Acheron (Dark-Hunter, Book 12) (Hardcover)

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Review

PRAISE FOR SHERRILYN KENYON

"Kenyon is the reigning queen of the vampire novel."--Barbara Vey, Publishers Weekly

“An engaging read.”—Entertainment Weekly on Devil May Cry

“Kenyon’s writing is brisk, ironic, sexy, and relentlessly imaginative. These are not your mother’s vampire novels.”—The Boston Globe on Dark Side of the Moon

 

Product Description

The most anticipated story in the blockbuster Dark-Hunter series. The never-before-revealed story of the Dark-Hunter leader, Acheron.  He was made human in order to escape death, but in death he was reborn a god. . .

 Eleven thousand years ago a god was born. Cursed into the body of a human, Acheron spent a lifetime of shame. However, his human death unleashed an unspeakable horror that almost destroyed the earth. Then, brought back against his will, Acheron became the sole defender of mankind.

Only it was never that simple. For centuries, he has fought for our survival and hidden a past he’ll do anything to keep concealed. Until a lone woman who refuses to be intimidated by him threatens his very existence.

Now his survival, and ours, hinges on hers and old enemies reawaken and unite to kill them both.

War has never been more deadly... or more fun.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 736 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press; 1ST edition (August 5, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312362153
• ISBN-13: 978-0312362157
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (478 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #64,997 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

• This is item 16 in The Dark-Hunter Series.

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33 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The epic continues, April 9, 2009

By	Lauren Clozza - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Acheron (Dark-Hunter, Book 12) (Mass Market Paperback)

Acheron is the latest romp in the Dark Hunter series. This is the book that answers all the questions about the book's protagonist, Ash. I must admit, the first half of the book is very sombering...the tortre Ash must endure is heart-wrenching. Yet, if it was not for all Ash had endured...would he be the same god we have come to love? Everyone who reads the series knows Ash is a god; they know who his parents are...yet as the God of Destruction he does have a kinder side for the meek and defenseless. And while it is the humans that tortre him...he still defends and protects them. Case in point: Tory is Ash's equal and while searching for the mythical land of Atlantis she makes some amazing discoveries...and while Ash feels for her, he must discredit her in order to save the humans and the earth. Yet his curiousness for her is unending and he asks Savitar for enlightenment on why Ash can't foresee Tory's future. Tory sees Ash as the perfect companion and delves into his past to understand the mangod. Acheron is a great addition to the series and while it does answer some questions...it raises many more. I can only say that I am glad the series continues and can't wait to find out what is coming next...maybe Artemis will finally get what's coming to her. One can only hope! --- Another book I would highly recommend is--Sirens-- by Geo Tin: Sirens (Mass Market)--a great novel that follows the same formula of mythology.

21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Years of anticipation....Sapped of life in one day, December 23, 2008

By	Avid Bookworm "avidbookworm" (Katy, Tx USA) - See all my reviews

Acheron (Dark-Hunter, Book 12)

First, I would like to say that I am a Sherrilyn Kenyon/Dark Hunter RABID FAN. I buy all her books the day they hit the store, and even have my copy pre-paid and special ordered to ensure that I get a copy whenever possible.
I waited for Ash's story with the anticipation of a child for Christmas to hurry up and get here...only to find coal in my stocking.
This book ACHERON in one word: VAPID
Ash's story was to be the BE ALL of all the Dark Hunter books. He was the leader. He was ALL POWERFUL. He was a GOD....
He was a wimp in "Acheron" and his love interest Tory was weak. Ash's powers in previous DH books were more impressive than used in his own story. His battle was to be so much more intense and harder to overcome than those previous stories he participated in, only to be a big flop. The plot was thrown together. The story was more about his horrid and abusive past and what made him the Dark Hunter Leader. 400+ pages of anguish that could have been done in far less pages and then 400+ pages of sappy wounded animal and weak dim wittedness. It was like 2 stories in one. The first half/story was overkill. The second half/story felt like a "hurry up and get this over with" story. I can not express how sloppy and poorly written the story/plot and character development was for this book.
Recent books by Sherrilyn Kenyon have been rather weak in their story lines, as though they are hurried stories rather than well thought out characters and plots. ACHERON was the worst of them. To have grown to love the Dark Hunters, the characters webbed through the books, the intense stories... and to be rewarded with the most anticipated story of the series being a HUGE disappointment.
I can only hope that Miss Kenyon takes a moment to look back at her older DH books and then look at the vapidness of her most recent ones and does her fans a favor by adding more heart and thought to her stories, even if that means slowing down. I, for one, would rather wait longer for a better story than to pay $30 for a vapid disappointment.

22 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Agree with the person that said should be 2 books., September 6, 2008

By	AMY B - See all my reviews

I'm obviously going to be in the minority here but I just can't give this book a glowing review. I LOVE Acheron and I've loved almost every single book that SK puts out but she didn't do enough justice to the character that she's been building up. I liked the first half of the book where it gives you the background of what makes Ash who he his today. That was great. But I think she really should have stopped there and dedicated a whole separate book to the current day and his love story. It felt WAY too rushed and quick for a man who has lived 11,000 + years. And too easy and unbelievable. She sort of turned Acheron into a sissy man or something compared to the force to be wreckoned with that he his in every other book. I think his love story should've been been way more explosive and dangerous than it was. The character she wrote to play his love interest was extremely bland and seemed undeserving of Ash, maybe its because SK spent almost zero time creating that character so there was nothing really to love or relate to with her. This won't keep me from eagerly awaiting the next book from SK but I do think she did a disservice to Acheron.