Dark Hunter Universe

## Genre Information

Urban Fantasy
Paranormal Romance

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## About the Series

* **Genres:** Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance
* **Theme:**
* **Narrative style**: Third person narrative primarily from the two leads of each book

## Series Description

The Dark Hunter Universe is the world in which multiple interlocking series come together to create one massive epic tale. Each series is marked by the type of creatures the novels are about.

The Dark-Hunters are created from ancient warriors who have been wronged. They come from all walks of life and all cultures. Some are human, some are Apollites, Were-Hunters and even Gods. Whenever someone is wronged and dying from an act of betrayal or brutal treachery, their soul makes a scream that echoes through the mountains of Olympus. When Artemis hears that sound, she goes to the one who made it and makes a pact. For a single Act of Vengeance against the ones who wronged the dying party, they will swear their fealty to her service and will spend the rest of eternity hunting down & slaying the Daimon menace. Because each Dark-Hunter is so different, so are their powers. Their psychic abilities and physical powers hinge on what they were in their lives. A Dark-Hunter who was a general who could easily predict an enemy might now have mind-reading. The only thing the Dark-Hunters have in common is that they all have fangs, and almost all of them have black eyes.

## Books in Series

### Publication Order

1. Fantasy Lover (Dark Hunter Universe) (2002) aka Julian of Macedon
2. Night Pleasures (Dark Hunter Universe) (2002)
3. Dragonswan (Dark Hunter Universe) (2002)
4. Night Embrace (Dark Hunter Universe) (2003)
5. Dance with the Devil (Dark Hunter Universe) (2003)
6. Kiss of the Night (Dark Hunter Universe) (2004)
7. Night Play (Dark Hunter Universe) (2004)
8. Seize the Night (Dark Hunter Universe) (2004)
9. Sins of the Night (Dark Hunter Universe) (2005)
10. Unleash the Night (Dark Hunter Universe) (2005)
11. The Dark Side of the Moon (Dark Hunter Universe) (2006)
12. Devil May Cry (Dark Hunter Universe) (2007)
13. Upon the Midnight Clear (Dark Hunter Universe) (2007)
14. Dream Chaser (Dark Hunter Universe) (2008)
15. Acheron (Dark Hunter Universe) (2008)
16. One Silent Night (Dark Hunter Universe) (2008)
17. Dream Warrior (Dark Hunter Universe) (2009)
18. Bad Moon Rising (Dark Hunter Universe) (2009)
19. No Mercy (Dark Hunter Universe) (2010)
20. Retribution (Dark Hunter Universe) (2011)
21. The Guardian (Dark Hunter Universe) (2011)
22. Time Untime (Dark Hunter Universe) (2012)
23. Styxx (Dark Hunter Universe) (2013)
24. Son of No One (Dark Hunter Universe) (2014)
	* Dark Bites (Dark Hunter Universe) (2014) - Prequel, Book 0
25. Dragonbane (Dark Hunter Universe) (2015)
26. Dragonmark (Dark Hunter Universe) (2016)
27. Dragonsworn (Dark Hunter Universe) (2017)
28. Stygian (Dark Hunter Universe) (2018)
29. Shadow Fallen (Dark Hunter Universe) (April 12, 2022)

### Reading Order

Includes short stories. This list is from the Author's website | Dark Hunter Series List

1. The Beginning (also published in: Acheron, Styxx, Sins of the Night and a number of other books/anthologies)
2. Where Angels Fear to Tread (published in: Dark Bites and as a separate comic)
3. Julian of Macedon
4. Night Pleasures
5. Dragonswan (published in: In Other Worlds)
6. Night Embrace
7. Phantom Lover (published in: Dark Bites)
8. Dark-Hunter Christmas (published in: Dark Bites)
9. Dance With The Devil
10. Kiss of the Night
11. Sword of Darkness
12. Knight of Darkness
13. The Wager
14. Night Play
15. Winter Born (published in: Dark Bites)
16. Seize the Night
17. Sins of the Night
18. A Hard Day’s Night Searcher (published in: Dark Bites)
19. Unleash the Night
20. Dark Side of the Moon
21. Until Death We Do Part (published in: Dark Bites)
22. Dream-Hunter
23. Fear the Darkness (published in: Dark Bites)
24. Devil May Cry
25. Upon the Midnight Clear
26. Shadow of the Moon (published in: Dark Bites)
27. Dream Chaser
28. Acheron
29. One Silent Night
30. Dream Warrior
31. Bad Moon Rising
32. No Mercy
33. Retribution
34. The Guardian
35. Time Untime
36. Styxx
37. Dark Bites
38. House of the Rising Son (published in: Dark Bites)
39. Son of No One
40. Dragonbane
41. Dragonmark
42. Dragonsworn
43. Stygian

