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Dark Demon (Dark Carpathian #16)

by Christine Feehan (Goodreads Author)

4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 · rating details · 9,078 ratings · 156 reviews

Christine Feehan has worked magic on a legion of fans with her darkly thrilling Carpathian tales. Now she delivers the provocative story of a female vampire slayer who proves as seductive--and mysterious--as the night dwellers she stalks...

For as long as she can remember, Natalya has been fighting demons: first in the form of childhood nightmares, then later, immortal crea...more

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Published March 28th 2006 by Jove (first published January 1st 2006)

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Dec 08, 2008 Shannon (Giraffe Days) rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal, vampires, 2008, romance

Vikirnoff finally catches up to Natalya, the woman in the photo, as she's facing off a couple of vampires and some crazed wolves in the Carpathian mountains. He's met his match in Natalya though - she's mouthy, capable, independent and powerful in her own right: she's of the Dragonseeker line, and part Mage, part Carpathian and part human. Led to believe that the hunters killed her brother and would kill her if they find her, it's a bit strange that she doesn't attack Vikirnoff beyond a moment o...more Vikirnoff finally catches up to Natalya, the woman in the photo, as she's facing off a couple of vampires and some crazed wolves in the Carpathian mountains. He's met his match in Natalya though - she's mouthy, capable, independent and powerful in her own right: she's of the Dragonseeker line, and part Mage, part Carpathian and part human. Led to believe that the hunters killed her brother and would kill her if they find her, it's a bit strange that she doesn't attack Vikirnoff beyond a moment of startlement - apparently seeing him face off the vampires is enough for her.

This could have been a good addition to the series, and certainly has some good scenes - notably the battle against Maxim towards the end - but had me terribly confused most of the time. I liked Natalya and her tiger, and I liked Vikirnoff too and the teasing that went on between them. But glaring oversights common to the series (and Feehan's writing) were really hard to ignore here - like the fact that these women never eat. Seriously, when you give blood, you must eat. Poor Corrine, in Dark Melody, was dying of a heart problem and never got to eat, even though Dayan took her blood. "Oh you're so pale" he says after - FEED HER DAMN YOU!! It's a little thing, but it nags at me every time I read these books. It's not that I want Feehan to describe every meal or anything, but she needs to give some indication that they are taking care of themselves, because they're still human.

There are many inconsistencies in her books - another is the impossible positions and gestures the characters get into, which lead me to believe the men must have a second pair of arms for all the things they do while they are carrying the women around (which they do a lot) - and they really get in the way of me suspending my disbelief. It's fantasy, yes, but it still needs to be grounded in reality! Another is that, before the men find their lifemates they're always going on about how they can't feel emotions - fair enough, I like that bit - but in this book Vikirnoff is lamenting the fact that he feels nothing "but loneliness" (well that's something!) and then Natalya sends a telepathic message that his emotions are distracting her from her fight with the vampires - and lo and behold he feels emotions and sees colours again because she's his lifemate! I'm sorry, but I don't get how someone who can't feel emotions can feel emotions!!! Does that make sense to anyone else? (less)

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Feb 05, 2009 Susan rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: own-in-book-format, fiction, remarkable-reads, paranormal, read-in-2009, vampire, to-re-read, romantic-fantasy, shapeshifters, paranormal-romance, do-you-believe-in-magic

Dark Demon is book 16 of Christine Feehan's wonderful Dark Carpathian series. This is the story of Natalya Shonski and Vikirnoff von Shrieder. We first met Natalya in Feehan's Dark Secret and Vikirnoff in Dark Destiny.

Always on the run from vampires and Carpathian hunters, Natalya is part dark mage, part human, and part Carpathian. Her Carpathian bloodline is from one of the oldest and most respected of all Carpathian families: the Dragonseekers. Poisoned against the Carpathian people by the tr...more Dark Demon is book 16 of Christine Feehan's wonderful Dark Carpathian series. This is the story of Natalya Shonski and Vikirnoff von Shrieder. We first met Natalya in Feehan's Dark Secret and Vikirnoff in Dark Destiny.

