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Null Bombs

**Null Bombs** — First Mentioned in Claimed by Shadow

## Introduction

A **Null Bomb** causes all magic to cease or go haywire for a while when it's exploded.

Dark Mages take a null—a mage born with the ability to disrupt magic—and drain his life force into the sphere. It kills the mage but traps his lifetime's ability in one extremely potent package.

## About

### Purpose / Uses

* Good to have anywhere there's magic you don't know how to counter.

### Limitations / Weaknesses

* How long depends on the strength of the null, and how many years of life he had left when he was drained.

### Characteristics

* Most of the ones around these days are left over from past centuries.

### Origins

* No one knows who invented them, but they've been around for centuries.

### Other Details

* They cost a fortune, because nulls strong enough to make one are rare and well protected.
* The Circle buys any they come across, to keep them out of the vamps' hands.
* Cassie stole two from the Senate.
* Don't work in Faerie.

## History / Background

The vamps used to hunt nulls before the truce, which is why there's hardly any left now. Most were wiped out, whole family lines destroyed to build up the vamp arsenals.”

Donovan's auction house acquired one in London, in sixty-three. The Circle wasn't happy when they refused their offer and put it up for public auction. It was old—from the about twelfth century—and there were no laws against making them back then.

## Other Associated Characters, Groups, Places, etc.

* Nulls
* Harvesters
* Inner Sanctum
* Mac's Tattoo Shop
* Cassandra Palmer
* Mac
* John Pritkin
* North American Vampire Senate
* Consul
* Tomas
* Faerie
* Lyceum Theatre
* Convocation
* Magical Sword
* Magic Tattoos
* Claire
* Misfit Mafia
* Tami
* Astrid
* Vampires

## Events in the Series

*This section may have **spoilers**. Think of the book title as a "Spoiler Warning" if you haven’t read it yet*.

### 2. Claimed by Shadow

Mac tells Cassie all about Null Bombs. Cassie had stolen two from the Senate, but had no idea what they were till Mac told her.  Cassie falls into a trap when she shifts into the Senate chamber to rescue Tomas. the Consul sets off a Null Bomb to prevent her from Shifting away. She does this to force Cassie to remove the Duthracht Geis on Mircea.

They had to deal with the Dark Fey King, their runes are used up for a month. Null bombs are useless in Faerie.  Myra sets off a Null Bomb in the Lyceum Theatre in 1889 in the middle of the duel between Mircea Basarab and his brother Dracula just as the European vampires are set to invade the theatre. Her goal is to remove Cassie's childhood protector by getting Mircea killed by the European Senate. It's effects rendered Pritkin's weapons useless and his magical sword vanished.

## See Also

* Null
* Harvesters
* Magical Objects and Weapons
* Dark Mages
* Runes of Langgarn
* Magical World
* Mac's Tattoo Shop
* Aura
* Magic
* Runes of Langgarn

## Book References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 *Claimed by Shadow*, ch. 5
2. ↑ *Claimed by Shadow*, ch. 12
3. ↑ *Claimed by Shadow*, ch. 9
4. ↑ *Claimed by Shadow*, ch. 13
5. ↑ *Claimed by Shadow*, ch. 14
Adepts

**Adepts**, aka the **Acolytes**

## Introduction

The **Adepts** are a small group within the Pythia Court, chosen from the most gifted of the Senior Initiates. After Myra’s death, there were only five. Only the Adepts carry the Pythian power. — They are sworn to the service of the Pythia.

## About

The **Adepts** (Acolytes) carry the Pythian power—not the Initiates—they have to for training purposes. They all receive basic instruction in the Pythian arts, and the one who masters them the best is often selected as the heir. It also allows for circumstances when an heir dies or is deposed. There has to be someone else who can take over, who has been trained. They are also available to help the Pythia in times of need—when a mission is more hazardous than she feels would be prudent to handle alone.

### Character

**The current group of Acolytes**:

* They seemed happy when Rhea Silvanus told them about her vision of Ares coming and making terrible war.
* They turn out to be traitors.

### Other Details

* The Acolytes only have a small fraction of the heir’s power, barely enough for training.
* They told Rhea Silvanus and the others in the Pythia Court terrible things about Cassie and that she was not the true Pythia.

## Events in the Series

*This section may have **spoilers**. Think of the book title as a "Spoiler Warning" if you haven’t read it yet*.

## Associated Characters, Places, etc.

* Myra
* Rhea Silvanus
* Agnes

## See Also

* Pythia
* Pythia Court
* Pythia Mansion

## External Links

* Adept - Wikipedia (a broader definition)

Examples of Adepts in other Mythos:

* Adept - Skulpedia - The Skulduggery Pleasant Wiki
* Shadowrun magic - Shadowrun Wiki
* Dragon Magic Excerpt
* Æther Adept (Magic 2012) - Gatherer - Magic: The Gathering
"In Vino Veritas"

**"In Vino Veritas"** — Short story dBook in the Dorina Basarab series, by Karen Chance

## Synopsis

"In Vino Veritas," features Dorina Basarab shortly after the events of Death's Mistress. Ray, the somewhat mentally-challenged vampire, is in need of help yet again. To get him out, and to save herself, Dory will need to prove that she can kick butt in a totally new way--while drunk off her ass. ~ Take A Chance: Books

## Free Read Link

Smashwords – In Vino Veritas – a book by Karen Chance

## Related Characters, Groups & Places

* **Dorina Basarab**: is a 500-year-old dhampir with a well-deserved reputation.
* **Mircea Basarab**: is her vampire father, and he’s second-in-command to the consul.
* **Louis-Cesare**: is a master swordsman imported from Europe.
* **Lord Cheung**: is a master vampire challenging for a seat on the North American Vampire Senate.
* **Zhenge-ze**: a.k.a., Scarface, is a first-level master under Cheung.
* **Raymond Lu**: is a sleazy nightclub owner who belongs to Cheung and engages in smuggling.
* **Fin**: owns the bar and he’s a Skogstroll, a Norwegian forest troll.

