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Game of Thrones – Episode 6 The Old Gods and the New
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There are many things going on in Game of Thrones this week, on all fronts. Winterfall has fallen, Peter Balish continues to show just how conniving he can be and the Lannisters get a taste of what they deserve when the “good people” decide they have had enough. And then there is the situation with the dragons. Shall we take a look at this week’s Game of Thrones episode family by family?
The Lannisters
Even for Game of Thrones, this was a truly brutal scene – when the folks of the city decided that they had enough of being starved to feed the fat cats in power. Tyrion is the only one who from the start knows something bad is going to happen when he tells the guards to get the women to safety but even he is taken by surprise at how fast and vicious the crowd turns. That one councilor being torn apart by the crowd was a telling touch – but of course the worst was when Sansa is brutalized and almost raped by a gang of thugs who take advantage of the situation.
She is bewildered by why they attacked her and even when Shae tells her that her horse is better fed then their kids, she just says she would give them bread. She doesn’t really get it, but this is one more thing to harden her for when the time comes in Game of Thrones for her betrayal of Joffrey. The fact that he was more than willing to ignore that she was missing is not something anyone will forget.
The Starks
Tough times indeed from the get go for the Stark family in this week’s Game of Thrones episode, as Bran is rudely awoken to the news that he has lost Winterfell. He watches in horror as Theon fulfills his dream when Sir Roderick, ever the loyal captain refuses to back down when he is captured and taken before Theon as a prisoner. I will give Theon credit, he truly did not want to kill the old man, but his First Mate was correct in saying that to retain the loyalty and respect of his own men he needed to kill Roderick for refusing to recognize him as the new Lord of Winterfell. But he was weak to do it for all the wrong reason.
There was a bit of a feeling of flashback as we watch him do the deed himself, for when we saw at the beginning of Game of Thrones that Ned had to take discipline in his own hand for desertion, he did it with one swift blow. But poor Sir Roderick had to suffer through Theon hacking repeatedly at his neck and then finally kicking the head off the severed stump of a neck. Gruesome but also very telling!
Arya, meanwhile is still in the employ (or is it slavery?) of Lord Tywin as he discussed battle plans with his men. She almost gives herself away when it becomes obvious that she can read; something only the upper classes can do in this world from the sounds of it. You have to wonder if Tywin actually believes she is the daughter of a stonemason, from the way he questions her. Her best answer was when he asked what killed her father and she answered, “loyalty”.
Then Petyr Baelish shows up with news from the Lannister camp, and she is trying desperately to not have him recognize her. I kept wondering if at this point Lord Tywin is toying with her and actually knows all along just who she is. Though if he does, why he doesn’t use her to get his son back would be puzzling, as it is obvious that he is desperate to do so. And Baelish is obviously trying hard to argue for Marguerite as Queen, but what does he hope to gain from it? As usual, he is trying to find a place for himself in the scheme of things. And now there are three women who would be queen in Game of Thrones.
But in the end we get to see Arya make her getaway. She finds a note that tells her where Robb is and plans to find her brother, only to be stopped by a stupid lout who hates her because she showed him up earlier when she could read a book he could not. Now he wants to betray that she has taken the note, so she must find a way to stop him. Lucky for her she has her pagan warrior Jaqen, who still owes her two more deaths. We never see how he does it but he manages to kill the lout with a mysteriously appearing dart to the neck just as he is about to deliver his message of Arya’s betrayal. That leaves one more to die – will it be Lord Tywin?
And where is Robb during all of this? Why still at war, of course. We see a sweet little interplay between him and the “nurse” he met last week at the beginning when she was hacking off someone’s leg. She says she is no lady, but it is hard to believe she is some country girl with the way she acts so self-assured. He is obviously smitten, and his Mother returns in time to see it and remind him he is promised to another when this war ends.
But he is shocked when he hears of Winterfell’s fall, and it is easy to understand why he wants to drop everything and ride to take it back. But they are right in pointing out he cannot abandon the campaign for this – there are others who can ride and take it back. Theon only has the barest of men at the place now. Of course, they don’t know a raven has been sent for his sister’s 500 men. Robb tells them to bring Theon to him alive so he can confront his treachery face to face. Poor Robb, he loses everyone around him and now someone he thought of as like a brother has shown just how weak he can be.
And least we forget, Jon Snow is still north of The Wall, trudging through the snow. Only this time he has a girl captive that he can’t quite make himself kill, even though he knows he should. She is a wilding and will betray him the moment she gets away – but he can’t make himself chop off her head so he is stuck with her. It is cold, they are “cuddled up” for warmth and you know something is going to show up soon.
The Targaryens
Daenyrs is still in the city and trying hard to find a way to convince someone that she should be given ships. Her arguments are just not taking anyone in, though why she continues to turn the wealthiest man in town aside with his offer of marriage in return for ships is hard to imagine. But she wants the ships on her own terms, no marriage strings attached.
She is really dynamic when she declares “I am no ordinary woman – my dreams come true!” I guess that Bran isn’t the only one to have prophetic dreams, though in his case it would have been better if his were wrong. But in the end all is lost, for someone has broken into her home, killed all her followers and taken the dragons. What good does it do to be Queen of the Dragons if they are not yours anymore?
The Baratheons
Don’t see much at all of Stannis this week on Game of Thrones . Actually, didn’t see much of any of the Baratheons although how many are even left anymore? I am assuming that the next Game of Thrones episode will see us return to more of his happenings.
The Greyjoys
Theon is trying to prove himself by betraying the Starks and capturing Winterfell. He still isn’t too good at acting the lord and no one at Winterfell sounds like they want to have much to do with him. But my guess is he will find more ways to screw things up, as that seems to be his pattern. Bottom line is that he is weak and always looking for approval. It is why he decided in the end to not listen to reason and to kill Sir Roderick even though it was certain to put a target on his back. He just doesn’t understand how much that act will make him hated, while before he was simply despised.
Theon may not be a good guy but in Game of Thrones even someone like Theon has his reasons for acting the way he does. Sure, the guy is weak of character and we know he must have some serious Dad issues. In the end he is more to be pitied for who he is, and who he wishes he could be. A great example of Theon and bad decisions is his decision to take Osha to bed when she offers herself. We see her after he falls asleep get herself and the others out of there and head for freedom. They are probably the only ones in Winterfell that manage to get out.
And so with this week’s episode of Game of Thrones we see many failings in our characters, from Joffrey’s over reaction to a flung ball of dung that in the end caused a riot to Theon’s inability to stand up for doing the right thing for Sir Roderick to Daenerys not quite understanding that claiming her birthright is not the same as taking it. They all have much to learn and in Game of Thrones we can hopefully watch it grow.