Always on the run from vampires and Carpathian hunters, Natalya is part dark mage, part human, and part Carpathian. Her Carpathian bloodline is from one of the oldest and most respected of all Carpathian families: the Dragonseekers. Poisoned against the Carpathian people by the treacherous dark mage Xavier, she has been trained to fear all immortals equally, and is an accomplished slayer. She never imagined she would feel anything other than disgust when facing an immortal, until the day she comes face-to-face the man that is her lifemate.

When his brother Nicolae's lifemate Destiny asked him to find a woman who needed their help, Vikirnoff knew he could do no other than find and defend her from all enemies. As soon as Vikirnoff saw the photograph of the woman, he felt a strong compulsion to locate and protect her. He will follow her across oceans, back to his homeland, the Carpathian mountain range.

Vikirnoff has lived a colorless and emotionless existence for centuries, and is astonished at the gut-reaction he has when he finds his one true lifemate: Natalya. Although she's not at all what he imagined, Vikirnoff feels the instant age-old pull to her. Natalya is a clever and capable warrior with battle skills that rival Vikirnoff's. He knows she is not quite human, and not quite Carpathian, but she is the light to his darkness, the woman he is destined to love and protect for all time. Together, they must uncover the secrets of Natalya's past, and try to protect their people from certain destruction.

Dark Demon is the best Carpathian book I've read since Dark Destiny (book 13). It is the longest Carpathian book I've read so far, and was full of the legends of dragons and wizards. I loved seeing some of the characters from the other books - especially Mikhail, the prince of the Carpathian people. The illumination of the Dragonseeker line added so much to the existing folklore in the series.

Natalya is hands downs one of Feehan's best heroines to date and maybe my favorite lifemate in the series so far. She is so modern and sassy, and full of pop culture references that Vikirnoff (or Vik, as she sometimes referred to him) had no hope of understanding. She is a sharp and witty woman with immense combative and magical abilities - a true kick-butt-heroine!

Dark Demon shows Feehan's great versatility and is truly an original. For me, this book represented an enormous amount of growth for the Dark series. The storyline is taking an interesting turn and I can't wait to see what happens next.(less)

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Apr 02, 2008 Ally rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2008, ebook

Natalya Shonski is a vampire hunter, descended from a revered line of Carpathians known as the Dragonseekers and the most powerful mage in history. She hates and fears both vampires and Carpathians alike and has spent her life fighting them. Carpathian Vikirnoff van Schreider is dangerously close to turning vampire when he discovers Natalya and realises that she is his lifemate. But Natalya is unlike any other Carpathian he has ever known - dangerous in her own right, she refuses to let him figh...more

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Oct 16, 2012 Kerry rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2006, 9, paranormal, romance

I can't help myself. I keep going back to Christine Feehan's Carpathian books, even though some of the recent ones have been less than stellar. (I gave the previous one 6/10 and wasn't exactly bowled over by it.) I still like the basic premise and I like the way she's been developing an overall story arc lately. I like the addition of the wizards and now there are dragons as well, which always gives a story or series extra points in my book. So I read the bad ones, enjoy the good parts of those...more I can't help myself. I keep going back to Christine Feehan's Carpathian books, even though some of the recent ones have been less than stellar. (I gave the previous one 6/10 and wasn't exactly bowled over by it.) I still like the basic premise and I like the way she's been developing an overall story arc lately. I like the addition of the wizards and now there are dragons as well, which always gives a story or series extra points in my book. So I read the bad ones, enjoy the good parts of those and keep hoping the next one will be good.I had high hopes for Dark Demon. More for the heroine - we met Natalya briefly in Dark Destiny where it was clearly indicated that Vikirnoff would be her lifemate - than the hero, who seemed to be a typically over-alpha male such as Feehan writes regularly and really needs to tone down. Happily, she did. Vikirnoff had some nice, steady character development as he discovered that he hadn't really had a clue when he's imagined the perfect lifemate and that Natalya is exactly what he both wants and needs. Natalya too moved steadily from seeing him as an enemy to loving him. She also had a good and sensible reason for disliking and distrusting him at first, that dissolved as she got to know him. Too often, Feehan's heroines move from "I hate you, I hate you, I hate you" to "I love you" over the course of about a page and without any truly sensible reason for doing so beside the fact the author deems it time. Dark Demon escaped this common problem and was a much better and stronger book for it.Natalya is part Carpathian, part mage, part tiger - the granddaughter of a Carpathian woman stolen away from her lifemate by a dark wizard to bear his children and thereby make him immortal. She has been indoctrinated since childhood to hate the Carpathians, seeing hunters and vampires as the same kind of evil. She has come to the Carpathian mountains under a compulsion she doesn't understand, aware she is followed and hunted all the way. Virkinoff is one of those following her, determined to find her for reasons he doesn't fully understand himself since seeing her picture back in his brother's book, Dark Destiny. Their meeting shows him she is his lifemate - something she's not convinced about - and from there the story takes off, mixing romance, vampires, dark pasts, Carpathian history and a whole lot of potential disaster. While the immediate problems are solved within this book, there's clearly still evil out there with plans against all the Carpathians and especially the prince.We're clearly building towards a major confrontation here, which may or may not take place in the upcoming reunion book Dark Celebration. Like I said, I can't help myself I keep reading the books and hoping each time I'll get a good one rather than the opposite. I hope Feehan can stay with the tone and set up she produced in this book. It was a good self-contained story and a good step along the overal story arc as well. Keep it up, Christine. Please don't backslide again.Oh, and I loved the revelation of previously unknown elements to the long time alliance between Mikhail's family and Gregori's family.

