Infinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon (Chronicles of Nick, Book 1)
If you’ve read (or are planning to read) the Chronicles of Nick, these are cheat sheets you won’t want to miss. Decadence summarises what we know about Nick Gautier from the Dark-Hunter series. You can read the first two parts here and here.
The Mavromino, Noir
Noir is a first generation offspring of the Source, making him the closest thing to the source of creation short of the source itself. For some as yet unknown reason (maybe just because he is the source god of darkness?), he turned against the Source and tried to take over as the major power.
The source gods had the Sephirii as their security, so Noir created the Malachai as their natural enemy to wipe them out. Despite setting traps that reduced Sephirii numbers, they were poised to decimate all the Malachai, until they were betrayed by their leader, Jared.
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Infinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon (Chronicles of Nick, Book 1, US hardback)
If you’ve read (or are planning to read) the Chronicles of Nick, these are cheat sheets you won’t want to miss. Decadence summarises what we know about Nick Gautier from the Dark-Hunter series. You can read part 1 here.
So what the hell is a Malachai?
In short, one of the most powerful beings on the face of the planet.
When the Source of creation’s darkest power known as the Mavromino turned against the Source and tried to end the world, he created the Malachai to wipe out the Sephirii (companions to the first order of gods, and soldiers who upheld the original laws of the universe and kept its fabric from unravelling, they’ve been likened to fallen angels) who opposed them. But although many of the Sephirii flew into the Mavromino’s traps, they looked set to destroy the Malachai until they were betrayed by one of their own, Jared, and the battle ended in a truce.
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Infinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon (Chronicles of Nick, Book 1)
If you’ve read (or are planning to read) the Chronicles of Nick, these are cheat sheets you won’t want to miss. Decadence summarises what we know about Nick Gautier from the Dark-Hunter series.
Origins of Nick
Nicholas Ambrosius Gautier (pronounced Go-shay, the Cajun way) was born to 15-year old Cherise, whose rich parents disowned her when she fell pregnant with Nick. Without a complete education, she became an exotic dancer to support Nick, but never resented him for the direction her life had taken. Cherise used to take Nick to the clubs with her so that she could remind herself why she did her job and find the will to keep doing it. She was a loving and nurturing woman who even tried to feed Acheron while she worked as Sanctuary’s chef and bartender.
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Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon (Dark-Hunter, Book 12)
Acheron, Sherrilyn Kenyon’s epic novel about one of our favourite Dark-Hunters, comes out in mass market paperback in the US today. Decadence has put together a cheat sheet for those of us (I mean me) who haven’t read all the Dark-Hunter books and just want the summarised version before getting stuck into Acheron.
Acheron Cheat Sheet
Introduction
Acheron: The Early Years
Artemis
The Dark-Hunters, Alexion, Ash’s Army
Simi and Katra
Marissa Hunter
Styxx
Nick
Stryker, Satara, Kessar and the Dimme
Apollymi, Godhood and Savitar
The future: Jaden
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Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon (Dark-Hunter, Book 12)
To celebrate the US release of Acheron in mass market paperback, we’re running a week-long series of posts to get us up to speed on Dark-Hunter mythology and the characters that we should probably know about before reading Acheron. (Thanks to our resident guru on all things Dark-Hunter: Decadence.) These posts have no Acheron spoilers, but they do contain spoilers to previous books in the series. Acheron is out in mass market format on March 31.
Acheron Cheat Sheet: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5
Apollymi, Godhood and Savitar
“Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.”
Apollymi wanted a child so badly that when her husband Archon ordered her to destroy her baby to prevent him from ending the world, she refused. For this she was imprisoned in the Atlantean hell realm Kalosis until her son Apostolos died. She then escaped and went on a killing spree until she was reincarcerated, this time by the Greek gods.
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Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon (Dark-Hunter, Book 12)
To celebrate the US release of Acheron in mass market paperback, we’re running a week-long series of posts to get us up to speed on Dark-Hunter mythology and the characters that we should probably know about before reading Acheron. (Thanks to our resident guru on all things Dark-Hunter: Decadence.) These posts have no Acheron spoilers, but they do contain spoilers to previous books in the series. Acheron is out in mass market format on March 31.
