Daughter of Darkness

Terry Brooks

Oct 2022 · Viridian Deep Book 2 · Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by Jeremy Carlisle Parker

About this audiobook

The thrilling second novel of an all-new fantasy series from the legendary author behind the Shannara saga, about a human girl adapting to her place in a magical world she’s only recently discovered

It’s been two years since Auris escaped from the sinister Goblin prison and learned of her heritage as one of the Fae. She is now happily partnered with her Fae lover, Harrow, and deeply bonded with her new family. All seems to be going perfectly—until, surprisingly, the Goblin attacks begin again. Someone, it seems, has not forgotten that Auris exists and seems determined to retrieve her . . . but who? And why?

As Auris begins to dig deeper into the mystery, old friends and new enemies appear, and she starts to realize that her still-shrouded past must contain the answers she needs. But even Auris does not suspect how far down the rabbit hole she is about to go, until Harrow is taken and an impossible ransom demand is issued. With two new companions at her side, Auris must attempt to unlock the remaining secrets of her past. For if she cannot, she will never see Harrow alive again.

Ratings and reviews

I've come to accept that Brooks hasn't been writing his own books for quite a while. That being said, I can't believe he'd sink so low as to let this work that is practically plagiarism be published in his name. He's practically stealing Anne McCaffrey's work. The dragon riders were her idea. I now know what is meant by the phrase "Never get to know your heroes," and I weep bitterly to see this act of treachery be committed by him. This is low. It's sickening. I think I'll resign myself to no longer reading any future books he supposedly writes. His team of writers can't continue to write too many more in his name given that he's 80 years old. Farewell, Terry Brooks. This is where we part ways. To whomever really did write this piece of trash, I hope you don't die a painless death when life chooses to leave you. You don't deserve one. You have ruined my hero of the literary world's name, and I despise you for it.