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Jun 30, 2012 Siry rated it 5 of 5 stars

Oh que libro tan mas interesante..definitivamente todo lo que esperaba y mas.. Ya se conoce a la mente detras de toda la organizacion de los vampiros, las peleas fueron asombrosas desde el hecho de que atras de todo se llevo un plan con tal de acorralar a los carpatos, sacando al principe fuera de su lugar de residencia en varias ocasiones y atacandolos..es increible como la historia del mago se va descubriendo y su relacion con Natalya..
Ah y mirar a Vikirnoff batallar con sus nuevas emociones r...more

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Sep 18, 2009 Debbie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-romance

The only thing keeping Vikirnoff Von Shrieder from seeking out the dawn (to end his existence) was the search for a specific psychic woman that had started in the US (Dark Destiny) and finally brought him back to his home in the Carpathian Mountains. The miracle of her being his lifemate brought on fear and terror first because his first site of Natalya Shonski was of her in battle with a vampire. Growing up, Natalya and her twin Razvan learned the art of magick and she knew of Carpathians, vamp...more

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Sep 09, 2012 Mary rated it 1 of 5 stars

Absolutely awful! Terrible cliche romance-novel characters (oh, she's such a STRONG-WILLED FIGHTING WOMAN WHO CAN'T BE TAMED, oh, he's such a MANLY MAN, THE "STRONG SILENT" TYPE) and so mary-sue it was untrue (oh, she's only amazing at fighting and spells, she's only super intelligent and beautiful and also can just happen to turn into a tiger, huh?).

Read this book at random out of a terrible selection at a hostel whilst travelling - I had no idea about the Carpathian storyline, and upon finish...more

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Jan 22, 2010 Martina the Book Fairy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Dark Demon (★★★) by Christine Feehan is the 13th book in her Carpathian Series. I read the first four books in this series in April 2007 and this book has been sitting on my shelf ever since. Reading it reminded me why I abandoned the series in the first place. At first the Carpathian books are exciting and a novel idea - vampires being what a Carpathian male turns into after centuries of life without the emotional stability of a mate. Only meeting a destined "lifemate" can save him.

However, af...more

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Dec 24, 2007 Kathrynn rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Paranormal Romance Fans

Shelves: romance-paranormal, series-carpathian_feehan, favorites, own, series-leopard_feehan, 2006, hot, reviewed

#16 in Carpathian series and for some reason, Ms. Feehan does not include this in her Leopard Series, but this is both a Carpathian and Leopard Series book. Natalya is one of the Leopard People. Vik (is the Carpathian). It was a good read!