A Game of Thrones Guide
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Based on the very popular fantasy series A Song of Fire and Ice by George R.R. Martin, the HBO television series has succeeded far beyond anyone’s expectations. Because the story is so complex with so many characters, we decided to write up a Game of Thrones guide to help anyone who hasn’t read the Game of Thrones Books, called A Song of Fire and Ice. We are hoping that with this Game of Thrones guide you can more successfully watch and enjoy the show Game of Thrones. Of course, reading the Game of Thrones books might also be helpful and we suggest it if you are a reader as well as someone who tends to enjoy good television. Here is where the story begins:
In the House of Stark the watchword is “Winter is Coming” and for the people of Winterfell this is no small thing. The Lord of Winterfell awaits the coming of King Robert with dread. Together they rode in rebellion, overthrew a mad King and established a new dynasty. Now all Eddard “Ned” Stark wants is the peace and quiet of ruling his northern keep and preparing for the years-long winter and deep dark. But it soon is apparent that the King needs Lord Winterfell at his side, for he is surrounded by untrustworthy aides and his closest advisor, The Hand of the King, has died under mysterious circumstances. He arrives with his family: the lovely but cold Queen Cersei, her brother the renowned swordsman Jamie and their sibling Tyrion- a dwarf with a crippled body but a devious and brilliant mind. For it soon is apparent that the King has other plans in mind for his old friend Ned.
Across the Narrow Sea, the last remaining inheritors of the mad king’s throne, the arrogant Prince Viserys and his naïve beautiful sister Daenerys plot to build an army that will regain Viserys the Iron Throne that rules all seven kingdoms.
The best way to understand and follow the story is to know the principal players. In a struggle amongst seven families for control of the throne, only one can succeed. Here is a brief introduction to the major players in each house and the role they play in the Game of Thrones.
The House Baratheon
Robert Baratheon (Actor: Mark Addy)
Robert, the King of the Seven Kingdoms is still in love with Lyanna Stark, the woman he originally planned to marry, which is the root to much of the hatred his wife Cersei holds for him. But it is this love that also keeps him connected to the Stark family emotionally. He became king when he led a rebellion against the mad King Aerys II Targaryen after the Targaryen family kidnapped Lyanna, Ned’s sister, and then killed Ned’s father and brother when they went to King’s Landing to reclaim her. As retribution the entire clan of the Targaryen was slaughtered during the rebellion except for those who managed to escape the kingdom entirely. Robert became king because his family was the closest relative to the Targaryen family.
Now left with no wars to fight and only political intrigue to surround him, he has grown fat and lazy. He hates his wife Cersei and knows she hates him, and has no connection to his three children which aren’t his kids in any event. Of course, he doesn’t know this, but you have to wonder if he suspects. He has gone through the kingdom’s resources and is now in huge debt to his wife’s family. In the end, he will die in a “hunting accident” that is no doubt set in play by Cersei to ensure he doesn’t suspect that his son the heir is not even related to him.
Stannis Baratheon (Actor: Stephen Dillane)
This hard and brooding man is the brother of Robert Baratheon and Lord of Dragonstone. He has a steadfast sense of justice and is always alert for slights real or imagined. When his brother Robert laid dying, Ned sends him a letter appointing him heir to the throne and it is this letter that convinces Stannis he must challenge Joffrey for the Iron Throne.
Renly Baratheon (Actor: Gethin Anthony)
The Lord of Storm’s End is the youngest brother of Robert as well as the Master of Laws that sits with the Small Court. He is good at jousting, though not at fighting and would rather be throwing a lavish party then participating in a war. In short, he is someone who likes a good time, which you would think would make him not exactly the best of friends with someone like Ned. Renly’s secret lover, the Knight of Flowers, convinces Renly that it is these qualities which make him so popular with the masses that would also make him a better king then his two older brothers. But Renly cannot convince Ned to back him up so he flees south when Robert dies. But when Joffrey ascends the throne, Renly decides he must challenge his right to it, not perhaps the wisest decision.
Characters Associated with this House:
Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish (Actor: Aiden Gillen)
When we first meet Petyr he is a smiling and friendly family friend of the Starks. We quickly learn that in the past he had tried unsuccessfully to woo Catelyn who was to become Ned’s wife. He cloaks his hurt in charm and initially offers help to the Starks when Ned first returns to court. As Master of Coin (he controls the king’s money) he sits in the Small Council with Ned and warns Ned at first to not be too trusting of him. It turns out to be prophetic for when Ned tries to arrest Joffrey and Cersei, Petyr betrays him.
Littlefinger loves to have his spies everywhere and he lives for intrigue. There is little in the kingdom he doesn’t know about and his resentment at Ned for winning Catelyn and continued petty grievances make him a dangerous enemy for anyone. He also has ambitions for the Iron Throne as payback to all the nobles who snubbed him in the past.
Melisandre (Cast: Carice van Houten)
An advisor of Stannis Baratheon and priestess to R’hllor she has magical powers and claims to be able to see into the future. It is this prophetic power that leads her to declare that Stannis is the intended ruler of the Seven Kingdoms and will be its deliverer.
Davos Seaworth (Actor: Liam Cunningham)
One of Stannis Baratheon’s most trusted advisors because he is utterly loyal to him and considers Stannis almost a god. This is probably because Stannis elevated him from the former smuggler he was to be a knight, with all the perks that come with the role.
The House Lannister
Queen Cersei (Actor: Lena Headey)
Queen of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, she is Jamie and Tyrion’s sister and the wife of King Robert Baratheon. When she married Robert she continued the incestuous relationship she has had with her brother Jaime since they were children. In fact the three children she has are from her brother and not her husband though neither husband nor children are aware of it.
She is conniving, cold and power hungry, never a good combination, although a great deal of her ambition is for her family as much as it is for herself.
Jamie Lannister (Actor: Nicolaj Coster-Waldau)
He is the twin brother to the Queen and a member of the Kingsguard. Jamie and Queen Cersei have had an incestuous relationship since childhood. In fact he fathered all three of the Queen’s children including Joffrey who is heir to the throne. The difference between Jaime and Cersei is that Jaime truly loves her and would go to the ends of the earth, commit murder, do anything she asks for her love. Cersei may care for him but she manipulates his love for her and uses her sensuality to control him.
His nickname “Kingslayer” was earned when he killed mad King Aerys II, the king that reined before Robert, even though he was at the time a member of the Kingsguard and sworn to protect him. He saw his deed as necessary when the king went completely mad and because he and his father’s part in Robert’s Rebellion that deposed King Aerys was pivotal, he was allowed to keep his position in the Kingsguard. Most, including Robert, fail to take him seriously and don’t believe he deserves the honor.
Jamie’s main redeeming quality is that he seems to genuinely care about his brother Tyrion, as opposed to his father and sister who so obviously despise him. This trait, along with his admiration for Ned makes him a bit more of a sympathetic character, though not very much.
He considers himself a great warrior and indeed he was famous even before the rebellion throughout the kingdom as a great knight. His two loyalties are tested when the accusations against Tyrion arise, and he challenges Ned to a duel while arresting him, though it is interfered with by one of Jaime’s men. Jaime is a complex character, with much in him to despise such as his vanity and loose sense of morals. But in the end he is still a person who has his own code of honor and tends to stick to it. It is this sense of honor that leads him to join his father’s campaign at The Riverlands and in the end has him captured and held prisoner by the Stark family.
