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Q&A posted on Facebook, Aug. 7, 2016:... who is kissare? Monakribos (sorry if spelling is off books not on-hand at the moment.) was the 1st malachai correct?
Yes. Monakribos is Malachai #1. Kissare was his father and Apollymi/Braith's first love (some say her only love). He was also a Sephiroth. Carl MB Staff
I always assumed sephiroth and malachai were made at the same time to equal each other out. How is it that neither of Jared's parents are sephiroth?
Jared's mother was a Sephiroth. Myone. She was their leader at the time she conceived him. Carl MB Staff
I'm lost on why the sephiroth and malachai were put down, I know the deal with kissare and braith was his sacrifice to ensure the survival of 1 each but what did Xev and Jared do that wiped out they're Family and why does Jared's life hang on to jadens capture?
You've merged unrelated events. Kissare's death had nothing to do with the end of the war. He died to save the life of Monakribos. That was the deal. The child would live if he died. The Malachai army came centuries after Kissare's death. Because of their bargain to spare Monakribos's life when they killed Kissare, they had to make the bargain to spare him and then spun it to spare a Sephiroth to keep him in check and tie their lives together. As for the Jared and Jaden relation, that hasn't been fully revealed yet. There is a good reason for it, but it's a spoiler. Carl MB Staff
(MY NOTE: Of course, if you've read Invision, you know the relation between Jared and Jaden. ;D)
Who was the deal made with? In Instinct it says the Monakribos was killed by Cam and her Panth. Does that include Rezar? I don't see the entire panth. Being strong enough to take out a malachai which I understand they've gained more power over time so much to the point that Nick can wipe out everyone but braith. Also it's really vague on who exactly put the malachai army down was it the Chthonians? Also why was a deal needed to save Monakribos life when he was born?
The first war of the gods was started by the six primal powers. Braith, Azura, Noir against Cam, Rezar and Verlyn. As is stated numerous times in the books, the Malachai were taken down by a combo of the Sepherii and the Kalosum powers (there’s more to the army than just the three primals and the Sepherii), as well as the Mavromino and their powers/army. That was the bargain. They were to spare Monakribos and kill the rest. What they didn’t know was that Jared had made a deal of his own (those details have yet to be released) that resulted in the destruction of the Sepherii. Because the Seph had been around before the Malachai, they weren’t part of that original bargain, but the Mav knew they needed at least one Seph around so long as they had a random Mal on the loose, so they agreed to spare Jared since he was willing to slay the others and shift the balance of power to their side.
The deal with Monakribos on his birth was to keep Apollymi from killing everyone at the time she was pregnant (similar to when she became pregnant with Acheron). She’d broken the cardinal law by sleeping with her Sephiroth. That was taboo. The child was supposed to be killed. Kissare made the deal to give up his own life to save them and let the child live in his place, and the others agreed to it because they knew if they didn’t, Apollymi would go to war with them and they were trying to avoid the war that came centuries later.
Carl MB Staff
Facebook Q&A, August 9, 2016:Hi Sherrilyn, Carl and all the crew ! :D
Can you give me a clear definition for the Pyramid of Protection ? I understood that there are (at least) two triads composing it... but I have no details.
Thanks !
From the original site: There are three branches of Hunters: the Dark-Hunters/Were-Hunters, the Hell-Hunters and the Dream-Hunters. Together they form the Pyramid of Protection to protect the three realms where humanity can be attacked— physical, spiritual and in dreams. These band of warriors keep mankind safe from all the different kinds of demon predators who could easily kill or enslave them. Most often the branches work alone, but they do team up together for not only human protection, but also the protection of demons, other Hunters, Apollites, gods, and ultimately the world itself. They're the good guys. You want them on your side. And they're all hugely powerful, so you really don't want them as your enemies.
Carl MB Staff
Should have said that was from the original HunterLegends.com site and the first online Dark-Hunters handbook that Alethea used to create hers. Carl MB Staff
This was posted on August 10, 2016:Good Morning Carl. I have a question I have seen some comments floating around. So I thought I would ask. When was Katra conceived?
The night Acheron got his god powers. She was his 21st birthday present in a manner of speaking. Carl MB Staff
(My note: just as we suspected!! :D)
Facebook question posted on August 12, 2016:Hello AG!
My friend and I had a DH discussion earlier and the topic regarding 'who among the dark hunters, were-hunters, dream hunters, hell chasers and hell hunters know that Nick Gautier is the current malachai.'
My friend, who's a fellow SK fan told me that most of them (in the dh timeline) already knows Nick is the malachai and I disagreed because based on my understanding, only Acheron knows and a handful of them, mostly the higher ups knows Nick IS the malachai.
Kindly enlighten us with this by telling us exactly who among those in the dark hunter timeline (present) knows that Nick is indeed the malachai.
Thank you.
Very few know. It's not something they're bantering about. And it's why Nick isn't interacting with them that much. Carl MB Staff
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Another FB question, also posted on August 12, 2016:
I was curious about Nick Gautier's timeline between the DH series and the CON. Will the 2 timeline ever merge? Is the info we are learning in CON still true in the DH series, such as Cherise not being totally human? Thanks!
The DH events happened and are still happening. Yes, the two will merge. Carl MB Staff
*cries in happiness* Charlotte, you are a GEM!!!
Charlotte wrote: "Facebook Q&A, August 9, 2016:Hi Sherrilyn, Carl and all the crew ! :D
Can you give me a clear definition for the Pyramid of Protection ? I understood that there are (at least) two triads composin..."
Uh, no...I want them on my side because they are all so GORGEOUS!!! *grin*
Char, you are a boss! I've told you before how much I appreciate you so now let me say I ADORE you! I could never stop reading to write this stuff up, not to mention I never would have thought of doing it :DAnd ya know, I find I am getting more out of this with all these questions strung together...vs. reading one post every once in a while. Actually, I haven't been on FB all that much these last months so have missed many questions. THANK YOU!
Aw, thank you, ladies. =)I've also got some older FB questions saved to my hard drive, that I'll be putting up in the coming weeks. In fact, there's an extremely long Q&A about Chthonians that I've been meaning to post somewhere on this site, so it'll show up here. =)
@Cindi: ROFL! Yep, that's one Pyramid of Protection I wouldn't mind having. ;)
(And the FB stuff is easier to put up than the quotes, because FB actually lets me copy and paste. XD)
This is the best thread ever!!!!! I always miss this stuff on FB, and by the time I see it I don't have time to read through all the comments to find the good stuff.
And here it is, that really long post I mentioned in my previous post. =)Facebook question posted April 22, 2015:
Dang Carl! Even after Sherri said Chthonians are born immortal because they never really die, people want to believe otherwise, that she contradicts herself. So once more, are they born immortal to human parents? Which Chthonian was it that came into his power without having any kind of injury?