## Next & Previous Books

* **Next Short**:
* **Next Book**:
* **Previous Book**:
* **Previous Book (Cassie's World)**:

## See Also

* **Full Reading Order List**
* Dorina Basarab series
* Cassandra Palmer series
* Karen Chance

## External Links

* Dorina Basarab | Karen Chance's Ramblings
* Book Review: Karen Chance’s In Vino Veritas | KD DID IT Takes on Books
* Dorina Basarab series ~ Urban Fantasy Wiki

**General Links**:

* Cassandra Palmer series - Urban Fantasy Wiki
* Take A Chance: Gallery ~ Author, all books
* Cassandra Palmer Series ~ Shelfari
* The Cassandra Palmer series - Wikipedia
Magic Mirrors

**Magic Mirrors** — first seeing Touch the Dark

## Books Appears in / Mentioned In

* Touch the Dark
* Claimed by Shadow

## Introduction

Any reflective surface could be spelled to act as a monitor linked to other shiny exteriors within a certain radius. Used as a surveillance system by the Supernatural Community. Electricity doesn't do well around powerful wards so they replace security cameras. In some cases they're used as communication devices.

## About

### Physical Description

* any shiny or reflective surface can be transformed — Examples: Gongs,

### Known Magic Mirrors

* Senate  — used to communicate with those not present
* Dante's Casino — there's a network of various reflective surface that have been magically enhanced to servers as surveillance system, security monitors, and communication devices.

## Events in the Series

*This section may have **spoilers**. Think of the book title as a "Spoiler Warning" if you haven’t read it yet*.

### 1. Touch the Dark

Tony and Alphonse appeared before the North American Vampire Senate via magic mirror.

### 2. Claimed by Shadow

Casanova activated a large brains gong that turned in a screen in which they could see what happened in the bar.

## See Also

* Magical Weapons and Objects
* Magic

## Book References

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2. ↑ *Touch the Dark*, ch. 3
3. ↑ *Touch the Dark*, ch. 2
Homunculus

**Homunculus**

## Introduction

* **Homunculus** is a kind of magical robot or automaton. It means "little man" in Latin.

## About

**Homunculus** is an artificially created human may seem to share some similarities with the Golem, but they are different. The Homunculus has it roots in Alchemy.

## Events in the Series

This section may have **spoilers**. Think of the book title as a "Spoiler Warning" if you haven’t read it yet.

In Tempt the Stars (#6), Cassie and John Pritkin (from a few weeks earlier) go back in time to try to talk to her mother. They encounter a giant automaton-like creatures that seem bent on killing them. Pritkin called it a Homunculus. Cassie and John ar taken to Roger Palmer's cabin where Cassie learned the two Homunculus are ghost-powered from the ghosts themselves—Daisy and Sam.

## Associated characters, places, etc.

* Daisy and Sam
* John Pritkin
* Roger Palmer
* Cassandra Palmer
* Tony's Court
* Artemis
* Alchemy

## External Links

* Homunculus - Wikipedia
* Homuncli, Golems, and Artificial Life - Theosophical Society in America
* How to Make a Homunculus and Other Horrors | Stuff to Blow Your Mind
* Homunculus: The Alchemical Creation of Little People with Great Powers | Ancient Origins
* Homunculus - Fullmetal Alchemist Wiki
* Artificial Men: Alchemy, Transubstantiation, and the Homunculus
* ShukerNature: GROW YOUR OWN HOMUNCULUS
* Homunculus | History of Alchemy
Guardian of the Portal

**Guardian of the Portal** — Appears in Claimed by Shadow

## About

The **Guardian of the Portal** on the Faerie side of the Portal—the gateway between mortal world and the land of the Fey—bet is a Dragon of the Dark Fey.

### Powers & Abilities

* Fey and Dragon powers.
* Can fly

### Description

* head the size of a small car
* green and covered in shiny, iridescent scales
* snout big enough to eat a person in one bite
* No smoke came out of its nostrils
* Its orange eyes had narrow red pupils
* impossibly long neck
* jagged, dark yellow teeth
* warm, acrid breath
* huge body
* Black leathery wings

### Other Details

* Those who enter Faerie without passes get an automatic death sentence.
* looked at Cassie like a mouse with it's cat-like eyes.

## Other Associated Characters, Groups, Places, etc.

* John Pritkin
* Kit Marlowe
* Mac
* Billy Joe
* Pritkin's Golem
* Portals
* Cassandra Palmer
* Dragons
* Dark Fey King

## Events in the Series

*This section may have **spoilers**. Think of the book title as a "Spoiler Warning" if you haven’t read it yet*.

### 2. Claimed by Shadow

Ther ewas a face-off between the Guardian dragon and Pritkin, Kit Marlowe and Mac. It pokes its large, gree-scaled head through a hole in the roof. It gave chase when it spotted Pritkin's Golem run past it's line-of-sight. The dragon couldn't defeat them itself, so it took off into the sky, going after reinforcements.

## Quotes

Then the golem really lost it, running naked and screeching directly across the dragon's line of sight, causing the orange eyes to focus on him instead. He plunged through the curtain and the dragon followed, its neck flowing past me in a river of scales, its talons trying to rip a large enough hole in the roof for its huge body. — Cassie's thoughts
## See Also

* Dragons
* Two-Natured
* Dark Fey

## Book References

1. ↑ *Claimed by Shadow*, ch. 10
2. ↑ *Claimed by Shadow*, ch. 10
3. ↑ *Claimed by Shadow*, ch. 10
4. ↑ *Claimed by Shadow*, ch. 10
5. ↑ *Claimed by Shadow*, ch. 10

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Mummies

**Mummies** — mentioned in "The Day of the Dead"

### Ancient Inca King Mummies

* Alejandro had acquired the **mummified** bodies of Ancient Inca Kings. Alejandro had acquired them as trophies shortly after following Pizarro to the New World, and had brought them along when he finally decided on a permanent residence. Once they were settled in, however, they’d largely been forgotten, left to mildew in dank, underground cells.