Joffrey Lannister (Actor: Jack Gleeson)
A pivotal character in the show, we first see Joffrey as the Crown Prince of the Seven Kingdoms when he visits Winterfell at the beginning of the show with his family. His cruel and cowardly nature is soon revealed when he decides to torment a baker’s son who is playing at swordfight with Ayra. Her direwolf senses Joffreys threatening of Ayra and attacks Joffrey biting his hand. In revenge, since Ayra’s direwolf has run off and hidden, he directs the direwolf of his betrothed Sansa to be killed instead. This act is the beginning of his ongoing torture of Sansa that results in her hatred of him.
He, like his brother and sister, is the result of the incestuous relationship between his mother Queen Cersei and his “uncle” Jamie. It is Ned Stark’s discovery of this relationship and Joffrey’s illegitimate status, that cause Joffrey to decide to have Ned publicly beheaded instead of banished, as he had promised both his mother and betrothed. He cares nothing for anyone else, even his mother who has killed for him, and cares only for himself. His cruelty and cold-hearted treatment of those around him is second only to his cowardly behavior the moment a sword comes near him.
Upon Robert’s death he takes up the throne against the wishes of Robert’s will. There his cruelty knows no bounds as he not only has Ned publicly executed but makes Ned’s daughter Sansa watch. The North rebels against him and his two uncles Renly and Stannis challenge his claim to the throne.
Tyrion Lannister (Actor: Peter Dinklage)
The younger brother of Cersei and Jaime Lannister, his nickname is “the imp” because he is a dwarf. His father Tywin blames him for his mother’s death in childbirth and in the beginning appears to not think very highly of his youngest son. Because of his size many underestimate him, but Tyrion is cunning and can be sly.
At the beginning of Season One there were no ill feelings between him and the Starks. However, after being wrongly accused of killing Jon Arryn and conspiring to kill Bran Stark he was captured and put on trial, a trial engineered by Lady Catelyn. Because of this he is motivated to join his father in war against the Starks. The Lannisters lose in their initial bid and his brother Jaime is captured. With Joffrey’s two uncles challenging King Joffrey’s rights to the throne and the war with the Starks not yet resolved, his father Tywin finally recognizes Tyrion’s intelligence and cunning and assigns him the task to rule in his stead as “Hand of the King” while Tywin continues to lead his army.
(Tyrion’s role is critical throughout the show and actor Peter Dinklage was one of only two actors named as pivotal for the show’s success from the beginning. No one else was ever considered to play the role of Tyrion besides Dinklage. This has certainly paid off handsomely as Dinklage has won a host of supporting actor awards including an Emmy, Golden Globe, Scream Award and Satellite.)
Tywin Lannister (Actor: Charles Dance)
A ruthless and calculating character (but then, in this show who isn’t?) the Lord of Casterly Rock is father to Cersei, Jamie and Tyrion. He is also Warden of the West and Shield of Lannisport, so he commands power easily. Back in the day of the mad King Aerys, he was Hand of the King and after Ned’s arrest Joffrey asks him to return in this role. He does so but once Ned is executed, his son Jamie taken prisoner by the Starks and Joffrey’s stand as heir to the throne questioned by Renly and Stannis, Tywinn decides he is better serving the king on the battlefield and hands the responsibility of the Hand of the King to his son Tyrion.
Characters Associated with this House:
Bronn (Actor: Jerome Flynn)
This sardonic sell-sword (mercenary) came into Tyrion’s payroll when he agreed to fight for him as proxy when Tyrion was accused of the attempt on Bran Stark’s life by the Lady Stark. The relationship is strictly mercenary and they both agree that Bronn will always sell his sword to the highest bidder. Tyrion only stipulates that he have a chance to outbid first, which Bronn agrees to. Although dark he is brutally honest about his own set of morals.
Shae (Actor: Sibel Kekilli)
She is a camp follower that Tyrion first falls in love with and later becomes a friend of his.
The House Stark
Eddard “Ned” Stark (Actor: Sean Bean)
Eddard Stark, also called Ned, is the Lord of Winterfell and the Warden of the North. He is a very honorable man, the perfect portrayal of “the last good man”. When we first meet him he seems content to live his life in the North with his wife and family, but King Robert has other plans. He is asked to return to the capital and be the Hand of the King, an honorary title that means he is to represent the King in all aspects whenever the King isn’t present. For Robert it means he can go back to his whoring and feasts and leave the hard work of running the kingdom and dealing with the political machine to Ned. He tells Ned he is the only person he still trusts.
It is when Ned is doing the work of The Hand that he comes across information that leads him to believe that the Queen and her brother Jamie are having an incestuous relationship that has led to the birth of three children. When he confronts the Queen, expecting her to flee as this is an act of treason, she instead accuses him of treason and has him arrested and locked away. Joffrey promises to spare him, they tell Ned he will be banished to the Nights Guard, but in the end Joffrey has him publicly executed, in front of his daughter who is betrothed to Joffrey.
(Sean Bean is the other actor that the show originators considered key to making the show successful. Like Dingle, no one else was even considered to play this role and all the initial marketing was centered on Bean. This may be why it was so shocking that he is killed in the ninth episode of the first season, but then his character is pivotal for much of what rolls out in the plot.)
Catelyn Stark (Actor: Michelle Fairley)
The wife of Eddard “Ned” Stark and Lady of Winterfell, she is the daughter of the Lord and Lady of the Riverlands. Her sister is Lysa Arryn who is Lady of the Vale and Mistress of Eyre. The relationship between Catelyn and Ned is one of the healthiest in the stories, made all the more poignant when Ned is killed and turns Catelyn from a doting and domestic mother and wife as we see in the first few episodes to a vengeful woman.
This vengeance soon takes shape as she accuses Tyrion of attempting to kill her son Bran (wrongly, of course because we see that Jaime is the one who pushes the boy out a window) and captures him to bring him to trial. Tyrion is found innocent in a trial by combat and when her husband Ned is arrested by King Joffrey, her eldest son Robb goes to war to rescue him but Ned is executed. At this point Catelyn joins Robb’s war council and vows vengeance on the Lannister family.
Robb Stark (Actor: Richard Madden)
The eldest son of Ned and Catelyn Stark and heir to Winterfell, he is the only Stark family member who never seems to tell the story from his point of view. As a result he remains a bit of a shadow character. When his father Ned is arrested for treason he takes up the cause of war against the Lannisters. He leads an army composed of his family’s bannermen and his mother’s family allies and even successfully captures Jamie Lannister. When his father is executed, The North and The Riverland declare themselves independent of the Seven Kingdoms and proclaim Robb the “King in the North”.