Sherri does not contradict herself. You have to read carefully. You can't gloss or skim over things. You have to pay attention and realize that she chooses her words with great attention to detail. It is what she says and not what you hear. That being said, I'll break this down simply:
There are only two Chthonians that have ever been talked about in the books at length, and Sherri hasn't said that much about them and how they're created. Period. Only the birth of one has been shown, ergo that is the "canon" for the birth of all Cthonians and is the correct birth for all Cthonians as it's the only birth shown in the books to date. So it has to be right, correct? Yes. Again. We've only been told about and have seen the birth of one Chthonian so that is our canon.
Sav was already a Chthonian when we met him. The only Cthonian birth shown to us to date is Styxx.
What readers saw in Night Embrace with Acheron has nothing to do with Chthonians. That was an Apostolos/Harbinger end-the-world fit. Chthonians protect the world, and the two warring powers inside Ash were in conflict as the one power sought to unleash his mother and the other sought to quell it. The two were ripping him apart. Ash is a contradiction and is supposed to be. So you can't apply what was shown there to any other character because Acheron is unique unto himself. No other character to date is a harbinger. The gods on the floor recognized the Chthonian powers coming out to stop the unleashed Harbinger powers that were erupting and that was what they commented on. Otherwise, Ash would have ended the world that night as Apostolos. Ash wasn't becoming a Chthonian then. He wasn't dying or anything else. That was simply him losing control of his demonic harbinger side and the stolen Cthonian powers trying to subdue it. So while some of that is similar to the birth of a Chthonian, it's not exactly the same.
Sav has never gone into how he became Chthonian and got those powers. Ever. No one knows anything about Sav. At all. Anyone who says differently is speculating. One misinformation problem seems to be readers confusing what they read on fan fiction and role playing sites with what's actually in the books. We really appreciate the fan dedication and we're grateful that they want to play in the worlds and be the characters, but unfortunately there are a number of people who get that confused with the book canon and can't differentiate it. So if they read something on an RPG or fan site, they think that came out of the books and it ain't always so. Another bad culprit are bootlegged and pirated books. Those illegal downloads aren't the published novels. We've seen them with the wrong character names in them, and all kinds of erroneous details. I've answered those questions even here on FB. Illegal copies are a massive problem. Also if someone is relying on the abridged version of an audiobook or a translated edition or even a galley edition. They don't have all the details and that's a problem, too.
But back to your question: The Chthonian canon. Acheron is called a Chthonian because he has godkiller powers that he stole from Styxx and on the surface, Acheron appears to be one of them (i.e. born of mortal parents and can kill gods). However, we know he wasn't actually human so he couldn't "really" be Chthonian. That was happenstance. But under the technical definition of Chthonian (godkiller born of mortal parents and the Chthonian child is then immortal, not the parents), he "could" be referred to as one by those who don't know the truth of his real parentage, but he was never meant to be born Cthonian. That's why he's normally referred to as a godkiller or Dark-Hunter in the series by Sherri and not Chthonian. Again, Sherri did not change the rules or contradict herself. But Ash has never really been a Chthonian and hasn't ever done their job. He did not take on that role or responsibility. So while he can be technically labeled as one, he's not one. It's why he doesn't function as one in the series.
Styxx, on the other hand, would have been a Chthonian had Acheron not been in the womb with him. Styxx is the *only* Chthonian whose birth has been shown.
As Sherri has stated in the books here are the rules: Chthonians are immortals born to mortal parents. They are godkillers. They are not gods. They are a balance. They were created to protect humans during the Primus Bellum when the gods were running amok. They divided the world between them to protect the humans and those who couldn't fight the gods. In time, they turned on each other and fought their own war. They virtually annihilated each other. Only a small number of them are left (8).
The only ones we've met: Sav, Styxx, ZT. Ecanus was mentioned in Time Untime. And Acheron who is technically called one.
And so there it is. All the Chthonian information that has appeared in the books.
Carl MB Staff
Rachel wrote: "This is the best thread ever!!!!! I always miss this stuff on FB, and by the time I see it I don't have time to read through all the comments to find the good stuff."Thanks, Rachel. =)
I'll admit it ... I stalk Sherri's FB page relentlessly, just to find those nuggets of information! XD
Bless your heart for saving all these Q&As. They are a great reference since Carl is really good for answering questions.
Definitely so, Shari. =)The only part that bothers me is that I lost some of my earliest notes when my laptop decided to crash and burn, so I don't have anything from 2014. =(
So here is the earliest post I have in my notes:
Facebook question posted on February 8, 2015:
Okay now I am a little confused here on What the Primal Source is, A Primal God and a Primary God, my understanding is The Primal Source created the six Primary Gods. If the six are considered Primal Gods, dose that mean they created themselves, they are listed as Primary Gods. Can you help out a fan please.
The primal source is the cosmic all whatever it is you want to call it. Out of that came what are called the six Primal Gods. No, they didn't birth themselves and more on their origins is in Instinct out in a couple of weeks. They're only called primaries because they predate the other gods such as the Greeks, but not all gods. Carl MB Staff
I REALLY NEED TO GET BACK TO MY REREAD>>>EXCEPT I DON"T WANT TO READ ACHERON OR STYXX AGAIN!
Yeah, both of those books are pretty intense, so I can see why you're putting that off, Cindi. =)Okay, so here are a few more of those old Facebook questions ...
Question posted February 8, 2015:
Hi! I have a serious doubt. In the book of Acheron, the final part in the Ash and Tory's wedding, they say that Styxx was a best man at it, and in the Styxx's book he was in a coma in that time. Its a change that is gonna be explained in the story (like Tory's Dad time of dead, explain that somebody is messing with the time) or is a error in the timeline?. Thank you very much and i'm sorry for the disturb. Another question that i got, will we ever gonna know why Rissa was so mean to Styxx?
No problem. Ryssa is explained in detail through the book. She was extremely jealous of Styxx and thought he was spoiled. Plain and simple sibling rivalry. Families unfortunately have that in them. As for the other, it's not a mistake. Sherri has explained many times that she didn't put the wedding scene in Styxx as it'd been written in Acheron and would have been redundant for Styxx. She felt the point had been made that he felt out of place. The wedding was why Urian went to wake him with Savitar. Carl MB Staff
(Note: Carl had also posted a pic of the timeline, which indicates that Ash's wedding took place right before Styxx decided to take off. So ... no, the wedding didn't take place in February, like I had originally thought. XD)
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Question posted February 9, 2015:
Was Nick ever considered human?
Yes, Nick thought himself human, but no, he was never really human. He was always the Malachai in every book, Just as Acheron was always a god before he came into his powers. They just didn't know they what they were until they were reborn and their powers were unlocked. Until that time, they believed themselves to be fully human, as did everyone around them. Carl MB Staff
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Question posted February 10, 2015:
I am writing because there seems to be a lot of differences of opinions concerning Fantasy Lover being the first Dark Hunter novel to come out and written for the series. Now I was under the impression that Night Pleasures was the first DH novel written for the series and that Fantasy Lover was added in afterwards as the first.. Can you help us end this dispute we seem to be having? Which book was written first and which book was the first written for the series?