### Physical Description

* Brown, almost translucent skin stretched over old bones, empty eyes and hollow mouths, with shadows inside like parodies of human organs.

## Associated Characters, Places, etc.

* Ancient Inca Kings
* Alejandro
* Tomas
* Sarah Lee

## Book References

1. ↑ *"The Day of the Dead"*
2. ↑ *"The Day of the Dead"*

## External Links

* The Day of the Dead (Cassandra Palmer #3.1) read online free by Karen Chance

**Content Refs**:

* Peruvian Mummies - Crystalinks
* Atahualpa, Last Inca Emperor - Archaeology Magazine
* Sapa Inca - Wikipedia
* Inka Mummies at the Mummy Tombs
* Inca Mummies (Article) - Ancient History Encyclopedia
* Athena Review Recent Finds: City of Inca Mummies yields bounty of knowledge
* Inca Mummies / Incan Mummies / Inca Ice Mummy Tombs
* Inca Empire - Pictures, More From National Geographic Magazine
* Biography.com
* Francisco Pizarro - Wikipedia
* Giants of the Royal Incas
* Thousands Of Inca Mummies Found - CBS News
"Vegas Odds"

**"Vegas Odds"** (2009) — Cassandra Palmer series #4.4 and **Lia shorts series** #2, first printed in Strange Brew.

## Synopsis

Lia de Croissets, half-human, half-Were, isn't considered an ideal employee. But her bosses at the War Mage Corps, the supernatural community's version of a police force, have found the solution-- make her the mentor to a group of raw recruits. It's a thankless job designed to keep her busy, useful and out of trouble. And it seems to be working--until Lia receives an early morning visit from her suddenly homicidal students.

The mages may be young, but they know enough to be deadly. Lia soon finds her house in pieces and herself and her Were boyfriend, Cyrus, in little better shape. In the end, though, it's one of the students who lies dead on the ground--from Lia's own spell. An investigation uncovers the unsettling fact that the students were acting under a powerful illusion cast by someone with a long-standing grudge against Lia's family. Even worse, the spell hasn't been affected by the cadets' defeat, and if it isn't lifted soon they may all die.

Only the mage who cast the spell can lift it, forcing Lia to track down an assassin with the abilty to weave terrifying and very real illusions. Her Were heritage offers her some protection against these, but Lia is half-human, too. Can she find the killer before her own mind betrays her? ~ Take A Chance: Books

## **World-Building**: Characters, Groups, Supes, Places, etc.

**Characters**:

**Supe Elements**:

**Groups & Organizations**:

**Places**:

## Next & Previous Books

* **Next Short**:
* **Next Book**:
* **Previous Book**:
* **Previous Book (Cassie's World)**:

## See Also

* **Full Reading Order List**
* Dorina Basarab series
* Cassandra Palmer series
* Karen Chance

## External Links

**Links related to this book**:

* Take A Chance: Books—"Vegas Odds" in Strange Brew
* Goodreads | Strange Brew

**General links**:\* Cassandra Palmer series - Urban Fantasy Wiki

* Take A Chance: Gallery ~ Author, all books
* Cassandra Palmer Series ~ Shelfari
* The Cassandra Palmer series - Wikipedia
Harry Potter

Parce qu'il n'y avait pas que Game of Thrones au RingCon, deux acteurs d'**Harry Potter** : Harry Melling qui a interprété Dudley Dursley et Jessie Cave qui a interprété Lavender Brown avaient eux aussi répondu à l'appel. Comme on pouvait s'y attendre, les fans leur ont posé des questions sur leur expérience sur le tournage du film, mais ils leur ont aussi posé des questions plus actuelles et plus personnelles. Nous avons retenu leurs réponses les plus intéressantes.

    Commençons par l'actualité. Sachez qu'ils ont tous les deux hâte de voir la pièce de théâtre *Harry Potter and the Cursed Child* ainsi que *Les Animaux Fantastiques*, l'année prochaine. Si Harry Melling affirme n'avoir rien en commun avec son personnage, nous avons découvert que Jessie Cave partageait au moins un point commun avec Lavender : elle avait tendance à suivre les garçons qui lui plaisaient partout au lycée !Harry Melling pense que si Dudley était allé à Poudlard, il aurait été Serdaigle (alors que le public penchait plus pour Poufsouffle), et aurait adoré que le fils de Dudley ait des pouvoirs magiques, comme l'aurait envisagé J.K Rowling pour l'épilogue d'Harry Potter et les Reliques de la Mort.

S'ils avaient pu sauver un personnage, Harry Melling (visiblement grand fan de Gary Oldman) aurait choisi Sirius Black, alors que Jessie Cave aurait choisi Cedric Diggory (inutile de vous expliquer pourquoi). En parlant de Robert Pattinson, Jessie Cave a raconté qu'un ami lui avait demandé de mettre l'acteur sur la liste des invités pour la pièce de théâtre dans laquelle elle jouait et qu'elle avait été très étonnée et déstabilisée de le voir débarquer en plein milieu de sa performance, croyant qu'il s'agissait d'une blague.

    S'ils pouvaient avoir un objet ou un pouvoir magique, Jessie Cave choisirait la cape d'invisibilité (sûrement pour épier les gens ^^) et Harry Melling la poudre de cheminette. On leur a également demandé s'ils avaient pu influencer leurs personnages, et Jessie Cave a répondu qu'elle avait tenté de faire porter des vêtements à imprimé caniches à Lavender Brown, car elle pense que Lavender serait du genre à aimer les caniches, sans succès.

Personnellement, j'ai appris que le grand-père d'Harry Melling (mais je suis sûre que de nombreux fans sont déjà au courant), Patrick Troughton, avait incarné le deuxième Docteur dans *Doctor Who*, et que Jessie Cave était aussi illustratrice. Oh, et j'allais oublier, Harry Melling semblait très intéressé par le Quidditch moldu ! :D
Sebastian

**Sebastian**, full name is **Sebastian Arnou** — First appears in

## Books Appears in

* Touch the Dark

* 3.2. "Rogue Elements"
* #4.4. "Vegas Odds"
* #4.7. "Skin Deep"

## About

**Sebastian Arnou** is a Werewolf who goes to the Silver Circle for aid on behalf of his werewolf clan.

### Physical Description

**Wolf Form**:

* Chartreuse eyes.
* Huge gray and black wolf the characteristic long muzzle and mouth full of razor-sharp teeth.

