Dark Priestess by noted filksinger Juanita Coulson (ISFDB, Wikipedia, Science Fiction Encyclopedia ) is her vintage standalone historical fantasy with strong f/m romantic elements set in Ancient Babylon, as a young woman touched and elevated by the divinity of the goddess Ishtar finds herself maneuvering her way through treason and intrigue at the palace court, free courtesy of publisher Endeavour Press' Venture imprint, who are e-printing it from its 1977 edition out from Ballantine Books.
Currently free @ Amazon (available to Canadians & in the UK and pretty much everywhere else that Amazon sells worldwide, since this is being done via their KDP Select exclusive-or-else program)
And this has been the (late!) selected 3rd (non-repeat) free ebook thread of the day.
Because remember when I said that I knew the author's name purely from one of her old paperback books once having been described in the Firebird Arts & Music catalogue listing as having had been "blessed" with possibly the most inaccurate cover art for depicting the story within?
This. This is that book. :D
Enjoy!
Description
A passionate fantasy novel of desire and treachery and love’s irrevocable destiny.
Delicate, dark, touched by the divine gifts of Ishtar, goddess of love, a young girl named Ki-Inanna finds herself swept from obscure poverty to the golden palaces of power.
But the dangers of love are many…
There, in the high palace, Ki-Inanna would find the proud young soldier, Captain of the Army, in whom she recognized her ardent destiny. There, the Royal Governor, pledged to protect her, would covet her for his own and endanger her life…
Together with her father, Ki-Inanna is at the mercy of hostile political undercurrents and together they must guide each other through an extraordinary and treacherous period of witchcraft, superstition and rituals. Amidst conflicting religious ideals, the very real threat of barbaric prisons and supernatural fantasies, Ki-Inanna must question the safety of pursuing her chosen suitor. A perilous task given her status in Babylonian culture.
When ominous clouds of treason and intrigue begin to gather, the future of the civilized world is firmly under threat…
And Ki-Inanna is their only hope.
‘Dark Priestess’ is a searing fantasy romance in fabulously wicked Babylon at the dawn of history.
Currently free @ Amazon (available to Canadians & in the UK and pretty much everywhere else that Amazon sells worldwide, since this is being done via their KDP Select exclusive-or-else program)
And this has been the (late!) selected 3rd (non-repeat) free ebook thread of the day.
Because remember when I said that I knew the author's name purely from one of her old paperback books once having been described in the Firebird Arts & Music catalogue listing as having had been "blessed" with possibly the most inaccurate cover art for depicting the story within?
This. This is that book. :D
Enjoy!
Description
A passionate fantasy novel of desire and treachery and love’s irrevocable destiny.
Delicate, dark, touched by the divine gifts of Ishtar, goddess of love, a young girl named Ki-Inanna finds herself swept from obscure poverty to the golden palaces of power.
But the dangers of love are many…
There, in the high palace, Ki-Inanna would find the proud young soldier, Captain of the Army, in whom she recognized her ardent destiny. There, the Royal Governor, pledged to protect her, would covet her for his own and endanger her life…
Together with her father, Ki-Inanna is at the mercy of hostile political undercurrents and together they must guide each other through an extraordinary and treacherous period of witchcraft, superstition and rituals. Amidst conflicting religious ideals, the very real threat of barbaric prisons and supernatural fantasies, Ki-Inanna must question the safety of pursuing her chosen suitor. A perilous task given her status in Babylonian culture.
When ominous clouds of treason and intrigue begin to gather, the future of the civilized world is firmly under threat…
And Ki-Inanna is their only hope.
‘Dark Priestess’ is a searing fantasy romance in fabulously wicked Babylon at the dawn of history.