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Acheron (Dark-Hunter, Book 12) | 
 enlarge | Author: Sherrilyn Kenyon
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  193 reviews
Sales Rank: 107
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 736
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.4
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 6.1 x 2.3
ISBN: 0312362153
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780312362157
ASIN: 0312362153
Publication Date: August 5, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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Product Description
The most anticipated story in the blockbuster Dark-Hunter series. The never-before-revealed story of the Dark-Hunter leader, Acheron. He was made human in order to escape death, but in death he was reborn a god. . . Eleven thousand years ago a god was born. Cursed into the body of a human, Acheron spent a lifetime of shame. However, his human death unleashed an unspeakable horror that almost destroyed the earth. Then, brought back against his will, Acheron became the sole defender of mankind. Only it was never that simple. For centuries, he 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.
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 a little less past and more present August 21, 2008
I would have enjoyed the book more if there had been more present story and not so much past. I liked finding out about Ashs life before/right after he became a god, but it became repetitive and redundant after a while.
I have had problems with some of the females in SKs books...ie Tabitha and Susan(I couldn't even finish that book) being the worst in my opinion, but I enjoyed this heroine. She was fiesty without coming off as a b**** and she wasn't some beautiful awe inspiring paragon of supermodel womanliness. She was normal. And Ash was "normal" when he was with her. I also liked that there were times he didn't know quite what to make of her.
 Fabulous August 20, 2008
I'm not going to go all crazy like some of these weird people who write a book of their own with their reviews. I absolutely loved this book, sad and happy and mythology and all of it!!! I have never read any of her other books, but after reading this book I am absolutely going to start from number 1. Thank you to the author. I couldn't put it down the moment that I opened it!!
Complete August 20, 2008
Definite sense of satisfaction after finishing this book. The first half IS hard to read, the details of abuse ARE gory and disturbing, but it lets you know the why and how of Acheron and The Destroyer. Good read, flows well, and worth your time and money at 700 pages.
Required reading. And worth the time spent! August 19, 2008
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My biggest question when I read that Acheron's book was coming, was "what woman would be big enough (character, personality, etc.) for T-Rex?" I had to read the book twice, and parts of it several times, to agree that SK had created the right woman for Ash. Not perfect, but right. The disparity of the book between Ash's beginnings and the current day is pretty glaring, but probably the best way to convey the concept of the who, what and where that is Apostolos, aka Acheron Parthenopaeus. Even if many readers can find specific, to them, flaws in the book, it is a necessary read, a coming-together, for a series that now extends through twenty-three books and/or short stories. This, to me, is a 'catch your breath, refresh your memory, and gird your loins' rest to get ready for the next books in the series. (And, we KNOW there HAVE to be at least five more stories. please, SK?) Plus, and this is a crass, monetary thought here, I know, but I really appreciate that a modern romantica/fantasy writer has written a 700+ page book and has only charged the regular hardback price. I sometimes bewail the $14.00 price I choose to pay for a 1 1/2 hour read. (I pay it, but am a bit snarky about it. A $7.99 ppb, not so much.) Excellent, wonderful, or just plain very good, this is THE book that every SK fan has to have. Probably the best dollar value in a book that I have in ages, if ever.
Now, the long (probably) wait for the next step. Whose story will be next?
AWESOME !! August 19, 2008
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Words cannot describe how much i liked this book. It's about time Acheron got his! I laughed, cried, and enjoyed every word of it.
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