### Other Details

* there was intelligence in those eyes that no animal would have had.

## Associated Characters, Places, etc.

* Louis-Cesare
* Cassandra Palmer
* Mircea Basarab
* M.A.G.I.C.

## Events in the Series

*If you want to avoid **spoilers**, think of the book title as a "Spoiler Warning" for books you have not read yet.*. *The purpose of this section is to be able to find things in the series. Please use References*.

### 1. Touch the Dark

While Cassandra Palmer was being escorted from the Senate Chamber meeting by Louis-Cesare, Rafe and Mircea Basarab, they encountered a Werewolf in wolf form on the stairs at M.A.G.I.C.. Louis addressed him as **Sebastian**. They passed each other in peace—which never happens. It was surreal to Cassie.

## See Also

* Werewolves
* Two-Natured

## Book References

1. ↑ *Touch the Dark*, ch. 4
2. ↑ *Touch the Dark*, ch. 4
3. ↑ *Touch the Dark*, ch. 4
4. ↑ *"Rogue Elements"*, ch. , p.
5. ↑ "Vegas Odds", ch. , p.
6. ↑ "Skin Deep", ch. , p.
Magical Objects and Weapons

**Magical Objects and Weapons**

## About

### Characteristics / Nature

* Dark Weapons are fickle—they always go to the greatest source of power, in order to increase their own (per Pritkin).

## List of Magical Weapons

### A–K

**To expand the table**, in Edit–Visual mode, right-press with mouse on a Row of the table (Control-press on a Mac)—choose add Row or Column. Or, in Source Mode: copy-paste rows.

### L–Q

***To expand the table**, in Edit–Visual mode, right-press with mouse on a Row of the table (Control-press on a Mac)—choose add Row or Column. Or, in Source Mode: copy-paste rows*.

### R–Z

***To expand the table**, in Edit–Visual mode, right-press with mouse on a Row of the table (Control-press on a Mac)—choose add Row or Column. Or, in Source Mode: copy-paste rows*.

## Associated Characters, Groups, Places, etc.

* Magic
* Dante's Casino (parking lot)
* Senate
* Inner Sanctum
* Mac's Tattoo Shop
* Egil Skallagrimsson

## Events in the Series

*If you want to avoid **spoilers**, think of the book title as a "Spoiler Warning" for books you have not read yet.*. *The purpose of this section is to be able to find things in the series. Please use References*.

### 2. Claimed by Shadow

Cassie stole some magical weapons and other items from the Inner Samctum of the Senate. On her return trip from the past with Mircea, the Consul was waiting for them. The Consul reached for her, she jerked back and ended up three days in the past—same space, different time. I had shifted in time, but not in space—still in the inner sanctum of the vamp portion of MAGIC. She decided to take some of the goodies there. Cassie had to rush since the wards had likely set off an alarm. so she only took what was in front of her. Besides, the Senate is at war with Rasputin and the Black Circle and she wouldn't want to leave them defenseless.

John Pritkin turned all his weapons into a charm bracelet: tiny machine guns, rifles, grenade launcher, etc.

## See Also

* Magic
* Lists - Cassandra Palmer World Wikia

## Book References

1. ↑ *Touch the Dark*, ch. 10
2. ↑ *Touch the Dark*, ch. 8
3. ↑ *Touch the Dark*, ch. 3
4. ↑ *Claimed by Shadow*, ch. 13
5. ↑ *Claimed by Shadow*, ch. 5
6. ↑ *Claimed by Shadow*, ch. 8
7. ↑ *Claimed by Shadow*, ch. 8
8. ↑ *Claimed by Shadow*, ch. 6
9. ↑ *Claimed by Shadow*, ch. 8
Jesse

**Jesse**

## Introduction

**Jesse Hodges** is the leader of a group of Misfit Magical children call the Misfit Mafia.

## About

### Occupation

* A kid who helps other magical kids survive

### Character / Personality

* Has a firm handshake and looks people in the eye.
* Has a determination to keep the other Misfits safe.

### Physical Description

* wore a t-shirt with pin-holes, torn jeans, shoes held together with a safety-pin

### Family / Friends

* Father:
* Mother

## Events in the Series

*The purpose of this section is to be able to **find things in the series**. Please use References.*
*This section may have **spoilers**. If you want to avoid spoilers, think of the book title as a "Spoiler Warning" for books you have not read yet. If you have a spoiler to add, please add it to this section*.

## Book References

1. ↑ *Embrace the Night*, ch. 6, p. 64
2. ↑ *Touch the Dark*, ch.

## External Links

**Specific Links**

**General Series Links**:

* Take A Chance: Gallery
* Cassandra Palmer series - Urban Fantasy Wiki
* Cassandra Palmer Series ~ Shelfari
* The Cassandra Palmer series - Wikipedia
Roman Senator

**Roman Senator** — Appears in Touch the Dark

## About

**Roman Senator** was a male vampire and a member of the North American Vampire Senate who was almost as old as the Consul, having started life as one of Nero's bodyguards even though his mother had been a slave captured somewhere much farther north than Italy. He'd been one of the emperor's favorites for having even more sadistic tastes than his master: It's rumored the it was he who really burned Rome.

