The Ghosts of Blood and Innocence
Subtitle: The Third Book of the Wraeththu Histories
Publisher: Tor Books
Published: June 9, 2009
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9780765303516
Subjects: Science Fiction & Fantasy -- Fantasy
First sentence: Darquiel's pearl hatched on the eve of midsummer when, outside Phade's Tower, clouds of mosquitoes hung above the pools in the courtyard, so thirsty they would drink water rather than blood.