Jane and Vincent have finally gotten some much-needed rest after their
adventures in Italy--then Vincent receives word that his estranged
father has passed away on one of his properties in the West Indies. His
brother, who manages the estate, is overwhelmed, and no one else in his
family can go. Grudgingly, out of filial duty, the couple decide to go.
The sea voyage is long, and Jane spends enough time unable to perform
glamour that toward the end of the trip she discovers she is with child.
They are overjoyed, but when they finally arrive at the estate to
complete what they expect to be routine legal tasks, they realize that
nearly everything they came expecting to find was a lie. Also the entire
estate is in disarray, with horrifying conditions and tensions with the
local slave population so high, they are close to revolt. Jane and
Vincent's sense of peril is screaming out for them to flee, but Vincent
cannot stand to leave an estate connected with his family in such a
condition. They have survived many grand and terrifying adventures in
their time, but this one will test their skills and wits more than any
they have ever encountered before, this time with a new life hanging in
the balance.
Mary Robinette Kowal's Of Noble Family is the final book of the
acclaimed Glamourist Histories.