## Dark-Hunter Universe by sub-series

### Were-Hunter

1. Night Play (2004)
2. Unleash the Night (2005)
3. Dark Side of the Moon (2006)
4. Bad Moon Rising (2009)
5. No Mercy (2010)
6. Retribution (2011)
7. The Guardian (2011)
8. Son of No One (2014)
9. Dragonbane (2015)
10. Dragonmark(2016)
11. Dragonsworn (2017)

### Dream-Hunter

* + 0.5. Phantom Lover (2003)

1. The Dream-Hunter (2007)
2. Upon the Midnight Clear (2007)
3. Dream Chaser (2008)
4. Dream Warrior (2009)
5. The Guardian (2011)
6. Shadow Fallen (2022)

### Hellchaser novels

* + 0.5 Where Angels Fear to Tread in Blood Lite and in "Dark Bites"

1. Hellchaser (1991)
2. Bad Moon Rising (2009)
3. The Guardian (2011)
4. Time Untime (2012)
5. Son of No One (2014)
6. Dragonbane (2015)

### Lords Of Avalon

Notes: Begun as Kinley MacGregor. Continuing as Sherrilyn Kenyon.

* + 0.5 The Wager

1. Sword of Darkness (2006)(as Kinley MacGregor)
2. Knight of Darkness (2006) (as Kinley MacGregor)
3. Darkness Within (2011) (as Kinley MacGregor)
4. Son of No One (2014)
5. Dragonbane (2015)
6. Dragonmark (2016)
7. Dragonsworn(2017)
8. Stygian (2018)

## Anthologies & Shorts

* 0.1. "The Beginning" in *Sins of the Night* (2005) & *Acheron* (2008) ~ Dark-Hunters' creation
* 0.5. “Dragonswan” in *Tapestry* (2002) *In Other Worlds* (2010) (WH 0.5) ~ Sebastian & Channon
* 2.5. “Phantom Lover“ in *Midnight Pleasures* (2003) (Dream-Hunter #0.5) ~ V’Aiden & Erin
* 2.6. “A Dark-Hunter Christmas” in *Dance with the Devil* (Nov 1, 2003) and *Dark Bites* (2014) ~ Gallagher & Simi
* 5.5. “Winter Born“ in *Stroke of Midnight*: (2004) (Were-Hunter #1.5) ~ Dante & Pandora
* 6.5. "The Promise" in *An Insider's Guide* (Dec 2010)
* 7.5. "Second Chances" in *Unleash the Night* (2005), *Dark-Hunter Companion* (2007), *Dark-Hunter: An Insider's Guide* & *Styxx* (2013) ~ Acheron & Styxx
* 9.5. “A Hard Day's Night–Searcher” in *My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding* (2006) ~ Rafael & Celena
* 9.6. “Until Death We Do Part“ in *Love at First Bite* (2006) ~ Velkan & Esperetta
* 10.5. "Fear the Darkness" (2007) eBook ~ Nick's homecoming after change
* 14.5. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" in *Blood Lite* (2008), in *Dark-Hunter: An Insider's Guide* (Dec 2010) and in *Dark Bites* (Jan 21, 2014) (Hellchaser #0.5, Were-Hunter #3.5) ~ Zeke & Ravenna
* 14.6. “Shadow of the Moon“ in *Dead After Dark* (2008) (Were-Hunter #3.6) ~ Fury & Angelia

### Dark-Hunter Novellas

* The Beginning (2002) (in "Sins of the Night")
* A Dark-Hunter Christmas (2003) (in "Dance with the Devil")
	+ Phantom Lover (2003)
	+ Winter Born (2004)
* Second Chances (2005)
	+ A Hard Day's Night-Searcher (2006)
	+ Until Death We Do Part (2006)
	+ Fear the Darkness (2007)
* Shadow of the Moon (2008) (in "Dead After Dark")
	+ House of the Rising Son (2016)

## Guides and Collections

### Dark Hunter Companion (2007)

a guide —includes: "Second Chances" ~ Acheron & Styxx

### Dark-Hunter: An Insider's Guide

Collection of Shorts

* 2.6. "Dark-Hunter Christmas" (2003) ~ Gallagher
* 6.5. "The Promise" (2010—possibly prior additionally) ~ Acheron
* 8.5. "Second Chances" (2005) *Unleash the Night* (2005), *Dark-Hunter Companion* (2007) & *Styxx* (2013) ~ Acheron & Styxx
* 10.5. "Fear of Darkness" (2007) ~ Nick's homecoming
* 14.5. "Where Angels Fear To Tread" (2008) (Hellchaser #0.5, Were-Hunter #3.5) — Zeke & Ravenna

### Dark Bites (Dark Hunter Universe)

Collection (2014—DH #24.5)