In the back of this book:
Appendix 1 (Carpathian Healing Chants)
Appendix 2 (Carpathian Language)

Huh! I'm sure someone thought that was necessary ;-)

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Mar 19, 2011 Michelle O'flynn rated it 5 of 5 stars

I have looked forward to this story since meeting Vikirnoff back in Dark Destiny...recognising the stoic bravery of this character in holding fast to his honour rather than choosing the darkness of the vampire beast that could rage within.

In this story at least the plethora of hot sex scenes (that frankly are all too much the same old same old no matter how hot they get - Ms. Feehan still the velvet, feminine cores,sheaths flames and conflagration? Really you couldn't come up with some new nouns...more

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Nov 25, 2012 Amy rated it 5 of 5 stars

Dark demon is a breath of fresh air compare to other Dark/Carpathian books that I've read (Well, I haven't read all of the series though). Natalya Shonski was a witty, skillful, strong and very independent protagonist. She reminded me of Jaxxon from Dark Guardian, which is one of my favourite Dark series.
I also like Vikirnoff's character. Feehan's portrayal of Vikirnoff was excellent in that he was like all Carpathian males - dominant and powerful, yet he was different. He was sensitive, funny...more

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May 14, 2012 Amabelle rated it 5 of 5 stars

I am fan of Ms. Feehan for years and I sometimes get annoyed with her (especially in Dark series)chest beating,alpha male heroes, and meeting Vikirnoff was a breath of fresh air. Yes he is still possessive and protective but he does not coddle Natalya. He appreciate her strength and willing to fight with Natalya side by side. A man who does not just love a woman but respects what she can do and let her be the woman she wants to be. And Natalya is amazing, she is confident, strong, quirky and inn...more

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Jul 08, 2010 Jane rated it 5 of 5 stars

love all of Christine Feehan books, so I could be a little prejudice on that score.
This story is about Natalya who is (Carpathian, Mage and Dragonseeker who is the oldest bloodline of the Carpathians). She was also gifted with being part tiger, which she can turn into when she is cornered by the vampires. She also carries a Dragonseeker birthmark, that burns whenever a vampire gets near or in the vacinity of her. Her mage blood line comes from the Carpathians sworn enemy, who stole a Carpathian...more

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Nov 05, 2012 Miranda Willis rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Anyone

Recommended to Miranda by: A friend

Shelves: dark

I have to say that this book has become one of my favorites. I have not read any of the other books in the series yet so I was a little lost at first.

My friend let me borrow this book, she said it doesnt really matter if you go in order because it doesnt really have a story line but now that I've read it I wish I would have started with the first book. But anyways heres my review::

It was really nice finally reading a book where the female character isnt some clumsy, shy weird girl(ie; Ana from 5...more

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May 12, 2010 Elise-all things bright and shiny rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: lots-of-sex, paranormal

I had almost given up on this series. I was hoping that this book would restore my faith in the series and it delivered. I was pleased with both of the main characters and the storyline was fresh in comparison to the others. I now look forward to reading the next in the series, after a short break.

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Apr 20, 2011 Jewel rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: author-christine-feehan

Definitely the best one of the lot! Just when I gave up hope that this series would pick up, I was surprisingly impressed by this installment. I hardly noticed Vikirnoff as a supporting character in the previous books but wow, he totally got to me in his own book. He is, hands down, one of my favorite Carpathian men - right up there with the Savage twins and Gabriel. And I absolutely adore Natalya! She's so awesome and kick-ass that even though her extraordinary abilities almost made her cross o...more

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Feb 20, 2013 Jessy rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: adult-paranormal

I honestly don't know what happened with this one. Up until this point I have given every other Dark book I've read three stars. I been wanting to read about Vikirnoff and Natalya since I read Dark Celebration.