### Physical Description

* milky complexions and wavy dark hair
* light brownish gold eyes
* dressed in white and silver
* looked like the twin of the Southern Belle Senator

## See Also

* North American Vampire Senate
* Southern Belle Senator
* Consul
* Vampire Senate
* Master Vampires

## Book References

1. ↑ *Touch the Dark*, ch. 3
2. ↑ *Touch the Dark*, ch. 3

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Cassandra Palmer World Wikia

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Karen Chance

**Karen Chance**

## Introduction

Karen Chance is the author of two New York Times bestselling series, plus a number of novellas and short stories, all set in the Cassandra Palmer universe. A full-time writer since 2008, she was previously a university history teacher, which comes in handy when writing the time-travel aspect of Cassie’s crazy adventures. She loves Las Vegas, the main setting for her novels, but currently lives in Florida near her family home. ~ Goodreads

## See Also

* Full Reading Order List
* Cassandra Palmer series
* Dorina Basarab series

## External Links

* Take A Chance: Author
* Karen Chance - Wikipedia
* Take A Chance: **Freebies**
* Smashwords – About Karen Chance, 'The House at Cobb End', 'In Vino Veritas', 'Shadowland', etc.

**Author Pages**:

* Take A Chance: Author
* Karen Chance - Wikipedia
* Cassandra Palmer World series by Karen Chance ~ Goodreads

**Commuity / Fan Sites**:

* (6) The Cassandra Palmer Series by Karen Chance ~ Facebook
* Cassie Palmer Series (@CasPalmerSeries) | Twitter

**Series Links & Reading Order**:

* Timeline ~ Author's site
* Cassandra Palmer series by Karen Chance  ~ Goodreads
* Dorina Basarab series by Karen Chance  ~ Goodreads
* Cassandra Palmer Universe - Series Bibliography - ISFdb

**Interviews**:

* Karen Chance Interview and Book List - LoveVampires.com
* SFRevu Review
* Interview: Karen Chance | All Things Urban Fantasy
* Stephen Chats with Karen Chance | Fantasy Literature
* Interview: Karen Chance | Literary Escapism
* Interview and Giveaway with Karen Chance - Under the Covers Book Blog
* Karen Chance Interview - The Jitty
* Interrogate the Author: Starring Karen Chance | Urban Fantasy Land
* Calliope's Domain: INTERVIEW: Karen Chance
* Karen Chance Interview – Better Storytelling
* Paperback Dolls » Interview and Giveaway: Hunt the Moon author Karen Chance
* MFT Guest: Interview with Karen Chance and Giveaway of Chicks Kick Butt and Hunt the Moon! - Candace's Book Blog
* edensbookshelf.com – Interview With Karen Chance Author Hunt The Moon (The Cassie Palmer Series)
* author interviews: Karen Chance
* Interview with Karen Chance | Authors Abode Interviews
* (6) FIFTH Q&A WITH KAREN CHANCE POSTED

**Misc**:

* Karen Chance on Scribd | Scribd
* Karen Chance - Penguin Books USA
* Amazon.com: Karen Chance: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle
* karen chance on Tumblr
* Amazon.com: Karen Chance: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle
* Karen Chance - Penguin Books USA
Revenant

**Revenant**

## About

A **Revenant** is the worst case scenario for a newly created Vampire. They are without any higher brain functions. They are like animals who lived only to hunt. And because they couldn't reason, they didn't acknowledge the mastery of the one who made them. The only thing to do was to hunt them down before they went after humans.
Magical World

**Magical World** — also called **Supernatural Community**.

## About

The **Supernatural Community** is made up of various supernatural species and organizations. They essentially all diligently maintain a level of secrecy from humans. The **Magical World** has a standard policy to clean up their own mess. It didn't do to leave bodies lying around of rate policy to find... especially Supe bodies that would raise some uncomfortable questions among the authorities. That didn't used to be the case, which was how a lot of those old legends got started. The more the human population expanded, the more the policy became vital. The Senate didn't care for the idea of seeing vamps chopped up in laboratories while some human scientist tried to figure out the secret to eternal life, or having freaked-out governments start a modern version of the Inquisition.

### Publications

* **The Oracle**: Newweek-like magazine for the magical community.
* **Crystal Gazing**: scandal sheet for the magical community.

## Supernatural Groups / Types / Titles / Places

### Types / Species

* Vampires
* Master Vampires
* Mages
* War Mages
* Witches
* Ghosts
* Demons
* Fey
* Light Fey: Blarestri, Svarestri, Alorestri
* Dark Fey: Dragons, Pixies, Trolls, Banshee, Harpies, Gremlins, ,
* Djinn
* Gamelan
* Incubus

### Supernatural Groups and Titles

* M.A.G.I.C.
* Consul
* Silver Circle
* Great Council
* Corps
* Vampire Senate
* North American Vampire Senate
* South American Vampire Senate
* European Senate
* Asian Senate
* Black Circle
* Rogue Mages
* Demon Council
* Coven Witches

### Places, etc.

* Dante's Casino
* M.A.G.I.C.
* Faerie
* Gerald & Company
* Tony's Farmhouse

## Book References

1. ↑ *Touch the Dark*, ch. 2
2. ↑ *Touch the Dark*, ch. 2
Marie

**Marie** — Minor character in Touch the Dark

## About

**Marie** is a young brunette woman who is Louis-Cesare's human lover in 1661 Carcassonne, France. She would visit him in his cell while he was still human and a prisoner of his royal half-brother.

### Connections

* Lover: Louis-Cesare
* Possessor: Cassandra Palmer

## Other Associaed Characters, Groups, Places, etc

* Louis-Cesare
* Carcassonne
* Cassandra Palmer
* Mircea Basarab
* Francoise
* Pierre
* Etienne
* Radu
* Myra
* Agnes
* Rasputin

## Events in the Series

*This section may have **spoilers**. Think of the book title as a "Spoiler Warning" if you haven’t read it yet*.

### 1. Touch the Dark

On Cassie's first vision/shift to Carcassonne, she inhabits Louis-Cesare who is in bed with Marie in the middle of having sex. An older woman enters with guards, scolds Marie, and takes Louis away under guard. On Cassie's last shift to Carcassonne, she takes possession of Marie while Mircea possesses Louis-Cesare—they finish doing what the other two started. Cassie and Mircea are there to save Louis from being killed before he can be changed into a vampire and to save Mircea's brother Radu from centuries of torture and eventual madness.

## Book References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *Touch the Dark*, ch. 4
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *Touch the Dark*, ch. 14
Coven Witches

**Coven Witches**

## About

There are covens of witches that are powerful enough to be independent of the Silver Circle.

