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Harm no human...
A hired gunslinger, William Jessup Brady lived his life with one foot in the grave. He believed that every life had a price. Until the day when he finally found a reason to live. In one single act of brutal betrayal, he lost everything, including his life. Brought back... read more
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Characters edit
- Jess "Sundown" Brady: A Cowboy Dark-Hunter, orphaned at age five, by age sixteen, he'd learned to make his living as a gunslinger, train robber and card shark. Full name is William Jessup Brady.
- Abigail Yager: Orphaned, taken in by a family of vampires and raised on one belief- Dark-Hunters are the evil who prey on both their people and mankind, and they must all be destroyed.
- Renegade "Ren" Waya: Dark Hunter who frequently shapeshifts into a Raven.
- Choo Co La Tah: The Guardian for the North, Choo Co La Tah keeps his powers under wraps and likes to catch people off guard- hence his English accent. He never wants to be what others assume. He’s amorphous and can assume any shape he wants. He prefers that of an old man, but he can be young if he chooses.
- Sasha: Were-Hunter. Wolf.
- Coyote: An ancient immortal, Coyote was once a great leader. But things change and time respects no person. Years of brutal torture destroyed the man he was and betrayal cost him the last bit of his humanity.
- Andy: Jess' Squire
- Nicholas "Nick" Ambrosius Gautier: Former squire to Kyrian, arch nemesis to Acheron.
- Acheron Parthenopaeus: Ash. The very first Dark Hunter. The Dark-Hunters never know what to expect when Acheron enters a scene. He runs the full gamut from friendly to intimidating to downright scary.
- Simi: Demon. Ash's demon.
- Zarek: Demi-God, former Dark Hunter.
- Artemis: Goddess of the Hunter. Creator of the Dark Hunters. Former lover of Acheron. Current lover of Nick Gautier.
- Kurt: Abigail's adoptive brother.
- Bart: Jesse's best friend in 1873
- Matilda: Jess' lost love
- Jonah: Abby's adoptive father, Appolite
- Kevin: Add a description of this character.
- Hannah: Abigail's adoptive sister.
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“Really? Is there anyone here one hundred percent human? No. I think dying from an unbuckled belt is the least of our concerns right now.”
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“Our scars are there to remind us of our pasts, of where we've been and what we've gone through. But that pain doesn't have to drive or determine our future. We can rise above it if we let ourselves. It's not easy, but nothing in life ever is.”
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you should never allow your yesterday to use up too much of today. The past is gone and tomorrow is at best a maybe. Live for this moment because it may be all you’ll ever have.”
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The hardest part of living is making peace with your past. Most of all, it’s making peace with yourself.
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When everything hurt and everything was wrong, to have that one person who could make you smile even when all you wanted to do was cry.
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If you sit by the river long enough, you will see the body of your enemy float by.”
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What was it that Plato said? Be kind to all you meet, for everyone is fighting a hard battle?
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“Acheron always says that our scars are there to remind us of our pasts, of where we’ve been and what we’ve gone through. But that pain doesn’t have to drive or determine our future. We can rise above it if we let ourselves. It’s not easy, but nothing in life ever is.”
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“Arrogance. The number one cause of death among both peasant and king. Beware its sharp blade. More times than not, it injures the one who wields it most of all.”
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What was it Nietzsche had said? Hope was the worst of all evils, for it prolonged the torment of man?
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Don’t let yesterday use up too much of today. —CHEROKEE PROVERB
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My ma used to say that crying is good for you. Tears are the path that free your mind of sorrowful thoughts.”
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First Sentence edit
"How are you doing?"
Table of Contents edit
Chapter 1 - 19
Series & Lists edit
This is book 19 of 23 in Dark Hunter. (standard series)
Preceded by No Mercy , and followed by Time Untime.
This is book 31 of 33 in Dark Hunter - Reading Order. (community list)
Preceded by No Mercy , and followed by The Guardian.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Sherrilyn Kenyon (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: August 2, 2011
ISBN: 0312546599
Page Count: 448
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: August 2, 2011
ISBN: 0312546599
Page Count: 448
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3563.A311145 R46 2011
- Dewey: 813.54
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Sanctuary: Chapter One preview.
- Sherrilyn Kenyon: Author's website
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