This book was just so boring. The writing was giving me a headache and by page 250 I've had enough. It was nothing but Natayla casting mage spells and trying to undo the lifemate bond Vikirnoff had done. It was also about Natalya trying to figure out her lost memories and behold her broth...more

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Jun 28, 2011 Monique rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites, series-carpathians, fiction-romance, fiction-romance-paranormal, booktype-novel, fiction

Without question, this book ranks as one of my top 3 favorite Carpathian novels. Vikirnoff is an amazing hero, nearly vampire himself and barely holding it together, he somehow finds his lifemate. Natalya is no shrinking violet but an accomplished hunter herself. Worse, she hates Carpathians. The strong pull between them leads to difficult times, for each of them and for their relationship. Dark Demon is one of Christine's most compelling and dark books in this series. Betrayal, love, loss of id...more

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Feb 16, 2012 Natalie rated it 4 of 5 stars

I like all the Dark series books but I don't love them. Dark Demon is #16 and is the story of Vikirnoff who was introduced to us in book 13 (Dark Destiny) about his brother Nicolae. It's a typical Christine Feehan Carpathian Novel, lots of relationship drama between the two main characters who are bonded together as lifemates at the same time that they fight the compulsion. All this while they fight together against the Vampires to save the dwindling Carpathian race. Oh, and there's steamy sex t...more

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Dec 14, 2011 TJ rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal, own-or-have-a-copy

After 16 books, what can one say??? Ms. Feehan is somehow able to keep this series fresh with every single book while staying with a tried and true formula - NOT an easy accomplishment. The basics that we all fell in love with (strong, stalkerish alpha-males searching, then finding their lifemates while fighting vampires and assorted other nasties) still runs strong while the particular personalities and situations are unique and entertaining enough to keep us coming back for more.

In "Dark Demo...more

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May 20, 2009 Mary rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: carpathian

Story of Natalya and Vikirnoff - One of my favorite books in the Carpathian series. Natalya is a leather wearing, kick butt, carry weapons kinda girl. Her spunk and sharp wit brings out the best in Vikirnoff. Instead of a female that is constantly struggling with an "Oh my gosh - he's so dangerous" conflict.... You see Vikirnoff making mental adjustments to recognize the danger in his life mate. A very refreshing twist.

We get a greater sense of the Dragon seeker heritage. Important background is...more

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Apr 22, 2012 Francine "Tsukime" rated it 5 of 5 stars

Hah! Finally, I've finished this book. I didn't realized that it was 500+ pages. *shudders* no wonder I felt as if I have no breath left in me by the time I was done with it. (bad effect of reading e-books via my mobile)

Anyway, I like this story a lot especially the personalities of the two main characters. Taking a leaf from my newly acquired knowledge, I believe Vik is a "DFWM (Don't Fuck With Me) Seme" and Natalya is a "Badass Uke". Haha! I don't know if anybody understood what I just said. H...more

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Dec 02, 2010 ~Megan~ rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: dangerous-dudes, pnr-uf, vampires

Definitely my favorite Carpathian novel so far! I loved Vikirnoff...I found him oddly sweet. I liked that he understood Natalya's need to fight and accepted her for who she was. Other Carpathians have not been so understanding.

I enjoyed seeing more of Dominic and can't wait to get to his book. Looking ahead and seeing that Razvan has his own book, I guess I can assume he's not evil or dead. I would like to know his story.

It's been a long break for me since I read my last Carpathian book, and I'...more

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Mar 04, 2013 Lisa rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal

I like this series. I really do. But, this is book #16 and the formula is getting a bit stale.

1. Dark, handsome Carpathian male on the verge of turning into a vampire suddenly finds his lifemate in a human or part-human woman
2. Human or part-human female hell bent on being resisitant to said Carpathian and his "dominate" ways DESPITE the fact that her panties get in a twist everytime she looks at him
3. A few vampire battles
4. Healing from said battles (chanting, soil, mystical healing through b...more

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Oct 28, 2012 Alex Economides rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: christine-feehan, authors-a-h, erotic-romance, paranormal, romance, romance-reading-challenge-2012, series, vampire-shapeshifters

I am a devoted fan of Christine Feehan and my most favorite series is her world of the fascinating and exciting Carpathians.

I have enjoyed all books in the series but book #16, Dark Demon, I really loved. Finally we get Natalya & Virkirnoff who we have met in previous books but never together.