### Known Coven Witches

* **Zara**: (“Jasmine”),
* **Evelyn**:
* **Beatrice**:

## Events in the Series

*This section may have **spoilers**. Think of the book title as a "Spoiler Warning" if you haven’t read it yet*.

### 1. Touch the Dark

Witches who break into Cassie’s suite include **Zara** (“Jasmine”), **Beatrice** is the pushy little witch, and **Evelyn** is the one Cassie calls "Valkyrie". They use Druid Magic: a combination of human magic—pre-Circle —and Fey magic.

## See Also

* Witches
* Gypsies
* Silver Circle

## Book References

1. ↑ *Tempt the Stars*, ch.
2. ↑ *Tempt the Stars*, ch.
3. ↑ *Tempt the Stars*, ch.
Bokors

**Bokors** — See also: Necromancers — Appears in Claimed by Shadow

## About

**Bokers** are Voodoo workers—animators of the dead. They are employed at Dante's Casino to maintain and repair the zombie entertainers.

## Other Associated Characters, Groups, Places, etc.

* Necromancers
* Headliners
* Zombies
* Zombie Elvis
* Carlos Casanova
* Dante's Casino

## Events in the Series

*This section may have **spoilers**. Think of the book title as a "Spoiler Warning" if you haven’t read it yet*.

### 2. Claimed by Shadow

Carlos Casanova had to call in the bokors to repair Zombie Elvis after War Mages shot him in the head. When Elvis went crazed over the Graeae's bucket of bloody entrails, Casanova yelled for the Bookers to get there quick.

## Book References

1. ↑ *Claimed by Shadow*, ch. 4
2. ↑ *Claimed by Shadow*, ch. 4
3. ↑ *Claimed by Shadow*, ch. 13

## External Links

* Bokor - Wikipedia
* Zombie - Wikipedia
* Necromancy - Wikipedia
* Haitian Vodou - Wikipedia
Cassandra (term)

**Cassandra (term)** — this article of the term—for the character, see Cassandra Palmer—for the historical Cassandra see Cassandra (original).

## About

Circle's term for a fallen Sybil, one who uses her power for ill instead of good.

### Characters Labled as Fallen Sybils.

* Myra
* Elizabeth O'Donnell
* Cassandra Palmer (falsely accused by John Pritkin)

## See Also

* Heir
* Sybils
* Pythia Court
* Pythia
Sybils

**Sybil** — Position. First mentioned in Touch the Dark.

## Introduction

**Sybil** is the title for a true Clairvoyant. Sybils in the Pythia Court are trained from childhood to understand the burden and how to bear it. The Pythia's power has passed in an unbroken tradition for thousands of years through the Sybils, from which the Heir is found. True Sybils are rare.

## About

### Powers & Abilities

* Has premonisiotn or visions of the future.

### Habitat

* Pythia Court
* Pythia Mansion

### Known Sybils

* Myra
* Cassandra Palmer
* Agnes
* Elizabeth O'Donnell

### Other Details

* **Cassandra** is the Circle's term for a fallen Sybil, one who uses her power for ill instead of good.

## Events in the Series

*This section may have **spoilers**. Think of the book title as a "Spoiler Warning" if you haven’t read it yet*.

### 1. Touch the Dark

In Dante's parking lot, a Dark Mage addresses Cassie as "Sybil"—he says it's her proper title. Pritkin states that he claims expected to find a **cassandra**, a fallen sybil, but found something much worse—a Lamia demon. The current Heir, a Sybil, was kidnapped by Rasputin six month previously. Pritkin assumes she must be dead for why else would the power come to Cassie, a rogue with no training, no understanding of what the position entails. She, Myra, has been helping Rasputin attack Senate members.

## See Also

* Pythia
* Pythia Court
* Agnes

## Book References

1. ↑ *Touch the Dark*, ch. 10
2. ↑ *Touch the Dark*, ch. 12
3. ↑ *Touch the Dark*, ch. 12
4. ↑ *Touch the Dark*, ch. 11
5. ↑ *Touch the Dark*, ch. 8
6. ↑ *Touch the Dark*, ch. 10
7. ↑ *Touch the Dark*, ch. 11
8. ↑ *Touch the Dark*, ch. 11

## External Links

* Sibyl - Wikipedia
* Sibyls - Myth Encyclopedia
* The Sibyl, Divine Prophetess of the Ancient World
* Sibyl | Greek legendary figure | Britannica.com
* sibyl - Mythology Dictionary
* The Sibyl of Cumae vs. The Oracle of Delphi
* Delphi - Oracle of Delphi - Crystalinks
* SIBYL, Greek Mythology Index
* What the Sybil Knew
* The Cumaean Sibyl - Greek Mythology Link
Shrunken Head

**Shrunken Head**

## About

Small talking heads about the size of a fist spelled to take orders at Headliners, the zombie bar at Dante's Casino and pass them on to bartenders. Most are plastic, some are the real thing.

## Associated Characters, Groups, Places, Objects, etc.

* Headliners
* Zombie Elvis
* Zombies
* Graeae
* Kit Marlowe
* Cassandra Palmer
* Carlos Casanova
* Dante's Casino

## Events in the Series

*This section may have **spoilers**. Think of the book title as a "Spoiler Warning" if you haven’t read it yet*.

### 1. Touch the Dark

There is a shrunken head—Danny—above the cage holding Jimmy the Rat in the basement of Dante's Casino. There is a Tar Baby Spell attached to it that gets triggered the moment someone touches the cage—Cassie gets stuck in it.

### 2. Claimed by Shadow

A shrunken head takes drink orders from Kit Marlowe and tells bad jokes.