* 2.5. "Phantom Lover" (2003) (Dream-Hunter #0.5) — V’Aiden & Erin
* 3.5. "A Dark-Hunter Christmas" (2003) — Gallagher & Simi (after *Dance with the Devil)*
* 5.5. "Winter Born" (2004) (Were-Hunter #1.5) — Dante & Pandora
* 9.5. "A Hard Day’s Night Searcher" (2006) — Rafael & Celena
* 9.6. "Until Death We Do Part" (2006) — Velkan & Esperetta
* 10.5. "Fear the Darkness" (2007) (First Time in Print) — Nick's homecoming
* 14.5. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" (2008) (Hellchaser #0.5, Were-Hunter #3.5) — Zeke & Ravenna
* 14.6. "Shadow of the Moon" (2008) (Were-Hunter #3.6) — Fury & Angelia
* 24.5. "House of the Rising Son" (2014) (First Time in Print) — Aricles & Bathymaas
* "Love Bytes" (unrelated)
* "Santa Wears Spurs" (unrelated)

### Dark Places (Dark Hunter Universe)

A Short Story Collection (2021)

* A Day In The Life
* Hell Hath No Fury
* I-O-U
* Karma
* The Neighbors
* Toil & Trouble
* Devil’s In The Details

## Companion Series

### Chronicles of Nick

(5 books) Young Adult series

1. Infinity (Chronicles of Nick Book 1) (2010)
2. Invincible (Chronicles of Nick Book 1) (2011)
3. Infamous (Chronicles of Nick Book 1) (2012)
4. Inferno (Chronicles of Nick Book 1) (April, 2013)
5. Illusion (Chronicles of Nick Book 1) (April 1, 2014)

## World Building

### Fantasy Elements

Dark-Hunters, Were-Hunters, Dream-Hunters, Daimons (soul-sucking vampires), magic users, demons, Charonthian demon, vampire hunters, Gods, Demi-gods, Mythological creatures, Roman warriors, Greek Mythology, Native American magic, shaman, Irish Mythology, magic tattoos.

### World

Kenyon’s fantastical world imagines a contemporary New Orleans teeming with a paranormal menagerie. Warring groups are the Dark-Hunters (ancient warriors who sold their souls to the goddess Artemis in return for a single act of vengeance and whose job it is to hunt and destroy Daimons) and Daimons, or Apollites (killer vampires whom Apollo originally created as a super race but were punished with vampirism after they killed his mistress and son). When an Appolite reaches the age of 27, he or she becomes a soul-sucking daimon and becomes a target for the Dark-Hunters. An abundance of shape-shifters and demons also enter both the battles and the romances. Kenyon provides the usual handsome male nonhumans, but her twist is that some of her human heroines are unusual for romance novels (e.g., Night Play’s BBW boutique owner, Bride McTierney, wears a size 18). An overview of the series’ entire Dark-Hunter and Daimon history is presented in *Night Embrace* (pp. 211–12).

Kenyon writes a related series called DREAM-HUNTERS. "Traditionally called the Oneroi, we are what protect the humans, Apollites, and immortals while they slumber. We are the Dream Warriors. The ones who battle the Skoti Daimons and demons who drain the energy, dreams and life from sleepers....We are also helpers to the Dark-Hunters and Were-Hunters working as a go-between when they need help from the gods or healing."

### The Dark-Hunter Credo

We are Darkness. We are Shadow.

We are the Rulers of the Night.

We, alone, stand between mankind and those who would see mankind destroyed.

We are the Guardians.

The Soulless Keepers.

Our souls were cast out so that we would not forewarn the Daimons we pursue. By the time they see us coming, it’s too late.

The Daimons and Apollites know us. They fear us.

We are death to all those who prey upon the humans.

Neither Human, nor Apollite, we exist beyond the realm of the Living, beyond the realm of the Dead.

We are the Dark-Hunters.

And we are eternal.

Yeah, yeah. Enough of the doom and gloom because, baby, that ain’t us. You want to know what a Dark-Hunter is? We are what the intro says. We’re Mad, Bad and Immortal. We’re ancient warriors with attitudes who fight rough, and play hard.

We are the scary things that go bump in the night. And we love every minute of it. So when you think you’re being watched. You just might be. The question is…is it something evil or is it one of us?

In the world of the Dark-Hunters nothing is ever as it seems. Life and death both take on a whole new meaning as this immortal cadre of warriors fight to protect mankind from those creatures and demons who would prey on us. It’s dark. It’s deadly and it’s a whole lot of fun and laughter.

## Awards

* Awards for Sherrilyn Kenyon
* Sherrilyn Kenyon - awards near bottom

## Book Descriptions

There are too many in this series to list and to keep updated.

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## References

1. ↑ Dark Hunter Universe wikipedia
2. ↑ Fang-tastic Fiction
3. ↑ Dark-Hunter | Sherrilyn Kenyon