Born of Night (2009) (edit title/settings)

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• Nykyrian Quiakides: aka Nemesis; a Command Assassin of the First Order, who left The League and has been hunted by them ever since. His current mission is to protect Kiara Zamir.
• Kiara Zamir: A dancer, whose father has hired Nykyrian to protect her.
• Dancer Hauk: A typical Andarion male, who belongs to the most brutal of all known races. He works with Nykyrian.
• Darling Cruel: A human aristocrat that works with Nykrian. His job is explosive engineer.
• Sheridan Belask: aka Syn; he works with Nykyrian. A tech-thief an assassin. He has known Nykrian since before he left the League.
• Jayne Erixour: Works with Nykyrian. Her father was a bank robber nick named The Gentlemen Bandit. Jayne began her criminal career when her father took her on the job with him when she was only 3 y/o.
• Caillen Dagan: A third generation smuggler who flies missions for Syn.
• Kiefer Zamir: President of Gouran, Kiara's father

Quotes edit see section history

• “"Hell no, I'm not sober. You think I'd be doing this shit if I were?"”

  Syn to Hauk

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Gouran: Kiara's home planet.
• Shera
• Elfa
• Tondara

Organizations edit see section history

• The League: In the Inchidian Universe, the League rules all. Expertly trained and highly valued, the League Assassins are the backbone of the government.
• The Sentella: (A word that means a quorum of sentinels) Guardians for a better world. The Sentella keeps The League and the independent assassins others employed in check. Whenever an assassin or politician crossed the line, they answered to The Sentella.

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Glossary edit see section history

• Command Assassin of the First Order: The hardest rank of The League to achieve and only the most lethal of them, less than one percent, ever held it.
• Kip: A Ritadarion term for a brother in war, blood, spirit, and fire.

Series & Lists edit see section history

Followed by Born of Fire.

Followed by Born of Fire.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Sherrilyn Kenyon (Author)

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• Dewey: 813.54

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• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy › Contemporary
• Books › Romance › Contemporary
• Books › Romance › Fantasy, Futuristic & Ghost
• Books › Romance › Gothic

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• Sherrilyn Kenyon

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