## Quotes

"Okay, how about a riddle," the head burbled. "What's the best way to a vampire's heart?" It paused for a couple of beats. "Through his rib cage!” — Shrunken Head
"A tough audience, huh?" the head asked. "Okay, but did you hear the one about the guy who couldn't keep up payments to his exorcist? He was repossessed. Ha! Now, go ahead, tell me that's not funny!” ... "It's not funny," Marlowe said, unfolding his napkin.
"You know why mummies don't take vacations?" a muffled voice asked from under Marlowe's napkin. "They're afraid they'll relax and unwind.”
## See Also

* Headliners
* Zombie Elvis
* Zombies
* Dante's Casino
* Bokors
* Necromancers

## Book References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 *Claimed by Shadow*, ch. 13
2. ↑ *Touch the Dark*, ch.

## External Links

* Shrunken head - Wikipedia

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Egil Skallagrimsson

**Egil Skallagrimsson**

## Introduction

**Egil Skallagrimsson** was a Viking poet and general hell-raiser. Egil was also one of the best rune-masters to ever live.

## About

Egil took his first life at age six when he killed another boy over the outcome of a ball game. There are a lot of stories about Egil, most of which were recorded in his own poetry. He depicted himself as a larger-than-life figure who did impossible things-took on huge numbers of opponents and slew them single-handedly, set barns ablaze with a look, brought kings under his sway with only the power of his words and survived numerous attempts on his life. He made an enemy of Gunnhild, either by stealing her runes or by killing her son—stories differ—yet he lived to age eighty in a time when most men died in their forties.

### Runes of Langgarn

According to legend, **Egil Skallagrimsson** enchanted the Runes of Langgarn in the late tenth century. Some stories say that he stole the runes from Gunnhild, the witch queen of Erik Bloodaxe, king of Norway and northern England. And since Gunnhild was said to have Fey blood, it's possible the runes were enchanted long before in Faerie by someone else entirely.

## Associated Characters, Groups, Places, etc.

* Runes of Langgarn
* Mac
* John Pritkin

## Book References

1. ↑ *Claimed by Shadow*, ch. 5
2. ↑ *Claimed by Shadow*, ch. 5

## External Links

* Hurstwic: Egill Skallagrímsson
* Egill Skallagrímsson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
* Egil Skallagrimsson, Warrior Poet - HeadStuff
* Egill Skallagrimsson | biography - Icelandic poet | Britannica.com
* Top 10 Toughest Viking Warriors - Toptenz.net
* Egil's Bones
* Twin Cities Gamer: Viking Warlord Egil Skallagrimsson

Egil's Sagas:

* Egil Skallagrimsson and the Viking Ideal
* Egil's Saga: Index
* Egil's Saga - Icelandic Saga Database
* skaldic project :: skalds :: egill skallagrímsson

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Fanatic

**Fanatic** — in "The Day of the Dead"

## About

'****Fanatic** '** is a mage and a member of Sarah Lee's mercenary team. Neither he or Forkface gave gave out their names, so Tomas made up his own names for them in his head, which he kept to himself. He wants to keep the vampire bones (for spells) that they find on their mission to kill Alejandro. — He can make a **silence shield** using bones.

### Powers & Abilities

* Can make a **silence shield** using bones.
* Can do a **shadow spell**, in full light, to make them less obvious. It works on humans by redirecting their attention away—will not work on master-level, but all else.

### Character / Nature

* Kept muttering silently to himself and fingering a necklace of what looked like withered fingers.

### Physical Description

* Tall, gaunt man, with eyes of a **fanatic** set deep in a craggy face

### Other Details

* He had been delegated to lead the way out fo rthe rescued human victims while Sara and her remaining associate remained behind to rescue Tomas.
* He seemed perturbed that they hadn’t brought him any bones.

## Associated Characters, Places, etc.

* **Fanatic**
* Sarah Lee
* Tomas
* Jason Lee
* Alejandro
* Mages
* Mummies
* Zombies
* Necromancers
* Vampires

## Book References

1. ↑ *"The Day of the Dead"*
2. ↑ *"The Day of the Dead"*
"Shadowland"

**"Shadowland"** — Cassandra Palmer series #4.2

## Synopsis

For the ebook of "Shadowland", go here.

"Shadowland" is a novella set between Curse the Dawn, Cassie Palmer #4, and Hunt the Moon, Cassie Palmer #5. It contains spoilers for Cassie Palmer books 1-4. It should be read after "A Family Affair", the first novella in the series, available here. ~ Take A Chance: Free Stories

### Narrative Style

* Third person narrative told mainly from John Pritkin's perspective.

## Full Summary

When Shadowland first opens, John Pritkin is jogging down a Las Vegas street. John stops to pick up coffee and muffins from the coffee shop inside Dante's Casino where they dress in funky-punky monster-ish costumes and make-up to match the hell-theme. The counter girl seems to be scared to serve him. Cassanova appears and on the elevator ride up to Cassie's suite, starts rounding on John, insisting he take Cassie—who he views as a menace who is ruining his business—and move her out of the casino ASAP.

John gives Cassie her coffiee and a doughnut as they pass a pile of gifts—Cassie calls them "bribes." Protein said that “It’s traditional for the leaders of the magical community to give the Pythia gifts on her accession,”. Cassie believes “They figure they have to play nice until somebody kills me.” She opens one and it explodes. John ends up with rebar in the calf of his right leg, Cassie missing and

## **World-Building**: Characters, Groups, Supes, Places, etc.

**Characters**:

* John Pritkin
* Carlos Casanova
* Cassandra Palmer
* Rian
* Mircea Basarab
* Marco Carales
* Rosier
* [[
* [[

**Supe Elements**:

* Incubus
* Vampires
* Demon
* [[
* Demon Prince
* Brimstone: doesn't extinguish until it had finished consuming whatever living flesh it encountered;

**Groups & Organizations**:

* Demon Council
* [[
* [[
* [[

**Places**:

* Shadowland
* Dante's Casino

## First Sentence

* John turned off a side street onto Las Vegas Boulevard, the early morning sun already hot enough to soak his singlet in a dark line down the front.