Natalya who is part Carpathian & Mage (loved this addition to the series with wizards, dragons) is strong, independent, skilled in the arts of mage, a fighter and a loner, who has been hiding from...more

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Aug 31, 2011 Renne rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: christine-feehan

Natalya and Vikirnoff are a great pairing. Both strong individuals whom fight the vampires. Had me worried for a minute when Natalya turned into this wimpy, unconfident woman whom cared about "just pleasing her man and gaining his approval of her." That irritated me. Glad she snapped out of it, otherwise I would have thought she'd been mismatched as his lifemate. After all, both of these people have much to bring to their relationship. It's not one-sided. So glad Christine Feehan braught them fu...more

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Jan 29, 2010 Kathy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, fantasy-other-world, fantasy-romance, sensuous, vampire

Dark Demon…

Things are coming to a head… Vikirnoff is tracking Natalya, a dragonseeker , whom they know has special significance to the vampires that are joining against the Carpathians… Natalya is compelled to go to the Carparthian mountains, to a specific cave… and Vikirnoff follows & finally finds her… (in a nick of time)…

It all began with Xavier, an ancient mage/wizard who wanted the immortal life of the Carpathians & power to rule the entire world… he kidnapped Rhainnon, a dragonseek...more Dark Demon…

Things are coming to a head… Vikirnoff is tracking Natalya, a dragonseeker , whom they know has special significance to the vampires that are joining against the Carpathians… Natalya is compelled to go to the Carparthian mountains, to a specific cave… and Vikirnoff follows & finally finds her… (in a nick of time)…

It all began with Xavier, an ancient mage/wizard who wanted the immortal life of the Carpathians & power to rule the entire world… he kidnapped Rhainnon, a dragonseeker (who can sense vampires), bred with her, bled her, & killed her… she had 4 children (all by Xavier?)… and Natalya is her granddaughter… Natalya & Razvan, twins, lost their parents and were raised by Xavier… Xavier believed Razvan the more magical of the two, and Razvan protected Natalya by keeping the grandfather away from her, she giving him the magical spells and resolutions to challenges that Xavier demanded of Razvan... and even though Natalya believes he is dead (at the hands of the Carpathians), he continues to visit her in her dreams, and to gain knowledge from her… Razvan’s natural skills seem to be planning wars & voice to compel… Xavier & Razvan are in cahoots… although they are not in total sync… at the end battle, Natalya throws a sword through Razvan’s chest when he is going after Vikirnoff = and as he sinks into the ground, his look of betrayal hurts Natalya… and is he dead? Or?

Natalya, part human, part Carpthaian, part Mage… and trained Mage… is called to the crystal cave because the vampires (and Traian & Joie) have breached it… her father placed a compulsion in her when this happened, to go to the cave, because he needed her to protect the magik book of Xavier’s…

Natalya & Vikirnoff are unsteady with one another… Vikirnoff imagined a lifemate like his mother, to be protected, to take care of his needs, to be obedient… and Natalya fears the Carpathians almost as much as the vampire, yet she is drawn to him… she is lonely, and wants a family & happiness… When Vikirnoff intervenes when she is in the middle of a fight with 2 vampires & wolves, she attacks him also until she realizes he is there to help her… She then feels responsible to aid him… she’s a late night movie addict, and her references to June Cleaver, Freddie, Luke Skywalker amuse us all…

Bit by bit they come to trust one another, and value and accept one another for exactly who they are… they go through the crystal cave, and find the ceremonial knife (at the pushing of her father) that Xavier used to kill many, including her parents & grandparents… Natalya must face the truth about her brother – although we’re not quite sure what that truth is – but she knows he is alive, that he is the one that was taking her memories & her magical solutions that were now being used against both her and the Carpathians… They retrieve the book, though Natalya does not want to give it to Milhail because she does not know him…

Natalya takes the 3rd exchange of blood, and surprisingly to me, it is just as painful for her as the other non-Carpathian women…

They are all together at Mikhail’s home when the vampires & the master vampire & Razvan close a trap… they attack, and prevent them from going to ground to the caves, or becoming mist and escaping that way…. They must fight them (and multiplying clones) as they strive to get to the forest edge… Mikhail & Raven, Falcon & Sarah, Vikirnoff & Natalya, Dominic (Rhiannon’s brother), Manolito (from Brazil) – where they hit a wall that traps Dominic… and Dominic & Natalya use their knowledge of magic to open it – first letting in Gregori & Jaques in… and then when they get the barrier down, all of the clone vampire disappear, but Maxim vampire has his hand in Gregori’s chest… Mikhail joins with Gregori via blood, and then exudes great power, striking down Maxim and burning him to a crisp with a directed light energy & healing Gregori immediately…

