Ghostland (2009) (edit title/settings)

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• Aisling McConaughey: An untrained shamaness taken from her home and family to Oakland for her abilities to walk the ghostlands, starting a series of events
• Zurael en Caym: Djinn prince summoned by Aisling McConaughey, son of The Prince; returns to the human realm to kill her and fetch a dangerous tablet
• Aziel: Currently in ferret form; origin unknown, but has been a companion to Aisling McConaughey for as long as she can remember
• Geneva McConaughey: Found Aisling on her doorstep and adopted her; took care of her outside Stockton, California despite her gifts
• Father Ursu: Priest who fetched Aisling, servant of the Church of the San Joaquin Valley; has possible sight abilities
• Bishop Routledge: leader of the Church.
• Elena Rousseau: The girl Aisling is sent into the ghostlands to find, was having an affair with Luther
• John Rousseau: Elena's brother, Aisling sees him in the ghostlands
• Miizan en Rumjal: Djinn, bound to the House of Scorpion, The Prince's advisor
• The Prince: Zurael's father
• Anya: An orphan child at The Mission
• Malahel en Raum: Djinn, House of the Spider
• Iyar en Batrael: Djinn, House of the Raven
• Luther Germaine: Mayor of Oakland, California
• Anthony Tiernan: Dark priest
• Henri: Shaman, dead, previous occupant of the house Aisling is given
• Raisa: Seer, neighbor of Aisling's, owns a tea shop
• Javier: Sorcerer, owns an occult shop
• Irial: Eldest prince of the House of the Raven
• Aubrey: Javier's assistant at the occult shop
• Marcus: The name given to any servant of The Master, Aisling meets "him" in the ghostlands as well as in reality
• Tamara Wainwright: Neighbor, pregnant, asks Aisling to go into the ghostlands to discover what happened to the father of her child, Christopher Alan Cooper
• Christopher Alan Cooper: Father of Tamara's child
• Davida: Works at The Mission finding orphans homes
• Peter Germaine: Deputy police chief, Luther's brother and hates those with special abilities
• Felipe Glass: In charge of guardsmen, wealthy, wears red and found at Sinner's
• Ilka Glass: Wife of Felipe Glass, daughter of a founding family, wears red and found at Sinner's
• Cassandra: Works at the library, helps Aisling with computers
• Annalise Wainwright: Tamara Wainwright's mother
• Levanna: Wainwright matriarch
• Nicholas: Missing sex witch
• Nicholette: Twin of Nicholas, asks Aisling to discover his where-abouts after his disappearance
• Sinead: Another person Aisling meets in the ghostlands, helps her find Nicholas in exchange for bringing Elena to her upon Elena's death
• Draven Tassone: Of the ruling vampire family in San Francisco
• Thaddeus: "The Master," vampire
• Ryker: A human Aisling helps turn vampire to fulfill her favor
• Brother Edom: Leader of Fellowship of the Sign
• Sister elisheba: Edom's wife, member of Fellowship of the Sign
• Brother Scott: Sold ghost at Sinner's, member of Fellowship of the Sign
• Jetrel: The first of The Prince's sons, the one who turned his back on the House of the Serpent and chose to live among humans instead of djinn

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• “With a click the first lock gave. She opened the barred metal door and found the key for the wooden one. A few seconds later it opened as well. The musty smell was gone, replaced by an unfamiliar exotic spice. It was her only warning before a hand wrapped around her throat and sharp talons scraped lightly over her jugular. "Greetings, child of mud.”

  Aisling and Zurael

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Oakland, California
• Telegraph Hill: Where The Master (aka Thaddeus) lives
• San Francisco, California: Where Draven Tassone lives
• San Joaquin Valley, California: Where Geneva lives, outside Stockton, California
• The Barrens: Where civilization ends, home of the Fellowship of the Sign
• The Mission: An orphanage

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• Fellowship of the Sign: Devout faith that lives out in The Barrens, some members tattoo themselves with a cross
• House of the Serpent: Djinn house, Zurael's house
• House of the Raven: Djinn house, in charge of guiding djinn back to rebirth
• House of the Spider: Djinn house, they see how the past, present and future weave together.

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Glossary edit see section history

• Ghost: A dangerous drug that pulls those who touch it into the ghostlands
• omerta: Code of silence; once used by the Mafia, now adopted by vampires
• ifrit: the name of a Djinn that killed his summoner; called the "soul-tainted"

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Primal, and followed by Spider-Touched.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Jory Strong (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Awards edit see section history

• The Readers' Crown (2010: Paranormal, Winner)
• Reviewer’s Choice (2009: Best Futuristic/Fantasy Romance)

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• Dewey: 813.6

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