Thank you!
Well, they were both written “for” the series because they’re both part of the series. Night Pleasures was written before FL, and because a Dark-Hunter is in it is considered the first book of the official series. However, Fantasy Lover was published first.
Sherri tried for several years to sell Night Pleasures, Night Embrace and another DH novel that has yet to see the light of day (her words) and couldn’t because publishers refused to touch a novel with any kind of paranormal element in it as they believed it wouldn’t sell to the public (this was the early 1990's when she was first trying to sell Dark-Hunter). So Sherri wrote the DH spin-off FL which has lighter paranormal elements in it and nothing publishers would construe as “vampires” since they were adamant that vampires would never sell to the public and that had been their biggest reason for rejecting the DH series. She hoped that if they bought FL and it did well, they’d be willing to give the rest of the series a chance with the public. The gamble worked. In 1999, she sold Fantasy Lover and Night Pleasures to St. Martins.
Carl
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It just breaks my heart to think of all Sherri went thru in trying to get these book-babies of hers published! So glad she kept at it; can't imagine what life would be like if she didn't.
More Q&A goodies from "Charlotte's Archives"! XDQuestion posted February 11, 2015:
Wynter Laguerre, in CON, is the same one that's in DH, she is also a Hellchaser for Thorn, but I thought I read somewhere in CON that she is also War of the Four Horse men, if that's true what is she considered in DH other than a Hellchaser ,seems that something was mention about an Angel, there is so little information on her, that what I do know, I want to make sure it's right.
No, she's not considered a Hellchaser. She and Thorn have history, but they don't play well together. She's actually Usumgallu (the horsemen are part of the of the total 7 usumgallu). There's a lot more about all that in Instinct so I hesitate to say more due to spoilers. Carl MB Staff
(Note: if you've read Invision and SONO, then you know the relation between Thorn and Laguerre. ;D)
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Question posted February 13, 2015:
I would like to know: Does Acheron look like Styxx, or does Styxx look like Acheron. Yes, I know they are twins, yes they have different colored eyes, and Ash can has his hair vary, but both are blond, tall, have the same face. But, whom had the original face and body? Acheron and Styxx are the only ones left for me to read in the Dark Hunter series. Love the League too!!
Ash was "fashioned" to look like Styxx so as to hide him from the gods. It's Styxx's human form they both appear as. Ash's "true" form is his blue one. Carl MB Staff
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Question posted February 25, 2015:
Hi Carl ! I have some questions :) In Dark-Hunters series, what are exactly "the source gods" (Jericho, Jared...) ? What's their role? They're related to the Primals God ?
I'm a little confused...
Sorry it took so long to get an answer. Sherri's been sick and I wanted to consult her and make sure I had it right before I answered. Jericho isn't a source god. He's a Titan (Cratus), and Jared isn't one either, he's a Sephiroth who served the six primal gods and who was the leader of the Sephirii army that fought against the Malachai army in the first war of the gods. That is explained much better in Instinct.
Here's my summation of the history lesson: The Source is where the gods come from. The two "source gods" that birthed the six primal gods are Tiamat and Chronus (who isn't that same as Cronus--Sherri was insistent that I not confuse the two as they are separate beings). The six primals are the ones we know set the war of the Chthonians and Greeks into motion: Apollymi (Braith), Set (Rezar), Verlyn, Ma'at (Cam), Noir, and Azure. There's an important reason why their names changed and they are and will be explained in the series. The war between them is still being revealed and all will be explained in time. But it all lays it in the end between the CON and DH series. There will also be a fuller explanation about this in the guide she's working on that will be available later this year and like I said, more in Instinct and I don't want to give spoilers about that.
(Note: No, the guide that was mentioned in the answer, hasn't been posted yet. I could be wrong, but I think that it will be part of the new website that hasn't gone online yet.)
Another round of "archive" goodies! =)Question posted March 26, 2015:
Set is Rezar and Appolymi is Braith. Why did their names change. Did they reincarnate or something?
There is a very important reason for Apollymi, but that would be a spoiler so I'm not saying anything at this time. As for Rezar, he was renamed by the Egyptians when they brought him into their pantheon. That was explained in one of the books, but I can't remember which one. Carl MB Staff
(Note: I'll admit, I must have missed that explanation because I have no clue what Carl's talking about ... o.o)
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Question posted March 27, 2015:
Hi Carl, I have a question. How many Malachai's have there been?
If I counted the list correctly, 53 with Nick since the first one. But I have to double check with Sherri. Carl MB Staff
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Question posted March 29, 2015:
I must ask, I found out that Nekoda, or if better known as "Kody" is a ghost in Illusion. Is she a ghost over all, or is she a ghost only in that realm that nick got put into when they bounded his powers? Or is it just a foreshadow that she will turn into a ghost if she doesn't finish her main objective in killing him. If that makes any sense.
SPOILER (At least sort of for those who haven't read the CON books)
Kody is technically a ghost through the whole series. But she does have a body. And it is a foreshadow that she will die in the future, because she is dead. Carl MB Staff
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To muddy and clarify, she's similar to a DH, but not a DH since she didn't sell her soul to Artemis, but they did "bring her back". So she is alive, but at the same time not living. Carl MB Staff
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Question posted April 9, 2015:
I have a question that I hope will get answered. Nick's anchor we are told is Cherise. I happen to believe at least right now that Kody is another anchor to him. Please explain what a true anchor is to Nick because everyone is thinking that because Nick can be calmed whether a kiss from Casey or Simi it is considered an anchor. I thought an anchor for Nick come pure of heart for Nick. Please help me out here. This "snchor" thing for Nick is driving me crazy. And now we have people saying that Aeron is one or Nashira. HELP! Carl or Staff
An anchor is someone who can calm him down and keep him "anchored" to his human side. Someone he cares about deeply and would never strike out and hurt, no matter what. It's someone who can reach through the hate and need to kill and bring him back from the dark, to the light. Right now those two people are his mother and Kody. Simi "might" fall into that category (my speculation, not Sherri's). But given that she's a demon, she might not. Aeron, like Menyara, is more a voice of reason, but like Acheron he can't really pull Nick back should Nick absolutely lose it because Nick isn't that emotionally attached to him. Anchors are a rare bond that is emotional and spiritual. Think of it as the person you can't live without it. Someone whose loss would absolutely devastate you. That's what an anchor is to the Malachai.
Carl MB Staff
Question posted April 9, 2015:Hi Carl!