Side story is Gabrielle, Joie’s sister, who was sent to be with Natalya when Vikirnoff goes to ground… they are attacked by vampires, and Gabrielle is mortally injured… Vikirnoff (and the others) save her, but Vikirnoff is the ‘holder of her soul’ until her body is healed enough to survive. Gabrielle loves Gary, a human scientist who is helping them… and … will Gabrielle now be forced to be a lifemate to a Carpathian? Will Gary be the first male Carpathian conversion? hmmmm
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Aug 25, 2009 Kaleigha rated it 4 of 5 stars

In this installment of Christine Feehan's Dark Series, we meet Vikirnoff VonShrieder and Natalya Shonski. Vikirnoff is an Ancient Hunter of the undead, on the verge of becoming what he has hunted for so long. His final task is to track down a mysterious woman being stalked by Vampires. They want her for some unknown task, and the Carpathians cannot allow her to fall into enemy hands. Natalya has been on the run from not only the vamps, but from hunters as well, believing that she will be killed...more

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Jun 29, 2009 Karyn rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal, 2009-n-before, will-read-again

This has got to be my favourite book ever. I know i know i've said that for quite a few of the Carpathian Series, but if Feehan can actually top this one, then hats off to you lady.

Dark Demon had equal quantities of everything - romance, mystery, great characters, great situations, amazing conversations.. you know everything you want in a good book.

Natalya is part mage, part Carpathain and all woman. She's a movie addict with hilarious results - like calling the vampire Freddie Boy. She has grit...more

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Sep 14, 2009 Lady Danielle aka The Book Huntress rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Fans of a great action heroine and awesome paranormal with great action scenes

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Wow, this book takes the story to another level by introducing the mage storyline. As if the Carpathian series wasn't intricate enough. I found it hard to follow some of the mage aspects, yet I was sucked in. Not only that, Natalya was one seriously kickbutt heroine. She was a total badass with all her weapons. A girl after my own heart. She even has a sword. I just loved how she jumped into the fray, guns blazing, sword swinging, and flinging knives. The part where she fights the shadow warrior...more Wow, this book takes the story to another level by introducing the mage storyline. As if the Carpathian series wasn't intricate enough. I found it hard to follow some of the mage aspects, yet I was sucked in. Not only that, Natalya was one seriously kickbutt heroine. She was a total badass with all her weapons. A girl after my own heart. She even has a sword. I just loved how she jumped into the fray, guns blazing, sword swinging, and flinging knives. The part where she fights the shadow warrior in her room at the inn.... Just fantastic. This book would make a great movie!

Vikirnoff, what can I say? I loved him. He was definitely a sexy, manly hero, but he could respect his strong woman, although she wasn't what he envisioned for his mate. Although he got frustrated because she wouldn't sit back and let him protect her, he admired her at the same time. I liked how she saved his life numerous times, and yet he also saved hers. They were a great match. And boy, the chemistry was off the charts. Great love scenes, if I may say so.

I'm a little confused on how things all tie together with Razvan, Xavier, and the master vamps' master plan, but I'm going to keep reading to see where things go with this storyline. I couldn't quit this series if I wanted to. Something about these Carpathians. They are just in my blood (no pun intended).

It was cool to see some of the other Carpathians show up with their lifemates. I haven't read a handful of the books, so my interest was perked in seeing some of the Carpathians I wasn't introduced to. It was totally awesome as all get out how Mikhail went all Highlander (if you watch the show or movies you know what I mean) on the vamps. That was a rocking cool scene. They had a knockdown drag out that really kept me on the edge of my seat. Like I said, I'm totally voting for this one to be made into a movie (by the right director, of course).

I was really glad that I enjoyed this book, since I definitely got intrigued with Vikirnoff from his appearances in Dark Secret and Dark Destiny. He has lived up to my expectations, as Natalya has. She is probably my favorite lifemate now, which is tough to say because I love so many of these ladies.

Great job on this one, Ms. Feehan.(less)

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