Acheron Cheat Sheet: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
Stryker, Satara, Kessar and the Dimme
Stryker was among the first Apollites to be cursed to live only 27 years, for which he passionately hates his father Apollo. Apollymi adopted him as her son and taught him to feed off human souls, making him the first Daimon and leader of the Spathi and Illuminati, with his eldest son Urian as his second in command. In return he loyally serves Apollymi. She places only two restrictions on him: he is not allowed to hurt either the Elekti (Acheron) or the Abadonna (Katra),
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Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon (Dark-Hunter, Book 12)
To celebrate the US release of Acheron in mass market paperback, we’re running a week-long series of posts to get us up to speed on Dark-Hunter mythology and the characters that we should probably know about before reading Acheron. (Thanks to our resident guru on all things Dark-Hunter: Decadence.) These posts have no Acheron spoilers, but they do contain spoilers to previous books in the series. Acheron is out in mass market format on March 31.
Acheron Cheat Sheet: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
Marissa Hunter
“I’m her godfather, with a heavy emphasis on the god part.”
Marissa is ex-Dark-Hunter Kyrian and sorceress Amanda Hunter’s infant daughter, who despite her youth is showing signs of incredible power. Apollymi believes that Marissa will help her to resurrect her son Apostolos. Stryker is out to get her as well, but I think that may be just to hinder Apollymi.
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Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon (Dark-Hunter, Book 12)
To celebrate the US release of Acheron in mass market paperback, we’re running a week-long series of posts to get us up to speed on Dark-Hunter mythology and the characters that we should probably know about before reading Acheron. (Thanks to our resident guru on all things Dark-Hunter: Decadence.) These posts have no Acheron spoilers, but they do contain spoilers to previous books in the series. Acheron is out in mass market format on March 31.
Acheron Cheat Sheet: Part 1 | Part 2
The Dark-Hunters, Alexion, Ash’s Army
“Let me give you the job description. Me, Dark-Hunter. You, Daimon. I hit, you bleed. I kill, you die.”
– Zarek
In the guise of helping Acheron fight the Daimons, Artemis bargained for the souls of newly dead soldiers, offering them an Act of Vengeance against whoever killed them if they would serve her for eternity.
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Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon (Dark-Hunter, Book 12)
To celebrate the US release of Acheron in mass market paperback, we’re running a week-long series of posts to get us up to speed on Dark-Hunter mythology and the characters that we should probably know about before reading Acheron. (Thanks to our resident guru on all things Dark-Hunter: Decadence.) These posts have no Acheron spoilers, but they do contain spoilers to previous books in the series. Acheron is out in mass market format on March 31.
Acheron Cheat Sheet: Part 1
Acheron: The early years
“I am Acheron, son of no one. Revered only within the confines of a bedroom.”
Acheron was born a god in human form to a Greek king and queen, but was immediately spurned by all after he was denounced as the son of a god. His “parents” wanted to kill him, but a wise woman told them his life was linked with that of their own son, Styxx, so that if they wanted to keep their son and heir, they had to
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Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon (Dark-Hunter, Book 12)
To celebrate the US release of Acheron in mass market paperback, we’re running a week-long series of posts to get us up to speed on Dark-Hunter mythology and the characters that we should probably know about before reading Acheron. (Thanks to our resident guru on all things Dark-Hunter: Decadence.) These posts have no Acheron spoilers, but they do contain spoilers to previous books in the series. Acheron is out in mass market format on March 31.
Introduction
Apollo created the Apollite race through traditional means of procreation (so they are all descended from him and have his blood in their veins), but he also gave them superior strength and psychic abilities. Zeus wasn’t happy about that last bit, so he banished the Apollites to Atlantis where they mixed with the race living there. Apollo wanted to take over as the supreme god, so he fathered children on an Atlantean and they married into the Atlantean royal family and Apollo kept reproducing with the royalty there, hoping to create someone powerful enough to enable Apollo to overthrow Zeus.
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