I was wondering if Acheron has wings in his demon form, because I read that he can fly but we've never seen any wings. Thanks
As a demon, Acheron can have them and a tail if he so desires. I think they were shown in Acheron. I know they were in a book or two, but I can't remember which ones. As a rule, he doesn't bring them out often. And he doesn't need them to fly. His god powers give him the ability to fly without them. But yes, he was born with wings and horns. Carl MB Staff
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Question posted April 15, 2015:
I have put off reading Styxx because I had heard it was a little sad. Well, I'm reading. Can I just say.... I have shed more tears than I thought possible for Styxx. It makes me want to go back and read Acheron again but I'm almost afraid to. I feel like my view of him may be different than the first time. I'm only about half way through Styxx and I want to shoot Acheron myself. Did anyone else feel like that?? :-|
Actually, if you go back and read Acheron, you'll remember why you and he hated Styxx. It shows how events can be misread by people and how it's very easy to misjudge others. Carl MB Staff
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Question posted April 15, 2015:
Carl,
Some of the fans, and I have been wondering how old Savitar is. I am confused because I thought he was super old, but in Illusion in the alternate universe he tells Nick that the Malachai war was before he was born. So my question is, was that just in the alternate universe, and if not does that make Savitar younger than Thorn? Thanks..
From Sherri's timeline:
1000 BRT: The Primus Bellum begins.
12,230 BC July 18: Savitar is born.
8666 BC, June 6: Leucious (Thorn) of the Brakadians is born to Tesiah and Veru
So yes, Sav is ancient, but the PB was long before his birth.
Carl
MB Staff
BRT is Before Recorded Time and exists outside of human time. Carl MB Staff
hey Carl, sorry to bother you again.. Does that make Thorn younger then Ash, and Styxx who were born 9,548BC? I'm a bit confused by that..
Yes, Thorn is younger than Ash, Styxx and Urian. Carl MB Staff
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Question posted April 20, 2015:
I just reread Instinct for like the 5th time, and caught something this time around that made me a little curious. Since Xev is in charge of the prison realms holding cursed gods and has the power to release them all, does that mean he has the power to release Braith/Apollymi?
No, hers isn't a "prison" realm. She's bound by a curse and not a realm. Carl MB Staff
Still going on the "archive" goodies ... ;)Question posted April 20, 2015:
I'm confused. Why in Styxx Ryssa went to Atlantis to free Ash 9533 BC but its 9532 BC in Acheron?
As is explained on the web site there was a snafu with Acheron. The first CE didn't realize that BCE dates go backwards and since Acheron wasn't written in a single file, but was handed in by individual dated files, the CE put them in what they thought was the correct ascending order (and tried to reverse them so that they went up and not down) and ended up botching the dates completely. If you'll notice in Acheron, some of the dates aren't in order at all. They're all over the place. Sherri and several others tried to straighten it out, but with over 100 chapters in that book, it was a snarled mess and not all dates were caught and corrected in spite of the valiant effort made by a number of people. The dates in Styxx are the correct dates. Sherri wrote that one in one single file and didn't break it up into chapters as she usually does because of the lesson learned while writing Acheron. Carl MB Staff
I failed to notice the explaination. My bad. Sorry Carl yes i noticed the different dates as well ie june 21 in Styxx / june 23 in Acheron. I'll correct my Acheron's edition myself then. Thx. U're the best
No problem. It's one of those things. CEs mean well, but in their efforts to "correct" things they sometimes really screw them up such as misspelling Katagaria all the way through Unleash the Night or changing the spelling for Val's brother, etc. Sherri has a whole list of well meaning mistakes that were made by CEs. Carl MB Staff
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Question posted April 27, 2015:
Hello!
I just wondering how many kids Quinn and Becca Peltier have and what their names where? Also I was also wondering if Becca and the kids are either Arcadian or Katagaria and if they will be mentioned or have a role in Dragonbane. Thanks :)
They are Arcadian and they have six. The one she was pregnant with was named after Papa Bear (Aubert), and I'm not sure about the others. Carl MB Staff
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Question posted April 30, 2015:
SK staff. Does any of you know how old Adarian from CON was? A lot of us are curious.
He's dead now. . . but he was born 5666 BC to Xarex Malachai and Teras. Carl MB Staff
Question posted May 13, 2015:Hi! I just wanted to ask, what does "Dragonbane" mean?
Dragonbane is the term given to the first Were-Hunter who drew Were-Hunter blood and started the war between the Katagaria and the Arcadians. Carl MB Staff
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Question May 25, 2015:
Hi, Carl, I value your opinion, so I have a couple of question about the killing spree that ulfric had in Seize The Night. I might be asking a lot, but one has to do with the other. First when Amanda and Kyrian were killed., Ash had explained he was able to bring them back because their souls would not leave because of Marissa. If they're souls never left, how did Nick see, Kyrian at the river Styxx and Amanda was gone to heaven? hope I am explaining this right When know Ash has tamper with fate before. When he makes a promise or gives his word he has to keep it or die, which would release Polly ...end of the world. Is that considered tampering with fate?
The soul hadn't crossed over the river so it could be brought back. Had Kyrian ridden across the river to the Elysian Fields, Ash wouldn't have been able to bring him back. He was wandering around as a Shade, refusing to cross. No one saw Amanda in heaven. Amanda didn't leave. She was a ghost.
Ash is a god of Fate so he is allowed to tamper with fate. That's what he does. He doesn't tamper with fate because he knows fate balances out with nasty consequences as it did with him and Styxx so he tries not to tamper with it. Carl MB Staff
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Question posted May 31, 2015:
I have a question. In ACHERON, Ash indicates that the sun "literally never sets" on Savitar's island, as it's constantly moving. In STYXX, he arrives at "sunset." Was that a continuity oversight?
No, he can move it simultaneously at any time he wishes, and what Ash meant was that it never rains there. Sav does sleep, from time to time and he does partake of sunsets. He did it several times in several books with Nick on the island. But anytime he wants it to be sunny, it is. It's figurative, not a continuity issue. Carl MB Staff
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Question posted July 26, 2015:
I'm attempting to do a reread of the were hunter books before dragonsbane comes out and I just got to wren and Maggie's wedding where savitar came and made them true mates bc they werent actually supposed to be. So my question is what happened to his actual true mate do we ever find out? Does she get a new one or does she not get a true mate?
Since he's the only of his kind, the assumption could be that Maggie is and was his only mate. Sav just didn't wait on the Fates. Plus there are several Weres who've mated more than once. Carl MB Staff
(Note: Personally, I'm convinced that the Fates had no intention of mating Wren to anyone, since he was the last of the snow leopards. What better way to end a particular line? )
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Question posted August 7, 2015:
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Carl,
When Maxis calls Savitar the demon chthonian is that saying that Savitar is a demon? We are having a bit of a debate over this. I am wondering if it could be that Maxis is calling him that because he commands demons. But it sounds like he is saying Sav is a demon himself. Is that what it means?
He's the Chthonian for demons. Carl MB Staff
(Note: If you read carefully in Dragonmark, you'll notice that SK herself uses this same clarification.)