Jon Snow (Actor: Kit Harington)
He is one of the first characters we meet in the show and remains a minor character that helps us see the others more clearly. He is the bastard son of Ned Stark and although raised in the Stark family has never truly felt he was a part of them, primarily because Catelyn made sure he knew he wasn’t welcome. He is close to the children though, and refers to them as sisters and brothers. Ned tells Jon that his mother was a wetnurse named Wylla, but we are pretty sure from Ned’s conversations with Robert that she was more to him than just a quick fling. Jon has joined the Night’s Watch at The Wall to prove himself and because he truly has nowhere else to go.
Sansa Stark (Actor: Sophie Turner)
When we first see Sansa, eldest daughter of Ned and Catelyn, she is sitting in a circle with other girls, having her stitches appraised in a very lady-like setting. She is a delicate girl, raised to believe in all the good things young girls should grow to be: such as good dancers and humble wives. She has a naïve belief in a fairy-tale life as a princess and at first is enthralled by young Prince Joffrey. When King Robert suggests a marriage between Sansa and Joffrey she is pleased to think of herself as a princess in waiting and doesn’t begin to see Joffrey’s true side until he has her pet direwolf killed to appease his sense of vengeance over a minor bite from another direwolf.
This is the first time she gets an inkling of Joffrey’s true nature. When her father is arrested for treason she is assured by Joffrey that he will protect him, but he has Ned executed. This is the final straw for Sansa who has now been completely changed from the delicate flower we see at the beginning of the show to a vengeful girl who will stop at nothing to murder Joffrey.
Arya Stark (Actor: Maisie Williams)
The plucky tomboy daughter of Ned and Catelyn Stark is far more at home riding a horse through the woods then she is in a drawing room sipping tea. She longs to be able to ride and fight, like the boys around her, with her direwolf Nymeria at her side. To indulge her desires, her father Ned arranges for her to have “dance lessons” from Syrio Forel, a formidable swordsman who teaches her the art of “water dancing” which is a form of swordsmanship. It is her teacher who helps her to escape when her father is executed. She soon falls into the company of Yoren the Night Watch’s recruiter who disguises her as a young orphan boy amongst his group of recruits to get her back to Winterfall.
Bran Stark (Actor: Issac Hempstead-Wright)
One of the younger sons of Ned and Catelyn Stark, he is a typical 10 year old boy who loves to climb when we first meet him at the beginning of the show. It is while he is climbing the surrounding walls of Stark keep that he accidentally sees Cersei and Jamie committing incest. At first Jamie isn’t too concerned that Bran will tell, but when Cersei becomes frantic he casually pushes Bran out the very high window. Bran recovers to find he is crippled and the discovery of a second attempt on his life becomes the catalyst for a war as Bran’s mother Catelyn looks to discover who tried to kill her son.
The House Targaryen
Daenerys Targaryen (Actor: Amelia Clarke)
The exiled princess of the Targaryen family, she and her brother are amongst the only remaining members of her family. Her brother Viserys torments her and in fact barters her virginity to Drogo, the leader of the native Dothraki tribe, as a bride in exchange for an army to take back his kingdom. At first fearful of her new husband, Daenerys proves herself smart and resourceful when she applies the sexual lessons of one of her slave girls to her new husband and not only gains his love and trust but her own self-worth. She then refuses to be intimidated by her brother, embraces the Dothraki culture and soon discovers she is pregnant, which enhances her status among the tribe.
Upon her brother’s death Drogo swears he will win the Seven Kingdoms for her and their unborn child, but he is killed by an infection from a fight. Daenerys tries desperately to save him through the skills of Mirri a local healer, who betrays her. Instead the child is sacrificed in a magic ceremony and Drogo survives as a catatonic, forcing Daenerys to kill him. She has her revenge when she condemns Mirri to die in a fire pyre that is used to hatch the dragon eggs she has carried with her ever since she received them as a wedding present. She now is working to gather her tribe together, find new allies and survive long enough to reclaim the Iron Throne.
Viserys Targaryen (Actor: Harry Lloyd)
This “beggar king” who is forced to make alliances with people he considers barbarians in order to raise an army to regain the Iron Throne is the exiled prince and heir to the throne of the mad King Aerys II Targaryen. He is cruel, self-centered and it is soon apparent on the long march to the Dothraki capital that he does not have what it takes to lead an army anywhere, let alone to regain a throne across the water.
This doesn’t stop him from continuing to threaten his sister even as she gains respect amongst the Dothraki people. When she finally stands up to him and his hateful belittling ways, he threatens to kill her unborn child because a prophecy has said it will be the child and not him that will regain the throne. He finally goes too far when he threatens Drogo and insists that Drogo give him the army he promised in trade for the marriage of his sister right now. Drogo, tired of his tirades and bad manners kills Viserys by giving him what is known amongst the Dothraki as a “golden crown”, he covers his head in molten gold.
Characters Associated with this House:
Khal Drogo (Actor: Jason Momia)
The warlord of the fierce nomadic tribal people called the Dothraki. He is the Khal, which is a leader for the tribe in war and he has never been defeated in battle. He decides to barter with Viserys for a bride because he wants a princess, which he sees Daenerys as being, and offers him his army. In the end he comes to love his bride and decides that Viserys is unworthy of his army so he kills him. When he is injured in a fight with another Dothraki warrior it becomes infected and he is deathly ill. In an effort to save his life, Daenerys asks the slave Mirri to help with blood magic. But instead of curing him, the sacrifice of the blood of his child kills the child and puts Drogo into a vegetable state from which he will never waken. Daenerys in the end must kill him to save him from such a life.
Ser Jorah Mormont (Actor: Iain Glen)
When we first meet Jorah he is an exiled knight living amongst the Dothraki and has been enlisted to help Viserys and Daenerys learn their language and customs. He has all the moves of a well-travelled man and seems to support Viserys in his desire to return home and regain the Iron Throne. However, we quickly learn that there is more to him then first seen, as we discover that he became exiled because his wife’s extravagant lifestyle caused him to sell local smugglers into slavery, an act that is illegal in the Seven Kingdoms. He fled rather than face the wrath of Lord Stark and is considered one of their own by the Dothraki. He has stayed current with the political and cultural happenings in the Seven Kingdoms and it is soon apparent that he has little respect for Viserys. When Daenerys is left without brother or husband, Jorah makes the decision he will protect the woman he has come to love and help her to regain the Iron Throne.
The House Greyjoy
Theon Greyjoy (Actor: Alfie Allen)
The youngest son of Lord Balon Greyjoy of the Iron Islands, he was sent to live with the Starks as a hostage and ward when he was very young when his father’s rebellion failed. Theon has basically grown up with the Stark children, was educated with them and treated as a member of the family since a child, and is very close to Robb Stark. Tyrion planted a seed of doubt about the Stark family when he remarked that contrary to Theon’s belief that they considered him part of the family, Tyrion says they treat him and think of him as a servant of the family. But his loyalty to Robb is unshakable and he supports the North’s declaration of independence from the Seven Kingdoms.
Balon Greyjoy (Actor: Patrick Malahide)
The Lord of the Iron Islands wanted to continue the warlike ways of his people nine years ago when he rebelled. He lost that rebellion and had to give up his son Theon to the Starks as ward and insurance against Lord Greyjoy rising up in rebellion again. He also has a daughter, Yara who is a wild and independent woman with her own ship and her father’s warlike nature.
