Most Popular Dark-Hunter Characters:

  1. Simi
  2. Acheron
  3. Zarek
  4. Nick
  5. Vane
  6. Savitar
  7. Stryker
  8. Urian
  9. Cael
10. Carl (cause I do the site and I can cheat!)

Night Pleasures (the first published novel) hit a sales ranking of #6 on Amazon.com a full eight months before publication. It still remains one of their top sellers


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Factoid: The Dark-Hunter series was one of the most eagerly awaited series in publishing history. Thousands of fans from more then 28 countries were desperate to lay hands on the books a year before any of them were published (the anticipation was so great that Sherrilyn was mentioned in the Idiot's Guide to Vampires before ANY of the books had been published). DH fans threatened to storm the Flat Iron building in NY in order to gain the first glimpse of it.

The irony is that it took Sherrilyn almost eight years from the completion of the first DH book to find a publisher willing to take a chance on the series.

The most cited rejection was that the series concept was too different to be marketable.

 

In the world of the Dark-Hunters nothing is ever as it seems. Life and death both take on a whole knew meaning as this immortal cadre of warriors fight to protect mankind from those creatures and demons who would prey on us.

There are many different species and branches who make up the world. But for those who are new to the universe, here's a quick tutorial:

Dark-Hunter: An ancient warrior who sold his/her soul to the Greek goddess Artemis for a single act of vengeance. Now they protect mankind from the Daimons who want to claim our souls.

Apollite: A member of a race cursed by the god Apollo. They cannot be out in daylight and they must live on the blood of each other. At age 27, they die a slow and painful death unless they decide to turn Daimon and prey on human souls.

Daimon: An Apollite who refuses to docilely die over a curse s/he had no part in creating. They feed on human souls and fight the Dark-Hunters. 

Were-Hunter: Originally part of the Apollite race, their DNA was magically spliced with animals. Now they are shape-shifters who are embroiled in a war against each other.

Dream-Hunter: They are the gods of sleep who were cursed by the Greek gods to feel no emotion whatsoever. But they carry within them a dark secret that could completely shake the world in which they live. The Oneroi branch are often helpers to the Dark-Hunters.

Charonte: A race of demons who are extremely violent and amoral. They have a very interesting code of ethics.

Squire: A human who is employed by a Dark-Hunter or a human who has skills that make a Dark-Hunter's life a bit easier. They have an entire organization set up and are willing to die or kill to protect the secret of the DH world. 

Oracle: One who speaks with the gods. They tend to be really crusty/cranky people.

Savitar: Yeah... in a class by himself ;) Ditto on Acheron.

 

To read Dark-Hunter profiles, please click here

Click here for hints on upcoming stories

 

Sherrilyn's Other Series:

> Were-Hunter (shapeshifters/paranormal)

> Dream-Hunter (mythology/paranormal

> Lords of Avalon (Arthurian fantasy)

> The League (Science Fiction)

> Nevermore (coming soon)

> BAD (contemporary)

> Brotherhood of the Sword (medieval historicals)

 

 

 

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