Kenyon, Sherrilyn
THE
DREAM HUNTER
Sherrilyn Kenyon
St. Martin’s Paperbacks 2007
Pb 340 pages
ISBN#
0-312-93881-0; EAN: 978-0-312-93881-9
It’s no wonder that Ms. Kenyon is a New York Times bestselling author. When I saw this book at the store, with the words “From The World Of The Dark-Hunters” on the cover, I picked it up and bought it without reading the back of the book or even the first page—and wasn’t disappointed. Once home, I couldn’t put the book down, it reads so fast and hot.
Ms. Kenyon’s Dark-Hunter’s World is based on the idea that the Greek pantheon is still alive and well, and still playing with humans. Our immortal in this volume is a dream god. Now for we readers that means two things: -1- Arikos, a son of the god Morpheus, is a Skotos, a being whose only purpose is to help people work through their dreams so they can carry on a normal life; and -2- the undertone here is that this guy is a real hunk, “a dream” in the literal sense of the word that gets the reader nice and hot the way the author intended. Our dream god is doing his job, numb to thousands of years of playing with people’s dreams, when he comes upon this lady whose dreams are so erotic that he can’t get enough of her. And of course, being that he’s from the Greek pantheon, he cannot let this opportunity get away from him.
The human woman Mageara Kafieri is an overworked anthropologist trying to prove that her father was not a quack—Atlantis really does exist. Problem is, the Greek government won’t give her permits for diving where she knows Atlantis has to be [and she’s right]. Already, the gods are watching her [and many in her family have turned up dead]. Those on Olympus do not want the seal broken, for if the goddess Apollymi is ever released from Atlantis, there’s no telling the amount of damage she’ll cause this time.
Dream god Arik wants Mageara so badly that he makes a deal with Hades to become human for two weeks. Those two weeks are so spectacular that I suggest you buy the book to see how they come out. From great world-building to swift plot and excellent characterization, through a style full of tension and good humor—if you’re into erotic fantasy, this is a must read.
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