The Dark-Hunter Companion [Paperback]

Sherrilyn Kenyon (Author), Alethea Kontis (Author)

Book Description

Series: Dark-Hunter | Publication Date: November 13, 2007

Consider this handbook your education.  Hunter 101.  And don't go thinking you got off easy just because there's not a pop quiz at the end.  This is the good stuff. The real deal.  In here you'll find out all there is to know about being a Dark-Hunter.
 
Now for the disclaimer: This book is mutable. It goes with the wind.  It changes more often than the mind of a sixteen-year-old Gemini with a closet full of clothes and a date in an hour.  Don't be surprised if you open it up for the thirty-five thousandth time and find something old, something new, something borrowed or. . .well you get the point.
 
Curl up in a comfy chair with some millennium-old scotch and feast upon the informative banquet I have prepared for your enjoyment.
 
Welcome to your new life.
 
---From the Dark-Hunter Companion

Editorial Reviews

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

 

About the Author

In the past two years, New York Times bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon has claimed the #1 spot twelve times, and since 2004, she has placed more than 50 novels on the New York Times list. This extraordinary bestseller continues to top every genre she writes. With more than 23 million copies of her books in print in over 30 countries, her current series include: The Dark-Hunters, The League, Lords of Avalon, BAD Agency, Chronicles of Nick and Nevermore. A preeminent voice in paranormal fiction, Kenyon helped pioneer and define the current paranormal trend that has captivated the world. She lives with her husband, three sons, a menagerie of animals and a collection of swords.

 

Alethea Kontis’ short fiction has appeared in Realms of Fantasy and Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show. In 2005, she co-edited the critically acclaimed SF all-star Elemental: The Tsunami Relief Anthology (featuring a story by Kinley MacGregor), and launched her exclusive dark fantasy and horror small press, Nyx Books. She lives in Tennessee.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; 1st edition (November 13, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312363435
• ISBN-13: 978-0312363437
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #132,361 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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26 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bravo!, November 15, 2007

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Lena975 "Book Fairy" (Sacramento, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Dark-Hunter Companion (Paperback)

Wonderful companion book and really is a must read for anyone who reads the series! Not dull like some other companion books that I've read. Witty and sacrastic at times but keeps true to how the series is. Gives you background on every person that has been named in the Dark Series, Hunters (Were-, Dark-, and Dream-) along with all the gods. Pretty much everything you need to know!

22 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars for fans of the Dark Hunter mythos, November 13, 2007

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Dark-Hunter Companion (Paperback)

In the five years since Sherrilyn Kenyon first introduced readers to the Dark Hunter saga, the mythos has expanded into an extremely complex universe. This companion tome serves as a resource for fans of the series. Besides the obvious bibliography with a brief description of the plots, the book offers a deep look at the various races and their history and customs that occupy the Kenyon world. By species classification, every character to appear in any of the books (I take the words of the author as to that) is included. There are also sidebar sections on Greek and New Orleans cultures and though connected especially the latter to the Kenyon mythos seems out of place (this reviewer skimmed those two chapters). Interviews with the "Author-Goddess (if you don't know who that is - you need to pass on this book), Acheron and Simi are entertaining and insightful especially Acheron. Finally there are the outtakes that never made it into a final book and a new short story. In sum this is winner for readers who relish the complete Dark Hunter mythology (eleven novels, eight short stories and six official websites.

Harriet Klausner

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Companion Book, February 18, 2008

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Julie... "Vincent's Mommy" (Bronx, New York USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Dark-Hunter Companion (Paperback)

I love the dark hunter series. This is a must have for any fan. But beware there are some spoilers in it if you have not read all of the books including the ones that come out this year (2008). There was so much information in it that it really is a must have if only for reference but great just to read itself.