The Night’s Watch
At the far northern end of the Seven Kingdoms sits The Wall. It has been there for thousands of years and looks like it will easily be there for several more. It was built during the great battle when the White Walkers were driven north and is a barrier to keep them from once again invading the kingdoms to the south. The Night Watch are a military group who man The Wall and sit as the primary defense for the Seven Kingdoms.
At the time of the story in Game of Thrones the Night Watch are led by Lord Commander Jeor Mormont from the Castle Black. Although the Night Watch will accept anyone for service, including criminals, all must go through vigorous training and in the end forsake family (including ever having sex again) and kingdom loyalties to swear allegiance to the Night Watch alone. They are the only family a member of the Night Watch has and call each other brothers.
When a person graduates to become a Night Watchman, he is assigned to one of three groups based on his skills. The first and most coveted spot is as a Ranger for these are the ones that will defend The Wall and patrol The Haunted Forest beyond it. The second group is Builders and they will maintain The Wall. The final group is Stewards who support and feed the other members of the Night Watch.
Samwell Tarly (Actor: John Bradley)
Once the heir to Lord Randell Tarly, he was disowned by his father because he is fat and cowardly and joined the Night’s Watch when he discovered his father was planning to kill him and call it an accident because he was ashamed of him. Jon Snow befriends him and although Samwell is not strong or brave he proves to be smart and his outsider nature makes him insightful of those around him. He survives his induction and becomes a Steward under Maester Aemon.
Mance Rayder
Although mentioned from time to time in the show, he is never seen in the first two seasons. This is because he is the King Beyond the Wall and so until third season will not have an actor to play the role. But he was a sworn brother of the Night Watch at one time and his presence is mentioned in the first two seasons. He will be an important character in the coming seasons.
Other Characters
The White Walkers/Others
Called The Others in the books, these are almost mythological beings, named in old stories but not seen for thousands of years. In the old tales this ancient race of creatures caused war and chaos to be brought to Westeros and in the end were defeated and driven back north. The Wall was built to keep them up in the north and gradually they have faded to myth and legend. But the wildings who live on the other side of The Wall say that they have seen signs of their return.
The Wildings
These are a loose confederation of tribes and villages who live beyond The Wall. Some of them are fairly sophisticated and many are little more than savages, but from time to time they will unite under a single leadership. Right now they are united under the King Beyond the Wall, Mance Rayder. Those who live in the Seven Kingdoms think that The Wall was built to keep out The Wildings, but the Night Watch knows differently, as do the Wildings. The Wall was built to keep out the White Walkers, and the Wildings have seen signs they are returning.
We hope that this Game of Thrones guide will help all our readers to continue to enjoy the show and follow along in the episodes with us. I know that putting this together, even after reading the Game of Thrones books, has helped me with keeping straight the various characters and families that people the Game of Thrones show.
True Blood Season 5 Spoilers: Part 4
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The lovely gal to my left here is the new character: Salome, so be sure to watch for her next season!
There are rumors floating around about some of the episodes that were cast recently. So just to keep the home fires burning, here are some bits and pieces we have found lately about what is happening on a few upcoming episodes for the new Season Five of True Blood:
Episode Four: We’ll Meet Again
Terry’s PTSD is clarified in this flashback episode that takes us back to the Iraq in 2003 when he and Patrick were stationed there. We will meet two new characters: Todd and Jemarcus who are also in their squad as they all travel to a small town for some R&R.
Meanwhile back in our usual time and place- we meet a new cast member, Judge Clements. He brings Jason and Andy for a little trip to a remote location to meet some lovely ladies. All goes well until one of them seems to know just a little too much about Jason. Can this be a new telepath?
And finally – Pam may be more of a maker then we knew as we watch her use a young female fangbanger to seduce a new vampire to feed on her. What is Pam up to now?
Little juicy from Alan Ball: This season, we are going to truly find out just what the Authority is really about. Honest- we got that straight from the man himself!
A Tale of Two Grimms – Comics and TV Diverge
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Comic books have been looking at fairy tales for years. There have been numerous interpretations of them and the recent announcement of the Grimm television show made me want to look up just what various comic book writers and artists have done to interpret them over the years. Read More→
True Blood Season 4 Ep 8: Spellbound
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We left the last True Blood episode wondering if we were going to lose one of the main characters as Jessica opens the front door and emerges into the daylight propelled by the spell. Jason saves her and they share “a tongues down the throat” kiss on the floor before he takes her back down and re-wraps her in chains.
Eric tells Sookie that he needs to feed in order to recover from the damage the silver did. She lets him feed but only after exacting a promise from him that he won’t lose control and go into a vampire frenzy. He stops feeding to have her take some of his blood. He says now they are one. They are both lost in their lover’s world. There’s a weird shower scene where it starts to snow on them and they emerge into some woods where a bed awaits them and the sexin’ begins. Is this some kind of hallucination because they shared blood?
Luna’s ex is Marcus, the pack leader of the Shreveport pack. He’s in leadership mode, telling his pack that they need to stay away from the vampires. He wants nothing to do with the witch/vampire war. A young pup challenges him when he says that the vampires are more powerful than the werewolves but Marcus shuts him down – he’s a strong leader.
Sam goes back to visit Luna after he kicked Tommy out of his life. She’s still angry about having had sex with Tommy while he was shifted into Sam. She wants to know who he killed in order to become a skin walker and he tells her that Tommy killed their parents but it was no great loss. And Sam gains the okay to come back into the household.
Hoyt and Jessica break up when she tells him that she wants to move out. She does not want to live with him anymore because she can’t control her vampire hunger. You can see his heart break as he starts to cry. He blocks the door and won’t let her leave. She ends up killing him and walking outside covered in his blood – a sight that turns on Jason, who’s waiting in his truck for her. They are about to have sex when a blood donor wakes her up from this disturbing dream.
Vampire goo is all that’s left of Buela Carter. Andy gets down on his hands and knees and starts licking his lips at all that V lying there is a big mushy pile. He wants the V bad, he’s a true addict. Andy looks pathetic.
Bill calls Antonia with an apology and a proposal – meet at the cemetery at midnight, in peace and unarmed – and avoid a lot of useless death on both sides.
Debbie and Alcide are enjoying the evening when Marcus stops by and says how glad he is that Alcide is there. They break up a fight and Debbie is so proud of her man. Marcus tells Alcide that he’s an honorable man, he’s got alpha in him.
Mikey is sitting in the playpen with the nasty baby doll and Arlene and Terry are arguing over the fact that he’s got the baby in the kitchen with him. The ghost comes in and is singing to him when Lafayette comes in. The ghost glares at him and he backs out.
Hoyt and Jessica really break up this time and his reaction is not like it was in the dream. He doesn’t fall apart and beg her to stay. Instead, he’s very angry and he totally turns on her. He takes back her invitation and throws her out of the house.
