Host (2007) (edit title/settings)

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• Thorn St. Croix: Stone Neomage, owner of Thorn's Gems
• Rupert Stanhope: Part Owner of Thorn's Gems, Lucas' brother
• Audric: half-breed (human/neomage) bound to seraph. He is a dead-miner (think scavenger) and has a store front next to Thorn's Gems
• Barak: Watcher (similar to a seraph) freed in the battle in Rogue Mage Book 2: Seraphs.
• Cheran Jones: Metal Mage,emissary from New Orleans Enclave
• Ciana Stanhope: daughter of Lucas and Marla Stanhope. Once Thorn's step-daughter whom she still considers "the daughter of her heart."
• Raziel: Seraph
• Lucas Stanhope: Thorn's ex-husband
• Thaddeus "Thadd" Stanhope: "hand of the law", cousin of Rupert and Lucas, and a kylen
• Rose: Thorn's twin sister, long thought dead
• Lolo: High priestess of the New Orleans Enclave where Thorn lived until she was 14.
• Zadkiel: A seraph
• Katie: Add a description of this character.
• Culpepper: Citizen of Mineral City who has never liked Thorn, especially after she melted the ice cap threatening the town. Culpepper had expected to use that to his financial advantage.
• Azazel: A Darkness, perhaps the same as the dragon trapped in the Trine.
• Dragon: A major darkness. There is one trapped in the Trine.
• Gramma: Matriarch of the Stanhope clan
• Shamus Waldroup: The town's kirk senior elder and highest ranking of town fathers, owner of the bakery across from Thorn's Gems.
• Earnst Wladroup: Shamus' brother and chief bishop of the Atlanta kirk
• Jasper: Town Elder and friend of Thorn
• Cheriour: Angel of Punishment and Judgment. Cheriour has visited Mineral City at least twice before.
• Cissy: Jacey's 9-year-old daughter
• Jacey: Third owner of Thorn's Gems

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Mineral City: Mountain town where story takes place.
• The Trine: Three- peaked mountain outside of Mineral City
• Atlanta

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Glossary edit see section history

• Neomage: Smaller but faster than humans, capable of working power related to some element (stone, earth, water....). Thought not to have souls and called the "unforeseen."
• Seraph: Powerful winged warriors. They sometimes battle forces of Darkness and inflict punishments on those who break the laws of the Most Holy. Generally believed to be the angels mentioned in the Bible, but some speculate otherwise.
• Champard: Champion/companion. Rupert and Audric and Thorn's champards.
• Mistrend: Mistress/friend. Thorn is mistrend to Rupert and Audric.
• kirk: House of worship (church), may have services for multiple religious traditions.
• kylen: Descendant of a seraph and human orneo mage
• second unforeseen: Also called mules or half-breeds, they are the sterile children of humans and neomages

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Seraphs.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Faith Hunter (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: PS3608.U5927 H67 2007 FT MEADE
• Dewey: 813.6

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Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy › Contemporary

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