The north tower contains Elizabeth's observatory. Valentina tells Juliet that Ballentyne has three floors and two towers, one in the southern wing and one in the north. However McKenna offers them rooms and Edward is placed in a separate room without a fire and with a lock on the door. Valentine is unwelcoming despite a letter of introduction from Elizabeth, stating that Juliet is her ward. This forces them to quickly leave and head through the village of Quick and onto Ballentyne.Īt Ballentyne they are met by Valentine who is second in change behind the housekeeper McKenna and whose strange hands Juliet immediately notices. Later that night four British police officers show up at the inn questioning the staff. One man insists on reading Juliet's fortune and unnerves her by quoting her father's favourite saying. The four travelers are resting at an inn when they encounter a traveling carnival troupe. Despite Montgomery's administering of an antidote, Edward continues to suffer from and high fever and remain unconscious.
Edward lingers between life and death after poisoning himself with arsenic. On the run, after killing three members of the King's Club who intended to use her father's research for evil, Juliet seeks shelter at Elizabeth Von Stein's estate, Ballentyne Manor.įor three days Juliet, accompanied by her fiance Montgomery James, her friend Lucy Radcliffe, and her father's creations, Balthazar and Edward Prince, flees into the moors. Juliet must decide if she'll follow her father's dark footsteps or her mother's tragic ones-or make her own.A Cold Legacy continues the saga of Juliet Moreau, this time incorporating elements of Mary Shelley's classic novel, Frankenstein. Then she uncovers the truth about the manor's long history of scientific experimentation-and her own intended role in it-which forces her to determine where the line falls between right and wrong, life and death, magic and science, and promises and secrets. Though it appears to be a safe haven, Juliet fears new dangers may be present within the manor's own walls. Owned by the enigmatic Elizabeth von Stein, the mansion is full of mysteries and unexplained oddities: dead bodies in the basement, secret passages, and fortune-tellers who seem to know Juliet's secrets. even our own humanity.Īfter killing the men who tried to steal her father's research, Juliet-along with Montgomery, Lucy, Balthazar, and a deathly ill Edward-has escaped to a remote estate on the Scottish moors.
With inspiration from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, this breathless conclusion to the Madman's Daughter trilogy-perfect for fans of Libba Bray-explores the things we'll sacrifice to save those we love.
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