Eric and Sookie are lying in bed talking about running away. It still sounds so weird to hear Eric say ‘my king’ all the time. Sookie wants them to go see Bill and pledge their support. Eric just wants to be with her forever. He’s so needy.
Lafayette dreams about the ghost and we learn her story. She’s bringing a baby doll home when she sees a car parked in her driveway. A white man comes out of her house and he says her baby is gone. She accuses him of killing her baby and it looks like he kills her too. When Lafayette wakes up, the woman is standing in his house and she possesses him. And she uses his body to go to the Bellefleur’s and kidnap baby Mikey.
Sookie and Eric pledge their support to Bill in his fight against the witches. It’s a cute moment when Eric says ‘my liege’ and Sookie says ‘my…my…my…Bill’.
A jealous Marcus stops by and it’s on. This guy has a serious anger issue which is not helped when Luna threatens to call his parole officer. Sam tries to be the peacemaker but there is no pacifying Marcus.
The witches and the vampires meet in the cemetery and everybody lied – they all brought backup and when Sookie hears Antonia casting a spell in her mind, the fight is on. Eric is acting like a total animal, ripping people’s hearts out and tearing out their throats. When he and Antonia come face to face, she utters another spell which drops him to his knees. He is totally hers and she smiles a very satisfied smile.
True Blood ends with Sookie getting shot and both Bill and Eric sense her distress. As she collapses to the ground, Alcide shows up and picks her up to take her to safety while Debbie watches him. Now all her jealous suspicions are confirmed.
The Dark Hunter Fantasy Romance Books In Order
Posted by: | CommentsThe Dark Hunter fantasy series is by the renowned paranormal romance novelist Sherrilyn Kenyon. The series was a huge success among fantasy readers and some of the books in the series sold over 500,000 copies in 2006 alone! Book 11 of the series even reached #2 on New York Times best selling fiction list.
Fantasy Lover (Book 1)
Dear Reader,
Being trapped in a bedroom with a woman is a grand thing. Being trapped in hundreds of bedrooms over two thousand years isn’t. And being cursed into a book as a love-slave for eternity can ruin even a Spartan warrior’s day.
As a love-slave, I know everything about women. How to touch them, how to savor them, and most of all, how to pleasure them. But when I was summoned to fulfill Grace Alexander’s sexual fantasies, I found the first woman in history who saw me as a man with a tormented past. She alone bothered to take me out of the bedroom and onto the world. She taught me to love again.
But I was not born to love. I was cursed to walk eternity alone. As a general, I had long ago accepted my sentence. Yet now I have found Grace–the one thing my wounded heart cannot survive without. Sure, love can heal all wounds, but can it break a two-thousand-year-old curse?
–Julian of Macedon
Night Pleasures (Book 2)
Dear Reader,
Have you ever wanted to know what it’s like to be immortal? To journey through the night stalking the evil that preys on humans? To have unlimited wealth, unlimited power? That is my existence, and it is dark and dangerous. I play hero to thousands, but am known to none. And I love every minutes of it.
Or so I thought until one night when I woke up handcuffed to my worst nightmare: a conservative woman in a button-down shirt. Or in Amanda’s case, one buttoned all the way up to her chin. She’s smart, sexy, witty, and wants nothing to do with the paranormal–in other words, me.
My attraction to Amanda Devereaux goes against everything I stand for. Not to mention the last time I fell in love it cost me not only my human life, but also my very soul. Yet every time I look at her, I find myself wanting to try again. Wanting to believe that love and loyalty do exist.
Even more disturbing, I find myself wondering if there’s any way a woman like Amanda can love a man whose battle scars run deep, and whose heart was damaged by a betrayal so savage that he’s not sure it will ever beat again.
–Kyrian of Thrace
Night Embrace (Book 3)
Dear Reader,
Life is great for me. I have my chicory coffee, my warm beignets, and my best friend on the cell phone. Once the sun goes down, I am the baddest thing prowling the night: I command the elements, and I know no fear. For centuries, I’ve protected the innocent and watched over the mankind, making sure they are safe in a world where nothing is ever certain. All I want in return is a hot babe in a red dress, who wants nothing more from me then one night.
Instead, I get a runaway Mardi Gras float that tries to turn me into roadkill and a beautiful woman who saves my life but can’t remember where she put my pants. Flamboyant and extravagant, Sunshine Runningwolf should be the perfect woman for me. She wants nothing past tonight, no ties, no long-term commitments.
But every time I look at her, I start yearning for dreams that I buried centuries ago. With her unconventional ways and ability to baffle me, Sunshine is the one person I find myself needing. But for me to love her would mean her death. I am cursed never to know peace or happiness-not so long as my enemy waits in the night to destroy us both.
–Talon of the Morrigantes
Dance with the Devil (Book 4)
Zarek’s Point of View:
Dark-Hunter: A soulless guardian who stands between mankind and those who would see mankind destroyed. Yeah, right. The only part of that Code of Honor I got was eternity and solitude.
Insanity: A condition many say I suffer from after being alone for so long. But I don’t suffer from my insanity-I enjoy every minute of it.
Trust: I can’t trust anyone…not even myself. The only thing I trust in is my ability to do the wrong thing in any situation and to hurt anyone who gets in my way.
Truth: I endured a lifetime as a Roman slave, and 900 years as an exiled Dark-Hunter. Now I’m tired of enduring. I want the truth about what happened the night I was exiled-I have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
Astrid (Greek, meaning star): An exceptional woman who can see straight to the truth. Brave and strong, she is a point of light in the darkness. She touches me and I tremble. She smiles and my cold heart shatters.
Zarek: They say even the most damned man can be forgiven. I never believed that until the night Astrid opened her door to me and made this feral beast want to be human again. Made me want to love and be loved. But how can an ex-slave whose soul is owned by a Greek goddess ever dream of touching, let alone holding, a fiery star?
Kiss of the Night (Book 5)
Dear Reader,
What do you get when you have one immortal Viking warrior no one can remember five minutes after he leaves their presence, a princess on the run for her life, and one seriously annoyed demigod? Basically, you get my life.
It started out simple enough. One night I went to save a woman in trouble. The next thing I knew, the doorway to hell had opened and out stepped Daimons-vampires the likes of which I’d never seen before. Led by the son of Apollo, they are out to end the curse that has banished them all to darkness. The only problem with that is they have to kill Cassandra Peters to do it and if she dies, so dies the sun, the earth and all who dwell here. Life’s just a bowl full of cherries, ain’t it?
Brought together by fate, it’s now my job to protect a daughter of the very race I have been hunting for centuries. Neither of us dares to trust the other. But she is the only one who remembers me… More than that, with her courage and strength, she is the only one who has ever touched a heart that I thought had died centuries ago.
The only way for a Dark-Hunter to regain his soul is through the love of a woman. But what happens when that woman isn’t exactly human?
