never mentioned. On the other hand, Ellynor believes strongly in the Pale Mother in a way that Coralinde would never tolerate.
Highly recommended for Shinn fans and for anyone else who enjoys tales of exotic magic, political intrigue, and true romance.
-Arthur W. Jordin
Summary of Dark Moon Defender (The Twelve Houses, Book 3)
The third Novel of the Twelve Houses from the national bestselling author.
In this story of hidden magic and forbidden love, the King's Rider Justin befriends Ellynor, a young novice at a convent-only to discover that she is a mystic being manipulated by the fanatical Daughters of the Pale Moon into hunting down and killing other mystics.
In this story of hidden magic and forbidden love, the King's Rider Justin befriends Ellynor, a young novice at a convent-only to discover that she is a mystic being manipulated by the fanatical Daughters of the Pale Moon into hunting down and killing other mystics.
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