Nemesis

I simply LOVED the book. Sure, the main character is bratty, selfish, one minded, and foolish. But trust me in this....she CHANGES. You won't see the changes in this book, but you WILL as you continue to read the series. The book is about a Princess who has deep curiousity toward a forbidden Tower of Regrets of whose secret is known only by her father, the King, and would be told to her brother, the heir to the throne, when he ascends to the throne. Just like the back of the book says "In all the World there is but one thing denied her-the secret of the Tower." One day, she commits the foolish and lethal act of opening the single door of the Tower of Regret and releases from it 7 demons of which she is charged with hunting down and destorying. Until these demons are destoryed, Indigdo will not be allowed to die and free her beloved from a hellish nightmare. Only three things aide Indigo in her quest: her immortality, a harp, and a wolf with the gift of human speech. The story has a good plot, beginning with the back story of the Tower of Regret and the main character's relationship to it. This book begins the Indigo series nicely introducing the world and the characters. Each book afterward is about how Indigo faces each demon in different ways and in different parts of her world. And ya gotta love the side kick/best friend, Grimya the she-wolf with the amazing ability to speak the human language and her telepathic link with Indigo. Surprisingly, she's possibly the wisest character in the series. Don't waste time and get this book now! You WILL NOT regret it.

This series is the best thing Ive read in my life. I am so sad it is out of print. I buy a new copy about once every 5 years as the old ones get tattered from use. These books came at a time in my life when life oddly reflected fiction so much that I was able to draw strength from the character. I have had the online handle "IndigoWulf" for over 11 years now, inspired by Louise Cooper. If I ever met her, Id give her a great big hug and say THANK YOU for writing these wonderfull books!

Anghara Kalingsdaughter is the princess of the southern isles. She is headstrong and has a great deal of curiosity for things that have an 'aura' of mystery. Although she lives perfectly happy with her family and fiancee, she sometimes roams near the 'tower of regrets' and can't help asking herself what lies within, although there are ancient stories that say that the tower is doomed. Anghara acts recklessly and opens the box whithin the tower, releasing seven demons. But she must pay for her error, and seek and destroy every demon, the very demons that destroyed everything she loved. And until she destroys every demon she will became immortal and loose her name, for she is nothing more but a weapon. It's very interesting to see the development of the character Indigo, from this first book to the others. She really changes her view on life.

Even the world Louise created is the reverse of our own. North-South-West-East. This a story of an old civilazation, built upon the rubble of an even older civilization, and all that remains of the past civilization is it legacy, a solitary tower built by a man whose name is forgotten. The only things that are remembered of that ancient time, is preseved in the stones of the tower, and the words of a song. In the song the people of the new world are warned never to appraoch this tower, because it is forbidden to mankind. And so untouched, shrouded in mystery and the scars of the past, the tower reminds each passing generation of the folly of striving to take to much from the Earth Mother. That is until Anghara Kaligsdaughter Princess of the Southern Isles, unlocks the secrets of mankinds past, and opens the door to the destruction of her world. She then is condemned to repair the ruin she has caused, and until she can do so, she cannot die, and has to renounce her name and all that goes with it. An original take on the Pandora's Box myth. Through the eight books that chronicle her journeys, we see the evolution of her character and the extent of the burden she carries. As a reader you are as compelled as Indigo to see the quest followed through to its completion, and you task is also very difficult. All eight books have been out of print for years, and copies are scarce. It doesn't help that Louise has many fans look at the same time as you are. It is well worth the effort. This series comes highly recommended.

This is a very good book to start a very good series! I had never read Louise Cooper before, but I will definitely read more of her books now. The story begins kind of slow, but more than makes up for it through the whole book. It is an excellent story of an obnoxious princess who, out of arrogance and foolhardiness, ruins her perfect life and curses the world when she releases the seven demons in the fabled Tower of Regrets, and must not rest (or die) until she restores peace to the Earth Mother. It has many, many qualities, emotionally, suspensefully, and most importantly, fantasy! Three cheers for Louise Cooper!!