–Wulf Tryggvasen
Night Play (Book 6)
Bride McTierney has had it with men. They’re cheap, self-centered, and never love her for who she is. But though she prides herself on being independent, deep down she still yearns for a knight in shining armor.
She just never expected her knight in shining armor to have a shiny coat of fur…
Deadly and tortured, Vane Kattalakis isn’t what he seems. Most women lament that their boyfriends are dogs. In Bride’s case, hers is a wolf. A Were-Hunter wolf. Wanted dead by his enemies, Vane isn’t looking for a mate. But the Fates have marked Bride as his. Now he has three weeks to either convince Bride that the supernatural is real or he will spend the rest of his life neutered–something no self-respecting wolf can accept…
But how does a wolf convince a human to trust him with her life when his enemies are out to end his? In the world of the Were-Hunters, it really is dog-eat-dog. And only one alpha male can win.
Seize the Night (Book 7)
Hail Glorious Reader:
I was born the noble son of a legendary Roman senator. I walked through the ancient world as a general, admired and supreme until a brutal betrayal caused me to bargain my soul. Now I’m an immortal Dark-Hunter, bound to protect mankind from the evil scourge that haunts it. Over the centuries, I’ve seen many frightening things: plagues, pestilence, disco music…
And now Tabitha Devereaux. A human, she has trained herself to fight vampires every bit as capably as any Dark-Hunter. Idiosyncratic and off-beat, she is my personal bane-and yet she beguiles me. There are only two small problems. She happens to be the twin of my mortal enemy’s wife. More than that, Tabitha and her sister are being stalked by a power that will not rest until everyone she holds dear is dead.
Unlike my Dark-Hunter brethren, I rely on no one but myself. They spurned me and I turned my back on them. But the only way to save Tabitha and her family is to find some way to bridge a two thousand-year-old feud.
They say opposites attract, but can they stay together when even the Fates conspire to keep them apart? Then again, the Fates have never dealt with the likes of Tabitha Devereaux before. They’re going to be in for quite a fight…
–Valerius Magnus
Sins of the Night (Book 8 )
In the realm of the Dark-Hunters there is a code of honor that even immortal bad boys must follow:
Harm no human. Drink no blood. Never fall in love.
But every now and again a Dark-Hunter thinks himself above the Code. That’s when I’m summoned. Who am I? I’m the one thing the fearless fear. Step over the line and it’s my wrath you will face. Nothing can touch me. Nothing can sway me. I am relentless and unfeeling.
Or so I thought until I met a female Dark-Hunter who goes by the name of Danger-it’s not just her name, it’s how she lives her life. She doesn’t trust me at all. And who could blame her? She alone knows that I’m here to be judge, jury and most likely executioner of her friends. Yet she is my key to saving some of them. Without her, they all will die.
Dangereuse St. Richard is a deadly distraction. Something about her is reawakening a heart I thought was long dead. But in a race against evil, the only hope mankind has is that I do my duty. And how can I do my duty when it means that I will have to sacrifice the only woman I’ve ever loved?
Unleash the Night (Book 9)
It’s a predator eat predator world for the Were-Hunters. Danger haunts any given day. There is no one to trust. No one to love. Not if they want to live…
An orphan with no clan that will claim him, Wren Tigarian grew to adulthood under the close scrutiny and mistrust of those around him. A forbidden blend of two animals—snow leopard and white tiger—Wren has never listened to anyone when there was something he wanted. Now he wants Marguerite.
Marguerite D’Aubert Goudeau is the daughter of a prominent U.S. Senator who hates the socialite life she’s forced to live. Like her mother before her, she has strong Cajun roots that her father doesn’t understand. Still, she has no choice but to try and conform to a world where she feels like an outsider. But the world of rich and powerful humans is never to meet the world of the Were-Hunters who exist side by side with them, unseen, unknown, undetected. To break this law is to call down a wrath of the highest order.
In order to have Marguerite, Wren must fight not just the humans who will never accept his animal nature, but the Were-Hunters who want him dead for endangering their world. It’s a race against time and magic without boundary that could cost Marguerite and Wren not just their lives, but their very souls…
Dark Side of the Moon (Book 10)
Half animal, half man, wholly dangerous. Locked in eternal battle, a Were-Hunter knows everything about peril and pain. But the greatest threat is yet to come…
Susan Michaels was the hottest reporter on the Beltway Beat until she walked into a setup that ruined her reputation. Now she’s working for a small Seattle paper, penning stories about killer moths and alien babies, convinced that her life couldn’t get any worse…
That was before an idea for a breaking news piece brought her to a local animal shelter where she ends up listening to her source rant about vampires and gets coerced into adopting a cat despite her allergies. But when her new pet suddenly reveals himself to be a gorgeous–and lethal–shapeshifter, Susan realizes that there’s far more at stake than a career-saving by-line.
Born into a world of predators, Were-Hunter Ravyn Kontis was betrayed by those he loved best. Soulless, pitiless, he has spent three hundred years battling the Daimons who seek to subjugate humankind. Against all odds, Susan evokes in Ravyn feelings of tenderness. Desire. Love. And with the ultimate battle about to begin, this one very human woman holds the power to shatter both their worlds…
The Dream-Hunter (Book 11)
In the ethereal world of dreams, there are champions who fight to protect the dreamer and there are demons who prey on them…
Arik is such a predator. Condemned by the gods to live eternity without emotions, Arik can only feel when he’s in the dreams of others. For thousands of years, he’s drifted through the human unconscious, searching for sensation. Now he’s finally found a dreamer whose vivid mind can fill his emptiness.
Dr. Megeara Kafieri watched her father ruin himself and his reputation as he searched to prove Atlantis was real. Her deathbed promise to him to salvage his reputation has now brought her to Greece where she intends to prove once and for all that the fabled island is right where her father said it was. But frustration and bad luck dog her every step. Especially the day they find a stranger floating in the sea. His is a face she’s seen many times…. in her dreams.
What she doesn’t know is that Arik holds more than the ancient secrets that can help her find the mythical isle of Atlantis. He has made a pact with the god Hades: In exchange for two weeks as a mortal man, he must return to Olympus with a human soul. Megeara’s soul.
With a secret society out to ruin her expedition, and mysterious accidents that keep threatening her life, Megeara refuses to quit. She knows she’s getting closer to Atlantis and as she does, she stumbles onto the truth of what Arik really is.
For Arik his quest is no longer simple. No human can know of a Dream-Hunter’s existence. His dream of being mortal has quickly turned into his own nightmare and the only way to save himself will be to sacrifice the very thing he wanted to be human for. The only question is, will he?
Devil May Cry (Book 12)
Sin, an ancient Sumerian god, was one of the most powerful among his pantheon—until the night Artemis robbed him of his godhood and left him one step from death…
For millennia, the ex-god turned Dark-Hunter Sin has sought to regain his powers and take revenge on Artemis. But now he has bigger fish—or in this case, demons—to fry. The lethal gallu that were buried by his pantheon are stirring, and they are hungry for human flesh. Their goal: To destroy mankind. Sin is the only one who can stop them…if a certain woman doesn’t kill him first.
