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They live ordinary lives,but they are extraordinary. They are the Offspring,children of a mysterious experiment gone awry—and they are in terrible danger.

Cheveyo: a name that stirs Petra like no other, reviving deep feelings of pleasure . . . and pain. Despite her rare psychic gifts,... read more

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  • Petra Aruda: Offspring; Eric's older sister; Has healing abilities & extraordinary hearing; Is tall and beautiful with long, straight blonde hair and blue eyes; 24 years old; Her "Rogue" tattoo is on the back of her neck
  • Cheveyo Kee: Offspring; Lucas' half brother; Communicates with Petra telepathically; Can see one day into the future & get into others' dreams; Can morph into a black jaguar; Has wavy, dark brown hair that falls just past his shoulders and blue-gray eyes; Is tall and lean but muscular with wide, strong shoulders; 27 years old
  • Eric Aruda: Rogue Ultra Offspring; Fonda's boyfriend; Petra's younger brother; Amy's half brother; Pyrokinetic and can remote-view; Has a very big and muscular build; Has blond hair and icy blue eyes
  • Fonda Raine: "Tawny" - Ultra Offspring; Eric's girlfriend; Was a government trained assassin; Can astral project, locate & freeze time; Five-foot-two; Has white-blonde hair with a dark pink streak on her right side, cut longish in front and short in back and brown eyes
  • Amy Shane: Ultra Offspring; Lucas' pregnant girlfriend; Eric's half sister; Can see people's glows (auras) & can speak to the dead; Has green eyes
  • Lucas Vanderwyck: Ultra Offspring; Amy's boyfriend; Cheveyo's half brother; Artist; Can foresee the future & get into other's dreams; Eric's best friend, like a brother to him; Has blue-gray eyes
  • Rand Brandenburg: Offspring; Zoe's husband; Able to see ten seconds ahead in the future
  • Zoe Stoker: Offspring; Rand's wife; Has red hair; Tattoo artist
  • Nicholas Braden: Offspring; Olivia's fiancé; Can locate and remote view
  • Olivia Demarest: "Olivia Darkwell" - "Livvie" - Nicholas' fiancée; Gerard Darkwell's daughter
  • Pope: Mysterious stranger who helps the Offspring; Is six-foot-five, with a shaved head and dramatic, defined features and light violet-blue eyes; Can teletransport and sense human's feelings; Is from a parallel dimension; Was a highly regarded officer for the Collaborate
  • Sharla: A woman from the Women's Center for Independence
  • Greg Swenson: Petra's date; Has blond hair and bright blue eyes
  • Suza: Cheveyo's cleaning lady; An empath; Has long black hair and deep blue eyes; Owns a clothing boutique
  • Wayne Kee: Callorian; Cheveyo's father; Was able to morph into any animal; Deceased
  • Cody Summers: A dark-haired boy with blue-gray eyes; 9 years old
  • Darcy Summers: Cody's mother
  • Paula Summers: Darcy's sister; Cody's aunt; Has lanky blonde hair
  • Vince Blackhawk: One of the best leathersmiths in the world
  • Yurek: Was a mercenary but is now working for the Collaborate; Can manipulate the energy of his appearance; Can mimic anyone he's been near as well as absorb and mimic their powers
  • Baal: A Glouk; An ugly dog that's bigger than a wolf but bulkier with glowing red eyes; A lean and wiry man with ragged, coarse hair and brown eyes
  • Gerard Darkwell: Was the head of the CIA's "Blue Eyes" project; Deceased
  • Steele: Assassin that worked for Gerard Darkwell
  • Gaston: Callorian; Yurek's superior
  • Truxton: Callorian; Shine; Yurek's friend, the only person he considers family
  • Elgin: Callorian; A highly placed Shine
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First Sentence edit see section history

Petra Aruda leaned back and surveyed the woman in front of her with a critical eye.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Chapters 1 - 23

Glossary edit see section history

  • Offspring: Children of a mysterious experiment gone awry
  • Ultra Offspring: Offspring born of two participants who got "Blue Moon"; More powerful than other Offspring; More susceptible to going crazy
  • Callorian: "Otherling" - Species from another dimension
  • SCANE: A laser that probes your brain to extract your memories and knowledge. Unfortunately, the beam burns the tissues as it does so. This is like a lobotomy.
  • Scarlett: An outlaw
  • Shine: An agent for the Collaborate
  • Extractor: A Shine sent to retrieve a Scarlett
  • Geo Wave: An almost electric sense Callorian's get from each other
  • Essence: The essence of a Callorian
  • Finestra: A portal
  • Glouk: An odd life-form from Surfacia
  • Amber Tunnel: In Surfacia, a chamber lined with amber and infused with psychic healing energy. It heals major wounds in twenty-four hours.
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Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 5 of 9 in Offspring. (standard series)

Preceded by Burning Darkness, and followed by Darkness Becomes Her.

This is book 6 of 9 in Offspring: Reading Order. (standard series)

Preceded by Burning Darkness, and followed by The Darkness Within.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Jaime Rush (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Avon Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: November 29, 2011
ISBN: 978-0-06-201891-5
Page Count: 384

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Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • A Perfect Darkness
  • Out of the Darkness
  • Bitten By Cupid
  • Touching Darkness
  • Burning Darkness

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