## Next & Previous Books

* **Next Companion Book**: Masks #4.3 (2014)
* **Next Book**: Hunt the Moon #5
* **Previous Book**: Curse the Dawn (2009)
* **Previous Short**: "A Family Affair" (2011

## See Also

* **Full Reading Order List**
* Cassandra Palmer series
* Dorina Basarab series
* Karen Chance

## External Links

**Links related to this book**:

* **Shadowland** ~ Free Read

**General links**:\* Cassandra Palmer series - Urban Fantasy Wiki

* Take A Chance: Gallery ~ Author, all books
* Cassandra Palmer Series ~ Shelfari
* The Cassandra Palmer series - Wikipedia
Sal

**Sal**

## Events in the Series

*The purpose of this section is to be able to **find things in the series**. Please use References.*
*This section may have **spoilers**. If you want to avoid spoilers, think of the book title as a "Spoiler Warning" for books you have not read yet. If you have a spoiler to add, please add it to this section*.
Rico and Miguel

**Rico and Miguel** — two characters in "The Day of the Dead", #3.1 in the Cassandra Palmer series.

## About

**Rico and Miguel** are two vampire thugs in the employ of Alejandro, the former master of Tomas. The bartender from the cantina in the village took Sarah Lee to a church and graveyard under the guise of helping her find her brother there. At the church, her attempts to barter herto them, claiming she's a witch, in exchange for his nephew's safety that night of El Día de la Muertos (Day of the Dead). The bartender had already given them Jason Lee, her brother, in exchange for his own safety. Rico said it depended on what she can do and he had better hope one of them is what his master wanted.

### Details

* **Species**: both are master vampires.
* **Residence**: South America, Mexico
* **Occupation**: Alejandro's muscle
* **Former associate**: Tomas

## Events in the Series

*This section may have **spoilers**. Think of the book title as a "Spoiler Warning" if you haven’t read it yet*.

### 6. "The Day of the Dead"

Tomas fought Miguel and Rico one after the other. Miguel got staked by a heavy wooden cross from the altar. Rico fell over the side of the cliff after being shot by Sarah with her shotgun.

## Associated Characters, Places, etc.

* Tomas
* Alejandro
* Sarah Lee
* Jason Lee

## Book References

1. ↑ *"The Day of the Dead"*
2. ↑ *"The Day of the Dead"*
Tony's Court

**Tony's Court** and **Farmhouse Residence**

## Introduction

**Tony**, aka **Antonio Gallina**, is a vampire mobster who dates back to the Renaissance era and is head of his own vampire court.

## Books Appears in

* Mentioned in all books
* Touch the Dark
* Tempt the Stars — Cassie goes there back in time.

## About

### Hierarchy

* The hierarchy at Tony's was based on strength, with "might makes right" pretty much the only rule.

### General Details

* The Basement had been a euphemism for Tony's underground torture chambers.
* Most of Tony's crew had nicknames that were tied to either their favorite weapon or most prominent physical feature.
* Cassie's parents live in the Boathouse, a ramshackle cottage behind the main house.
* Better known as Guns R Us.

## Tony's Farmhouse Residence

Tony lived in a historic Pre-Revolution farmhouse in the Pennsylvania countryside.

## Events in the Series

This section may have **spoilers**. Think of the book title as a "Spoiler Warning" if you haven’t read it yet.

6. **Tempt the Stars**: Cassie and Jonas Marsden go back in time to rob Tony of the Paperweight snare. Billy learned from Laura that Cassie's parents live in the Boathouse behind the main house.

## Associated Characters, Places, etc.

* Cassandra Palmer
* Rafe
* Eugenie
* Mircea Basarab
* Elizabeth O'Donnell
* Roger Palmer
* Ragmar
* Alphonse
* Sal
* Faerie
* Magical Paperweight Snare
* Jonas Marsden
* Laura

## Book References

1. ↑ *Touch the Dark*, ch. 3
2. ↑ *Touch the Dark*, ch. 5
3. ↑ *Touch the Dark*, ch. 7
4. ↑ *Tempt the Stars*, ch. 4. p. 50
5. ↑ *Touch the Dark*, ch. 10
6. ↑ *Tempt the Stars*, ch. 1, p. 3, 9
7. ↑ *Tempt the Stars*, ch. 1
8. ↑ *Tempt the Stars*, ch. 4. p. 50
Gatekeeper

**Gatekeeper**

## About

**Gatekeeper** is the one who summons the Demon Council if the need is great enough. He is a being that is very, very old and powerful.

## Events in the Series

This section may have **spoilers**. Think of the book title as a "Spoiler Warning" if you haven’t read it yet.

In **Tempt the Stars**, he is summoned by Cassie. He silences Cassie while talking with Rosier. When he released his hold on her, he asked why he should summoned the Council for her. Cassie says she has a message from Artemis. He takes Pritkin and says she will be summoned.

## Book References

1. ↑ *[[]]*, ch. 20, p. 238, 240
2. ↑ *[[]]*, ch. 20, p. 238–240
Pan's Flute

**Pan's Flute** — First appears in Touch the Dark.

## About

**Pan's Flute** was the watering hole for the second circle—"sin of lust". The decor had Skeletons everywhere. The waiters were all real Satyrs in G-strings.

### Satyr Waiters

* half-goat with real fur-covered haunches and glossy black hooves
* Rudimentary horns that poked out of dark brown curly hair
* Wore a ring of acanthus leaves on their heads
* They are well endowed and often erect, especially around females

### Physical Description

* Decorated almost entirely with dismembered skeletons—
* chandeliers made of what looked like human bones,
* garlands of skulls also hung from the ceiling
* Skulls were used for candle holders
* Drinks were served in skull-shaped goblets with tacky glass «rubies» for eyes
* Napkins showed the Dance of Death in black on a red background, with a grinning skeleton leading a parade of sinners off to perdition.

### Other Details

* Tony's homage to the Renaissance Italy where he'd been born during a time of plague and whole villages being wiped out made people somewhat morbid. Ossuaries, chapels built entirely out of the bones of the deceased, were the era at its most extreme.

## Associated Characters, Places, etc.

* Jimmy the Rat
* Satyr

## Book References

1. ↑ *Touch the Dark*, ch. 6
2. ↑ *Touch the Dark*, ch. 6
3. ↑ *Touch the Dark*, ch.