Enemies have always made strange bedfellows, but never more so than when the fate of the world hangs in the balance. Now a man who only knows betrayal must trust the one person most likely to hand him to the demons. Artemis may have stolen his godhood, but this one has stolen his heart. The only question is: Will she keep it…or feed it to those who want him dead?
Acheron (Book 13)
Finally, the story of the Dark-Hunter leader, Acheron, is revealed…
He was made human in order to escape death.
Eleven thousand years ago, a god was born. Cursed into the body of a human, Acheron spent a lifetime of shame. But the strongest steel is forged from the fires of hell…
But in death, he was reborn a god…
Acheron’s human death unleashed an unspeakable horror that almost destroyed the earth. Then, brought back against his will, he became the sole defender of mankind. Only it was never that simple. For centuries, Acheron has fought for our survival and hidden a past he’ll do anything to keep concealed. Until a lone woman who refuses to be intimidated by him threatens his very existence. Now his survival—and ours—hinges on hers, and old enemies reawaken and unite to kill them both. War has never been more deadly…or more fun.
One Silent Night (Book 14)
In the world of the Dark-Hunters, all hell’s breaking loose…
Stryker has sent word and is gathering his forces.
While the world carries on unawares, Stryker, who leads an army of demons and vampires, is plotting an all out onslaught against his enemies—which, unfortunately for us, includes the entire human race. To avenge his sister, Stryker prepares to annihilate the Dark-Hunters. But things go awry when his oldest enemy returns. Enter his ex-wife. Zephyra. Just when he thought nothing could stop him, he’s now embroiled in a centuries old war with a shrew who gives new meaning to pain.
It’s Christmas Eve and new battle lines are being drawn as the Dark-Hunters rally for a final showdown on ONE SILENT NIGHT.
Bad Moon Rising (Book 15)
BROTHERS UNITED
Fang Kattalakis isn’t just a wolf. He is the brother of two of the most powerful members of the Omegrion: the ruling council that enforces the laws of the Were-Hunters. When war erupts among the lycanthropes, sides must be chosen. Enemies must become allies. And Fang’s one true passion is strictly forbidden…
LOVERS DIVIDED
When Aimee, the Arcadian huntress he loves, is accused of betraying her people, Fang is her last and only hope. But in order to save her, he must break the laws of his people and the trust of his brothers—a breach that could destroy both their races and change their world forever. The Were-Hunter’s war begins…
No Mercy (Book 16)
Live fast, fight hard—and if you have to die, take as many of your enemies with you as you can. That is the Amazon credo and it was one Samia lived and died by. But today, in contemporary New Orleans, the immortal Amazon warrior is about to learn that there’s a worse evil coming to slaughter mankind than she ever could have imagined.
Meet Dev Peltier. A shapeshifter who has stood guard at the front of Sanctuary for almost two hundred years, he’s seen it all—or so he thought. His enemies have just discovered a new source of power—one that makes a mockery of anything faced to date. Now the war is on and it’s up to Dev and Samia to guard ground zero. But in order to win, they will have to break the most cardinal of all rules—and pray it doesn’t unravel the universe as we know it…
Retribution (Book 17)
Harm no human…
A hired gunslinger, William Jessup Brady lived his life with one foot in the grave. He believed that every life had a price. Until the day when he finally found a reason to live. In one single act of brutal betrayal, he lost everything, including his life. Brought back by a Greek goddess to be one of her Dark-Hunters, he gave his immortal soul for vengeance and swore he’d spend eternity protecting the humans he’d once considered prey.
Orphaned as a toddler, Abigail Yager was taken in by a family of vampires and raised on one belief—Dark-Hunters are the evil who prey on both their people and mankind, and they must all be destroyed. While protecting her adoptive race, she has spent her life eliminating the Dark-Hunters and training for the day when she meeting the man who killed her family: Jess Brady.
A gun in the hand is worth two in the holster…
Jess has been charged with finding and terminating the creature who’s assassinating Dark-Hunters. The last thing he expects to find is a human face behind the killings, but when that face bears a striking resemblance to the one who murdered him centuries ago, he knows something evil is going on. He also knows he’s not the one who killed her parents. But Abigail refuses to believe the truth and is determined to see him dead once and for all.
Brought together by an angry god and chased by ancient enemies out to kill them both, they must find a way to overcome their mutual hatred or watch as one of the darkest of powers rises and kills both the races they’ve sworn to protect.
The Soul Screamer Fantasy Books by Rachel Vincent
Posted by: | CommentsThe Soul Screamer series of fantasy books is by renowned fantasy novelist Rachel Vincent who is better known for her Faythe Sanders / Shifters series of books. This series is about a high schooler with special abilities. Kaylee Cavanaugh can’t see dead people but she sure can sense when someone is about to die which sort of forces her to scream!
My Soul to Take (Book 1)
She doesn’t see dead people, but…
She senses when someone near her is about to die. And when that happens, a force beyond her control compels her to scream bloody murder. Literally.
Kaylee just wants to enjoy having caught the attention of the hottest guy in school. But a normal date is hard to come by when Nash seems to know more about her need to scream than she does. And when classmates start dropping dead for no apparent reason, only Kaylee knows who’ll be next…
My Soul to Save (Book 2)
When Kaylee Cavanaugh screams, someone dies.
So when teen pop star Eden croaks onstage and Kaylee doesn’t wail, she knows something is dead wrong. She can’t cry for someone who has no soul.
The last thing Kaylee needs right now is to be skipping school, breaking her dad’s ironclad curfew and putting her too-hot-to-be-real boyfriend’s loyalty to the test. But starry-eyed teens are trading their souls: a flickering lifetime of fame and fortune in exchange for eternity in the Netherworld—a consequence they can’t possibly understand.
Kaylee can’t let that happen, even if trying to save their souls means putting her own at risk…
My Soul To Keep (Book 3)
Kaylee has one addiction: her very hot, very popular boyfriend, Nash. A banshee like Kaylee, Nash understands her like no one else. Nothing can come between them.
Until something does.
Demon breath. No, not the toothpaste-challenged kind. The Netherworld kind. The kind that really can kill you. Somehow the super-addictive substance has made its way to the human world. But how? Kaylee and Nash have to cut off the source and protect their friends—one of whom is already hooked.
And so is someone else…
My Soul To Steal (Book 4)
Trying to work things out with Nash—her maybe boyfriend—is hard enough for Kaylee Cavanaugh. She can’t just pretend nothing happened. But “complicated” doesn’t even begin to describe their relationship when his ex-girlfriend transfers to their school, determined to take Nash back.
See, Sabine isn’t just an ordinary girl. She’s a mara, the living personification of a nightmare. She can read people’s fears—and craft them into nightmares while her victims sleep. Feeding from human fear is how she survives.
And Sabine isn’t above scaring Kaylee and the entire school to death to get whatever—and whoever—she wants.
If I Die (Book 5)
Release Date: Sept. 2011
This book is available for pre-order at Amazon!
