Acheron

by Sherrilyn Kenyon, St Martins, August 2008, ISBN 0312362153, $24.95 US / $27.95 Can. - Hardcover

At Last, the most anticipated story in the blockbuster Dark-Hunter series has arrived. 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 made 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.

This is the 12th Dark-Hunter book to come out - not counting the anthologies and I don't think many of us will ever get tired of Sherrilyn Kenyon's Hunter Legends (Dark-Hunters, Were-Hunters and Dream-Hunters). With Acheron she has answered a lot of questions but like a good author has not answered them all and has added quite a bit more into the mix. Acheron is 728 pages and worth every minute of reading time and then some.