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Nick Gautier’s day just keeps getting better and better. Yeah, he survived the zombie attacks, only to wake up and find himself enslaved to a world of shapeshifters and demons out to claim his soul.

His new principal thinks he’s even more of a hoodlum than the last one, his coach is... read more

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Just when he thought things couldn’t get any worse...

Nick Gautier’s day just keeps getting better and better. Yeah, he survived the zombie attacks, only to wake up and find himself enslaved to a world of shapeshifters and demons out to claim his soul.

His new principal thinks... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Just when he thought things couldn’t get any worse...

Nick Gautier’s day just keeps getting better and better. Yeah, he survived the zombie attacks, only to wake up and find himself enslaved to a world of shapeshifters and demons out to claim his soul.

His new principal thinks he’s even more of a hoodlum than the last one, his coach is trying to recruit him to things he can’t even mention and the girl he’s not seeing, but is, has secrets that terrify him.

But more than that, he’s being groomed by the darkest of powers and if he doesn’t learn how to raise the dead by the end of the week, he will become one of them...

Characters edit see section history

  • Nick Gautier: Main character. Poor sarcastic fourteen year old with strange powers he's only now realizing. He carries the destruction or salvation within a heart consumed by anger
  • Nekoda "Kody" Belam: Immortal sent to keep tabs on Nick and keep him on the right path or kill him if he turns evil. The girl that nick forms a "crush" on. She is starting to like him too.
  • Caleb Malphas: A demon enslaved to the Malachai and sent to guard Nick
  • Cherise Nicole Gautier: Nick's mother
  • Kyrian Hunter: A Dark-Hunter, and Nick's empoyer
  • Bubba Burdette: Nick's friend and owner of the Triple B gun store. Human- Zombie hunter/programmer
  • Mark Fingerman: Nick friend, Bubba's side-kick. Human -Zombie hunter/programmer
  • Simi: A Charonte - travels with/guards Acheron
  • Madaug St. James: Classmate of Nick's - teen genius
  • Ambrose: Nick's future self
  • Rosa: Employed by Kyrian, She is the maid/cook/housekeeper
  • Casey: One of the popular girls at the private school that Nick goes to. She is a cheerleader and up until he met Nekoda she was his "fantasy" girl.
  • Stone: Football player, enemy of Nick, werewolf
  • Devus: New football coach
  • Menyara Chartier: Voodoo priestess and best friend to Nick's mom (Aunt Mennie to Nick). Lives next to Nick and his mom and watches over them
  • Julianne: Add a description of this character.
  • Grim: Death - sent to teach Nick how to use his powers
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Quotes edit see section history

  • “Silent. I likes that word. Ever notice some words are just pretty to say.”
    Simi
  • “Yeah,well,not mine. I don't make it a habit of spending a lot of time here. I figure since one day I'll be a permanent resident, there's no need to rush and visit it while I'm not.”
    Nick
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  • Your destiny is shaped by choice, never by chance. Beware the decisions you make, no matter how small, for they will be your salvation … Or your death.
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  • “Je suis ce que je suis.”
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  • Everything that happens to us, good and bad, leaves a lasting impression in our souls. You take one part of that out, and you can completely rewrite something crucial about us. By and large, we’re not shaped by the big things. It’s the little, day-to-day moments that make us who we are. Who we’re going to be.”
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  • “I assure you if your garbage men stopped picking up your trash, you’d miss them real fast and want them back. No life, no matter what you think, is insignificant. Everyone has a purpose. Even you.”
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Organizations edit see section history

  • Dark Hunters: Immortals who hunt demons/zombies etc. and protect human kind

First Sentence edit see section history

They say when you’re about to die, you see your entire life flash before your eyes.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Chapter 1-19
Epilogue

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 2 of 5 in Chronicles of Nick. (standard series)

Preceded by Infinity, and followed by Infamous.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Sherrilyn Kenyon (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Country: USA
Publication Date: March 22, 2011
ISBN: 978-0312599065
Page Count: 480

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • Infinity
  • Night Pleasures
  • Night Embrace
  • Seize the Night
  • Kiss of the Night
  • Dance with the Devil
  • Unleash the Night
  • Night Play
  • Sins of the Night
  • Devil May Cry
  • One Silent Night
  • The Dark Hunter Companion
  • Fantasy Lover
  • No Mercy
  • Dragonswan
  • Bad Moon Rising
  • Upon The Midnight Clear
  • Dark Side of the Moon

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