Knihy Žár těla a ohně od Jennifer L. Armentroutu v prvním díle Ve stínu popela přinášejí příběh Serafeny Mierelové, která se od svého zdánlivého osudu jako oběť boha smrti Nykta odchyluje jako vražedkyně. Sera se ocitá ve složité situaci, kde musí zvládnout zabít Nykta, což vzbuzuje v ní nečekané city. Přestože kniha obsahuje spoustu nezáživného obsahu a kritiky, autorčina snaha o vysvětlení legend i nových zvratů v příběhu může čtenáře zaujmout.
Born shrouded in the veil of the Primals, a Maiden as the Fates promised, Seraphena Mierel’s future has never been hers. Chosen before birth to uphold the desperate deal her ancestor struck to save his people, Sera must leave behind her life and offer herself… ...
Born shrouded in the veil of the Primals, a Maiden as the Fates promised, Seraphena Mierel’s future has never been hers. Chosen before birth to uphold the desperate deal her ancestor struck to save his people, Sera must leave behind her life and offer herself to the Primal of Death as his Consort.
However, Sera’s real destiny is the most closely guarded secret in all of Lasania—she’s not the well protected Maiden but an assassin with one mission—one target. Make the Primal of Death fall in love, become his weakness, and then…end him. If she fails, she dooms her kingdom to a slow demise at the hands of the Rot.
Sera has always known what she is. Chosen. Consort. Assassin. Weapon. A specter never fully formed yet drenched in blood. A monster. Until him. Until the Primal of Death’s unexpected words and deeds chase away the darkness gathering inside her. And his seductive touch ignites a passion she’s never allowed herself to feel and cannot feel for him. But Sera has never had a choice. Either way, her life is forfeit—it always has been, as she has been forever touched by Life and Death.