Question posted August 17, 2015:I have a bit of confusion, and any insight that could be given without spoiling anything that Sherri has in store for us would be appreciated. I just finished re-reading "One Silent Night" in my quest to re-read through the series, and I just caught were, at the end Ma'at tells Nick that before Acheron was a god, he was half human-half charonte. That seems to be in total conflict with everything we seem to know about Ash. Apollymi maintains that she was never unfaithful to Archon, although in Styxx Archon states that to be impossible (I assume Apollymi would be the better authority on that, especially since it is observed over and over (and over and over) again by different people that while Apollimy may withhold information, she never lies, being powerful and clever enough to not need to. But, just for arguments sake, if Archon was correct, and Apollymi conceived with a demon rather than Archon, wouldn't that technically make Acheron a Arch Demon, rather than a god. And he would still be half god-half charonte, not half human-half charonte? I'm sure that I'm just missing something obvious that would put it all into focus, but still, any insight would be awesome. THX!
It's not wrong. You have to remember that you are dealing with the gods and demons and goddesses. Read what it says and remember that Styxx's mother was never unfaithful to Xerxes either and yet gave birth to Acheron who wasn't his son or hers. Stryker's "birth" mother wasn't his real mother either We don't know how Charonte conceive and father children. Also Zeus gave birth to Athena without a mother and to Dionysus. So the mystery of Acheron's real father continues . . . Carl MB Staff
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Question posted September 18, 2015:
Hi Carl, Bethany was re-born to Set and Syforma how long after that was Seth born?
January 3, 12,247 BC - Bethany is born to Set and Symfora
2735 BC: Seth is born
Carl
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Question posted October 2, 2015:
Carl, if you please can I get something cleared up. Madoc who is supposed to be Nick's half-brother, had his emotion suppressed or stripped by Zeus. Otherwise by him being Adarian's first born would he have received the Malachai powers instead? Or as I have been hearing the Oneroi blood trumps the Malachai powers so he wouldn't have been the Malachai
It's been stated in several books that they can have more than one child, but only one Malachai can exist at a time. When that child develops the powers at puberty, whichever child it is, it weakens and kills the father. The only requirement is that the Malachai is conceived in violence to do violence. Carl MB Staff
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Question posted October 14, 2015:
Hi Carl. Are Urian and Katra considered Titans since they are descendants of Zeus?I heard that and wondered if it was true. Can you clarify?
Don't know who's saying that. I know Sherri hasn't as the Titans are the children of Uranus and Gaia, and were overthrown by the Olympians. Katra would be considered an Olympian as she grew up on Olympus and lived there until she married Sin. Urian would be considered Atlantean. Carl MB Staff
Facebook question posted November 9, 2015:Hi to whoever get's this,
In the Dark-Hunter Companion, it stated Sebastian Kattalakis birthday as October 3, 545. Which would make him over 1000 years old. In Dragonswan he tells Channon that he is 463 years old. Which is correct?
Thank you.
Were-Hunter birthdays are irrelevant since they can travel in time. Case in point, Max's children were born 2000 years ago, but they're not 2000 years old. Some packs time jump more than others. Carl MB Staff
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And I can do you an even better one. Kody's birthday is in the future. She's not even born and yet she's in New Orleans. Carl MB Staff
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Facebook question posted November 16, 2015:
Hi Carl or Staff,
I am rereading Retribution and I have a question.
Acheron wrote the "Rules" for Dark-Hunters. Now most of them think he is a Dark-Hunter and yet Sundown says they can't be in a relationship and they are sterile. Zarek tells Sundown that Ash can't make it because his wife is in labor.
So what do the Dark-Hunters think Acheron is now? That he doesn't have to follow the rules? I am confused. Help!
First, they know that the typical rules of DH don't apply to Acheron since he was the first. Such as the fact that being around him doesn't drain their powers. They've known that since the day they were created and met Ash for the first time and saw his swirling eyes, which clued them in that he wasn't really ever human or a real DH. They just don't talk about it out loud. Secondly, he's married. They would assume he has his soul back and that he, like all the others before him, is no longer a DH, but still participates in their world the same way Talon, Zarek, Val, Kyrian et al do. But because he wasn't ever human, the fact that he continues to play a key role doesn't surprise them as it is Ash, after all, and DH keep their powers once they get their souls back. They wouldn't think anything about it. Carl MB Staff
Thank you. But one more thing. Didn't SK say a while back that Acheron is still the DH's leader? The DH's would never accept Nick as a leader since he was previously a Squire? At least isn't that what the DH's think since they call him all of the time still and rely on him?????
Yes, Ash is still the leader. No one else wants that job, and they still need someone who can lead them, that they can rely on. Carl MB Staff
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And those were all the FB questions from 2015, that I saved to my hard drive. =)
Oh wait ... there's one VERY VERY long post, again about Chthonians ....Question posted February 22, 2015:
Carl! I need help again!
Ok if all Chthonians get their powers when they die, why was Styxx the only one who was supposed to be born Chthonian? Why did the Gods make him that way and not the others? Why are his powers different? After Acheron sucked out his main power in the womb he did die and get them back. My question is why NO OTHER was ever born chthonian?
You have Chthonians mixed up with Dark-Hunters. All Chthonians are born and none get their powers when they die. The DH are the ones created. Gods did not create the Chthonians. They actually don't like them since they are the only ones who can kill them. They're like nature's fail-safe. A genetic mutation that provides a check-and-balance on their powers. Carl MB Staff
And there are other Chthonians. Just not many as they fought their own war and almost wiped each other out. They now exist in a shaky truce. As for Styxx, he had some of those powers all along, but not what he should have and until Ash blended powers with him he didn't have all. Now he has all since Ash "bonded" with him. Carl MB Staff
Savitar speaking to Ash, "You know how Chthonians are mortal born? None are supposed to ever come from the Gods?" Ash answered yeah.. "Styxx didn't steal your birthright grom.. You stole his. He was the one who was supposed to be born Chthonian. But when you were put in the womb with him, you sucked up most of his main powers and left him some pretty bad byproducts". Excerpt from Styxx. So Carl? Is Savitar wrong?
Right. As I said, they're all mortal born and none come from the gods. Carl MB Staff
I'm not quite sure how you're misreading that. Ash stole the Chthonian powers from Styxx in the womb. Ash was born with Styxx's powers. Styxx didn't have the powers he would have had, had Ash not been put in the womb with him. All Chthonians are mortal born. Carl MB Staff
Sav isn't wrong. He's guilting Ash. Ash hates Styxx for "taking" his firstborn birthright as a human. But it was Ash who "stole" Styxx's Cthonian birthright. Carl MB Staff
Yes but by this time Ash knew the truth at least what happened to him physically. Why would Savitar guilt him with the truth? I didn't misread the words, that was word for word verbatim. I'm really trying to understand here. Yes, I know the story but of all the things to jump out, this time it was this excerpt.
our question to me: My question is why NO OTHER was ever born chthonian?
Answer from the paragraph in the book: “You know how Chthonians are mortal born? None are supposed to ever come from the gods?”
