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Fueled by pain and rage over a shattering betrayal, the warrior Rio has pledged his life to the war against the Rogues. He will let nothing stand in his way - least of all a mortal woman with the power to expose the entire vampire race. But now an ancient evil has been awakened, and a stunning... read more
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Characters edit
- Dylan Alexander: Journalist, she can see ghosts.
- Rio: Powerful Breed warrior, member of the Order; his full name is Eleuterio de la Noche Atanacio, meaning ‘he who is free and of the night everlasting.’
- Eva: She was Rio's Breedmate, but she betrayed him; later, she committed suicide
- Nikolai (Niko): Warrior of the Order.
- Lucan Thorne: Gen One Breed, Leader of the Order.
- Gabrielle Maxwell: Lucan's Breedmate, has ability to find places where vampires live.
- Gideon: Computer guru for the Order.
- Tegan: Vampire of the Order, Gen One Breed.
- Dragos: Gen One Breed, One of the original warriors of the Order.
- Dragos: Son of the warrior Dragos; the last one of the Dragos line; he is the one that freed the Ancient.
- Sharon Alexander: Dylan's mother, she has cancer.
- Marek: he was Lucan's brother, but he turned Rogue; he was killed by Lucan in the previous book.
- Tess Culver: Dante's Breedmate, she has the ability to heal.
- Dante: Warrior of the Order.
- Elise: Tegan's Breedmate, she can read human minds.
- Andreas Reichen: Leader of the Berlin Darkhaven; a trusted ally of the Order.
- Sterling (Harvard) Chase: Elise's brother-in-law; Warrior of the Order.
- Brock: New Warrior of the Order.
- Kade: new Warrior of the Order.
- Janet: Good friend of Sharon's.
- Marie: Good friend of Sharon's.
- Nancy: Good friend of Sharon's.
- Coleman Hogg: Dylan's boss.
- Bobby Alexander: Dylan's father.
- Helene: Human friend of Andreas's.
- Gordon Fasso: Acquaintance of Sharon's.
- Savannah: Gideon's Breedmate, she has the power of reading the history of an object.
Quotes edit
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“Go in, get a few pictures of the crypt and the funky wall art, then get the hell out....And wasn’t that just what those clueless horror movie actresses would say right before they ate it in gory detail onscreen?”
Dylan -
“She’d seen too much, but soon it wouldn’t matter. Once night fell, there would be no further trace of the crypt, the cave, or of Rio himself.”
Rio -
“I’m calling on a scrambled signal, Rio, so speak freely. What’s up? More importantly, where the fuck have you been all this time? For crissake, it’s been five months since you went off grid. You don’t write, you don’t call…don’t you love me no more?”
Gideon to Rio -
“A name is no insignificant thing. It frames your world as a child, and it lasts forever. A name should mean something.”
Rio to Dylan -
“Damn, amigo. Just how much Oprah have you been watching since I’ve been gone? Because coming from you, that was really touching.” “On second thought, forget all that shit I just said. Fuck you too.”
Rio and Nikolai
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“My full name is Eleuterio de la Noche Atanacio.”
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“A name is no insignificant thing. It frames your world as a child, and it lasts forever. A name should mean something.”
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“A loose translation would be ‘he who is free and of the night everlasting.’”
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“You are pure flame. I touch you and I ignite. I kiss you and I burn to have more. You consume me…like no other woman before you, and, I am certain, like no other ever could again.”
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when he spoke again his voice was raw gravel. “I can smell you, Dylan, and I want to…taste you. I want you, and I’m not sane enough to keep my hands off you if I were to see you right now.”
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Well, that went down about as smoothly as a glass of razor blades.
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With a centered thought and a simple touch, he could draw away human life in an instant.
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where the fuck have you been all this time? For crissake, it’s been five months since you went off grid. You don’t write, you don’t call…don’t you love me no more?”
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Manos del diablo. Comedor de la sangre. Monstruo.
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The cursed one. Devil’s hands. Blood-eater. Monster.
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Setting & Locations edit
- Boston
- Prague, Czech Republic
- The Order Compound: The Order's HQ; 300 ft. below an estate mansion in Boston
First Sentence edit
The woman looked completely out of place in her pristine white blouse and tailored ivory pants.
Table of Contents edit
Chapter 1 - 36
Glossary edit
- Breedmate: A female that has a birthmark in the form of a teardrop falling into the bowl of a crescent moon; the female will posses special powers.
- Minions: mind slaves of a Gen One vampire who’d made them by draining them of their humanity while bleeding them to within an inch of their lives. Minions were living, breathing humans, but they were devoid of conscience, existing only to carry out their Master’s orders.
- Crimson: a drug that induces Bloodlust to vampires and makes them turn Rogue.
- the Ancients: alien creatures who arrived on Earth thousands of years ago and preyed on human blood for their survival. Their eventual sons, the hybrid progeny born of alien seed carried by human mothers, formed the first generation of the Breed.
- Dermaglyphs: Naturally occurring skin markings within the Breed. They pass down from father to son and serve as an indicator of an individual’s emotional and physical states. Dermaglyphs functioned as protective camouflage for the forebears of the race. The Ancients’ bodies were covered from head to foot. Each generation of Breed offspring is born with fewer, less elaborate glyphs as the original bloodlines dilute with Homo sapiens genes.
- Dark Havens: Cities in which members of the vampire breed reside.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 4 of 13 in The Midnight Breed. (standard series)
Preceded by Midnight Awakening, and followed by Veil of Midnight.
This is book 4 of 12 in The Midnight Breed: Reading Order. (standard series)
Preceded by Midnight Awakening, and followed by Veil of Midnight.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Lara Adrian (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Country: United States
Publication Date: March 25, 2008
ISBN: 978-0440244448
Page Count: 400
Publisher: Random House
Country: United States
Publication Date: March 25, 2008
ISBN: 978-0440244448
Page Count: 400
Awards edit
- RT Reviewers' Choice Award (Finalist, 2008: Vampire Romance)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: CPB Box no. 2722 vol. 4
- Dewey: 813.6
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- Lara Adrian: Author's website
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