Books like Touched by venom by Janine Cross
"Touched by Venom" is the first book of Janine Cross’s Dragon Temple Saga. Set in a richly detailed fantasy world, it follows Darq Darquel, a half-breed peasant whose family is shattered when an eccentric dragonmaster forces her into a perilous relationship with the dragons’ venom. After her sister Waivia is sold into slavery and her mother falls into madness, Zarq and her mother flee into the underworld in search of rescue. Driven by revenge, Zarq learns to harness the addictive venom, gaining memories from the dragons and uncovering a plot for social revolution. She must confront patriarchal conventions and a tyrannical emperor to achieve her goals.
The novel blends epic fantasy with themes of rebellion, gender roles, and the transformative power of ancient toxins.
First publish date: 2005
Genre: Fantasy/Epic Fantasy
Authors: Janine Cross
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