Savitar says it to Ash, clear as day. No Chthonian is made. They are all mortal born i.e. all Chthonians come from mortal mothers and fathers, which Ash clearly does not. None are supposed to come from the gods. Ash is a god i.e. Ash as a Chthonian would have been different from all other Chthonians ever born. Sav is pointing out to Acheron that Acheron is the Chthonian who is different. That Ash is the Chthonian who doesn’t make sense. Ash should not be a Chthonian, and should never have been a Chthonian, as that has never made sense and in many previous books, everyone who has known about Ash has wondered why Ash had Chthonian powers when he is the one who stands out from all the other Chthonians who have ever existed, and defies the Chthonian natural order. Ash just accepted it as another oddity that he was born with as a result of being cursed and because of what his mother and the other gods did to him. He never went any further with it than that. He just rolled with it.
Then Savitar, by way of his own powers, makes Ash confront the harsh truth Ash doesn’t want to face because it makes Ash feel like crap for stealing from Styxx what was Styxx’s Chthonian birthright. Powers that would have protected Styxx and kept him safe in his mortal life: "Styxx didn't steal your birthright, grom. You stole his. He was the one who was supposed to be born Chthonian. But when you were put in the womb with him, you sucked up most of his main powers and left him some pretty bad byproducts.”
Those byproducts being the fact that the gods took notice of Styxx and left him with no Chthonian powers to fight them off. Styxx was left weakened and with vicious headaches because Ash had his real powers from birth. Styxx also had the allure and other curses put on him because of Ash and Apollymi, and their interference with his life and birth.
So as I said, Sav was guilting Ash with the truth that Ash stole Styxx’s birthright and interfered with Styxx’s destiny.
And answering your original question: all Chthonians are born to mortal parents. They have their powers from birth. They don’t get them when they die. Chthonians are not Dark-Hunters. Styxx did not get his full Chthonian powers until Acheron shared the stolen powers with him when they bonded. Savitar is not wrong.
Does that make sense? Carl MB Staff
No I'm sorry maybe I shouldn't have said no other when no one was the correct wording. It kind of implies Styxx's power comes from the Gods. I would growl but I have this bad habit of making people mad at me.. I'm sorry.
Wait yes some does make sense about how Ash wasn't supposed to have Styxx's power but when he bonded with Styxx that's when he got his power back?
I'm not angry at all, just trying to clarify it as best I can. Sherri's world if a vast and complicated beast. It's easy to get things mixed up when you don't have a cheat sheet. And on the powers I would have to reread it myself because I know something happened and he got part of them and then they bonded and Ash gave him the ability to tap his powers the same way Alexion has the ability to tap into Ash's powers. But again I'd have to call Sherri or reread the book to get the exact details on that. Like I said, it's a lot to hold on to. Carl MB Staff
Yes, I admit it. I have to look stuff up to. It's why Sherri made us a timeline. We all call and email Sherri to answer your questions. We're not too proud to admit it. Carl MB Staff
Yes you are right and that one being my favorite I've read it a lot but still see something like that and go huh? Your doing a good job.. Please ask her if you would that's a huge book to read today! Or when you get a chance let me know what you learn about it...
That's interesting. The way I had understood it was that Chthonians were born mortal with a few powers but had to die and experience a Chthonian Rebirth to activate their full arsonal. Which is what happened to Styxx at the end of his book, and what happened to Ash in New Orleans. But then, I basically just have this headcannon that Ash has had his Fate and lifeforce/powers monkeyed with so much until he no longer really fits into ANY catagory comppetely anymore.
What happened to Ash in New Orleans had nothing to do with him "coming into" his powers. All of his powers were in place and have been for centuries. It was merely his powers taking over him and him losing his temper and exploding all over the others. It's why Talon had to calm him down. so that wasn't a rebirth in Ash's case. That being said, I did look back through the notes from Sherri and there is "an event" in the life of a Chthonian where they realize they are Cthonian and access their powers that is highly emotional that usually strikes during or shortly after puberty. It can be a near death experience, but isn't death since they are born immortal. It is something highly emotional though that triggers their full powers and exposes them as Chthonian.
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Then Styxx was born immortal?
Or was Styxx supposed to be born immortal? Thats what i meant to ask earlier. Your doing great..
Yeah that's the chicken egg Sherri threw into the books. Is Acheron immortal because of Styxx or is Styxx immortal because of Ash or were they immortal independently of each other? Carl MB Staff
So, now going back and posting Facebook questions from earlier this year ... =)Question posted February 5, 2016:
Hi Carl! What does Nyria mean? Is it Kody's real name? If I remember correctly Xevikan called her that too. Thanks
Her real name is Nyria Belami Anaxkolasi
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Question posted Feb. 5, 2016:
I have antother question. :D Could a siphon like Katra weaken a Malachai?
She would have to touch him to do it. It's the "touching" that would get her killed. Plus she has a demon in her and he commands all demons. so that's an added complication only Sherri could answer. Carl MB Staff
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Question posted Feb. 24, 2016:
Hi Carl,
Can you give me a definition of the words NASARU and AREL/ARELIM, please ? Sometimes, I'm lost with vocabulary
Arel/Arelim:
Affiliation: Kalosum
They are the Sixth Level of The Septemvirate
Created by the primal powers, the Arelim are part of the Second Triad in the Pyramid of Protection, and are called the Third Choir of the Second Triad. Originally, they were merely gofers for the primary gods, the Malachai and the Sepherii. But during and in particular, after the Primus Bellum, they arose to become The Powers of Order, Truth and Time who keep track of human history and who defend and dispense justice when necessary.
They are the divine protectors for humans who were charged with maintaining order and ensuring that the world doesn’t end and that the last Malachai demon remains dormant. Unfortunately, some of them decided the best way to do that was to kill off Nick before he came into his full Malachai powers.
They are the ones who originally resurrected Nekoda after her death in a future battle, and send her back in time to destroy the Malachai line. Because she has failed to follow orders, they are now after her as well as the Malachai.
Powers: No demon of any species is capable of assuming the form of an Arel because the are the essence of all good. Only the purest of hearts and most uncorrupted soul can become one. Therefore a demon has no way of duplicating their forms. They can’t hold an Arel form without being burned from the inside out.
Description: White, iridescent wings, skin and hair. Snow-white armor.
Naşāru (The):
Elite Arelim. They are the ones born to their positions and they’re the ones who select the nekodi from fallen/slain warriors. They are beings of purest light, and the defenders of the primal gods. Resolute warriors of the highest honor and noblest hearts. Their place is to remain away from the world and those who live in it so as not to be corrupted by evil. But once exposed to the world, they can become the deadliest of all its creatures, and are virtually invincible.
Carl
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Here's an interesting question that was posted on March 3, 2016:Hi Carl, a little confused here, re-reading Night Embrace and came across this passage:
"Ash couldn’t breathe as he flashed himself into Katoteros, a small nether region between dimensions. This was his private domain where no one but he was ever supposed to tread. Centuries ago, Hades had relegated him to this non-place. Or more correctly, Hades had incarcerated him here. Since the day Artemis had freed him, Ash had used this place as a touchstone to remind him of what he was."
Wasn't Ash sent to Tartus when he died?
There's a bit of a problem with this line. It's a CE gone awry as they inserted a line that Sherri struck and it was somehow left in after she took it out twice (this is probably the most frustrating part of being a writer and there are several books where this has happened to her such as the original Paradise City where the CE inserted text for a military code so instead of being 6-6-8 . . . . the CE wrote out six million blah blah and made Sherri look insane or the CE in BAD who took Sherri's .38 Special and wrote POINT thirty-eight or the one who made a private salute a sgt and Sherri definitely knows better than that as her whole family is in the army. We have NO idea why they do this and why it doesn't get corrected even after Sherri catches it and corrects it multiple times before publication). I forgot what the original line was about Hades--will check with Sherri. As for the other part, Ash wasn't sent there, he went there on his own because he thought he was Greek and didn't realize he wasn't supposed to be in Hades. That was the point of the scene with Persephone and Hades in his book. Carl MB Staff
So Hades didn't regulate him to Katoteros then?
No. According to Sherri, she'd said that he'd relegated himself to Hades, but the CE got confused because Hades is both a place and a person in Greek mythology and in the story rewrote those lines trying to fix what the CE thought was an error in Sherri's book. Instead, the CE created an error. It's the same kind of error that was created in Night Pleasures when a CE didn't realize that at 14 an Apollite "child" is the equivalent of an adult and Sherri had that the "child" was 8, but CE changed it as "no one would have a child out at that age." Because CE didn't understand Apollite aging. Sherri also said there might be a similar mistake in the upcoming Invision because the new CE didn't comprehend that Were-Hunters have the opposite problem and hit puberty in their late twenties and early thirties. So be on the lookout for that one she changed twice that might not be corrected in the final book. Carl MB Staff
Oh and I forgot my favorite one that Sherri talks about on panels. Apparently in one of the books, one CE removed the "-" every time Sherri wrote Dark-Hunter, Dream-Hunter or Were-Hunter. Even when she typed out the url Dark-Hunter. com in the book so that it looked like Dark Hunter point com Yeah! Carl MB Staff
Last round of my posting spree! ;)Question posted March 29, 2016:
Carl,
I have a question for you that I'm asking for a friend. Is Paimon Lucifer? Are they the same being? Thanks :)
There is a major spoiler attached to this. But I can say this much, they are not the same person. Think of how things work in Sherri's mind and how the Mauvromino hierarchy works and you should be able to figure it out . . . Carl MB Staff
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Question posted March 22, 2016:
Hello! I was reading Seize the Night again earlier, and I came across this:
"[Apollymi] stared out of the open grand French doors onto her garden, where only black flowers grew in memory of her one true son who had been brutally taken from her."
She's thinking about Apostolos in this part, as he's mentioned some lines later.
Now I'm curious as to why she's referring to him as his "one true son". We know from Chronicles of Nick that this isn't really true?
Ash was taken from her before he was born. Monakribos wasn't. He was fully grown. Things happened between them. One was innocent. One was not. Keep reading. There's a lot Apollymi says that clues you in on how she felt about son 1. Carl MB Staff
Uhm, interesting. I already read all the books and I'm doing the re-read now... I'll hunt for clues :)
Thank you so much for replying!
There's more than one literal meaning to "one, true son." Carl MB Staff
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Question posted March 25, 2016:
Hey Carl...i been meaning to ask...since Cadegan is an adanc, does that mean Thorns demon form is also an adanc?
I am not at liberty to comment on Thorn and that. But . . . clues are in Invision. Carl MB Staff
Should have also said that you will meet Drystan (Cadegan's son) in Invision, too. Carl MB Staff
Cause we'll have a glimpse of the future?
Yes. Carl MB Staff
Now we're all caught up on my Facebook notes! =)
Can I add something I find in the comments sections of the website? Like, if Carl or Staff answered someone there?
Absolutely, Marie! =) Just be sure to note that it came from the website. along with the date. =)
On the Nick DH character page:When he shot himself after finding about his mom, did Jared technically die too? since their life are bound? And if Artemis hadn't interfered, and the Malachai being dead, wouldn't have been a lot easier for everyone?? Malachai would be dead, and his powers would be gone with him
abs, May 1, 2016
If you read in the books, it explains it. Nick's Malachai powers were bound at that time---otherwise, that wouldn't/couldn't have killed him. Had he stayed dead, his brother would have moved forward to take his place. However, that death is what unlocked his powers, so even if Artemis had done nothing, Nick would have returned. She just didn't realize it at the time. Nature takes care of these things.
Carl, MB Staff, May 1,
(Which means Nick killed himself to avenge his mother so he could get powers he already had, lost his soul in the process, and didn't even get the revenge he sought)
I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing. Nick at least had ~ 2 - 3 years to deal with his mother's death before the whole Malachai shebang. Were he to get his power then, I'd say New Orleans would have been mostly ash by now.
Michael wrote: "I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing. Nick at least had ~ 2 - 3 years to deal with his mother's death before the whole Malachai shebang. Were he to get his power then, I'd say New Orleans w..."True, but he still got totally screwed in that deal. Now he's got no soul and got nothing out of it.
In the book Styxx, Artemis mentions something about Nick being attacked while he was vulnerable. What exactly was she talking about? Was it something written about in another book or just an event with out much significance? Katharina I., February 2, 2016
See One Silent Night and Seize the Night.,=
Carl, MB Staff, February 3,
(I still don't get it. Does Artemis blame Apollo for Stryker's attack on Nick while his powers were still locked away? Maybe that's what she meant by "vulnerable".)
The same details of Nick's life have all happened-- just maybe not in the same sequence. The only difference is that teen Nick knows about the Malachai and his mother's future. But maybe Nick in the DH knew that too. Sherri hasn't really shown DH Nick that much. And as we all know from reading Acheron and Styxx and her other books, we won't know everything until she ties the series together. She's a master at taking all those little overlooked details and tying them up in a jaw-dropping manner. I have no doubt that she will do it and we will learn things about DH Nick that we never knew before. Yet when we look back will slap our foreheads and go "Dang it, I should have seen that one coming."Carl, MB Staff, June 27,
(Now I'm just wondering if by "DH Nick" and "Nick in the DH", he means Nick as a Dark-Hunter, or Nick in the Dark-Hunter series. Because it's a pretty big difference)
I believe that "DH Nick" means Nick in the Dark-Hunter series. =)
Charlotte wrote: "I believe that "DH Nick" means Nick in the Dark-Hunter series. =)"I now have to re-read all the books up to Seize the Night
FB question posted Sept. 17, 2016:Dear Sherrilyn,
I was hoping that perhaps you could answer a couple of questions for me.
The first is did some of the damage that Styxx had, like the partially crippled right hand, the brand on his groin and that blasted mark of Apollo heal or go away after he became a Chthonian?
And since I am on the subject of Chthonians are we pretty please going to get a book about Savitar soon? He needs a special honey named Cleo.
His hand was repaired, but no, it doesn't work that way. Styxx is at peace with his scars as they are hidden most of the time and when they're not, Bethany doesn't "see" them and so neither does he. It's why they don't get mentioned. Carl MB Staff
FB question posted Sept. 26, 2016:I knew that CON was going to be a 14 yr old Nick (Ambroses younger self) and that he would get a book for each year of his life until 24 when he'll eventually get his own DH book. The confusion I have though is since this book is "How things should have been" how is this possibly going to tie into the DH series?
What I am trying to say is: Are the rest of the CON series going to continue this theme of "How things should have been" and then have Nick's DH book be what really happened? Or since Kenyon's changing Nick's past will his DH book "rewrite" the whole series from before and in future books?
I also have read from Infinity to Invision and I am now waiting on the next CON book, Intensity. I started them in high school, along with the DH series, and Im a freshman in College, 20 years old, Still reading CON.
I also want to know what time is Ambrose's present? And How can he go back and change his past?
You are watching the story unfold in real time in both series. If something is changed by Nick's actions, Sherri points it out clearly in the series so that you can see what's been changed and what hasn't. In the DH timeline Ash, Thorn and the Dream-Hunters are trying to figure our who is screwing with the timeline and why. So it's concurrent in all series. The prologue of Inferno gives the date for Ambrose's present and you see a glimpse of it in Invision. The how is in Infinity, but the specifics of that how are spread in several of the books. Carl MB Staff
FB question/exchange posted Oct. 18, 2016:*Spoilers* so Ive been rereading the CoN series lately n just caught something I hadnt before, all the books talk about how the 6 primordial god's were birthed by the source, most recent CoN book states that tiamet birthed them does that make her and chronus the source? Also will takeshi be in anymore books? I can't seem to find any that he's in besides ash's. It also states that Cams pantheon killed Monakribos is it referring to the Egyptians or to the light side primordials?
You're thinking of them as "people" and they're not people. Tiamat takes on a human appearance, but she's not a human being in any way. She is the chaotic force or "Disorder" of the universe. Chronos is "order" or time. So nothing has changed. They are forces of nature and those forces of nature or the cosmic universe are what spawned the first gods. They weren't born to a mother and father. Cam predates the Egyptians as does the first war of the gods. So no, there were no Egyptians because they hadn't come into existence yet. As for Takashi, that's a Sherri question. Carl MB Staff
K it was just the way Xev referred to them that made me think of it like that his exact quote was "she spawned all the original monsters" so saying she made me think woman. So they are things like how Pol refers to the wind on the mountain in ash's book?
Spawned is the key word. Had she been a "human," she'd have birthed them. The wind is part of the primordial powers. Again, you have to think in terms of gods and goddesses and mythology. Not human limitations. Carl MB Staff
So that solves the question of which Pantheon killed Monakribos.
I think I must have missed something :P Who did it?
Michael wrote: "I think I must have missed something :P Who did it?"Well, he didn't say precisely WHO, but he did rule out the Egyptians as the pantheon in question. So, at least someof the Source Gods, but he didn't say which specifically.
So I saw a post on FB that I decided to share, because it addresses an "issue" in Dream Warrior ...Facebook Q&A, posted Nov. 13, 2016:
Hi Carl.
In the past, a friend of mine asked you about Source Gods, including Jericho and Jared. You answered that they weren’t Source Gods. However, it was mentioned in Dream Warrior indeed they were. War, Acheron and Nike are also referred as one in the same book, so is Nick. I’m a bit confused. In Instinct, Xev said the Source Gods damned him. Is he speaking about the same Source Gods than in Dream Warrior?
No, they can draw power from the Source. It doesn't make them Source gods. I think that's where you're getting confused. The Source is the font of all power. The beginning of all life. It's the Source of everything. But just because you can tap the powers, it doesn't mean you were birthed from it and it doesn't make you a true Source god. There are only 6 primal gods. Again, you have to pay CLOSE attention to how Sherri phrases things. She picks her words very carefully. Such as, "hey Artie, lend me a hand." And you get a disembodied hand. That's what makes Sherri's worlds so deep and complex. She drops hints and they're always there from the beginning. You just have to be on your toes to catch it. Carl MB Staff
Facebook Q&A posted Nov. 17, 2016:Does anyone know the birthdays for Kyrian's youngest two children?
Or the date for when Kyrian and Amanda got married?
Anniversary June 14
Marissa Feb 2
NJ May 9
Alexander Theodore Acheron Nov 11
Carl
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(Nope, no years listed ... )
SK posted on facebook that the CON book after Intensity is called Insurrection
Marie wrote: "SK posted on facebook that the CON book after Intensity is called Insurrection"Added to my 2018 new release calendar. Is there something wrong with me that I've got new releases scheduled through 2019?
2018
Feb 8: Born of Trouble - kenyon
Mar: Alpha-Omega - briggs
Aug 4: Battle Born - kenyon
Nov 1: Daemon's Angel - kenyon
Insurrection - kenyon
2019
Feb 9: Born of Darkness - kenyon
Mercy Thompson 11 - briggs
Myst wrote: "Marie wrote: "SK posted on facebook that the CON book after Intensity is called Insurrection"Added to my 2018 new release calendar. Is there something wrong with me that I've got new releases sch..."
I used to do the exact same thing. I had my last 3 years of high school scheduled around book releases that were organised by month. I had to stop when keeping that list updated started to eat up too much of my time.
Here's my tbr for the year (and new releases (approx.) for the next 3 years. I stick it in a notepad file so every time I start a book off the list I delete it off the list.Adding them to GR in a tbr shelf is time consuming and I'm debating deleting the shelf. Especially the new releases when dates change.
J.D. Robb
22, haunted in death (22.5), 23, 24, dead of night (24.5), 25, 26, 27, suite 606 (27.5), 28, 29, missing in death (29.5), 30, 31, the other side (31.5), 32, 33, chaos in death (33.5), 34, 35, 36, 37, taken in death (37.5 audio), 38, 39, 40, 41, wonderment in death (41.5), 42, 43, 44, 45
time of death (24.5, 27.5, 29.5), three in death (7.5, 12.5, 22.5)
Beledor - Dianna Love
ILL: Rogue Belador (2016), Dragon King of Treoir (2017)
Jeffrey Deaver
The Stone Monkey, The Vanished Man, The Twelfth Card, The Cold Moon, The Broken Window, The Burning Wire, The Kill Room, The Skin Collector, the steel kiss, the hangman's waltz, the burial hour
Estep
Heart of Venom (9), The Spider (10), Poison Promise (11), Black Widow (12), Spider's Trap (13), Bitter Bite (14), Unravelled (15)
Sea Wolves - Kenyon
ILL: Master of Seduction, A Pirate of Her Own
Midnight Breed - Adrian
Midnight Rising (4), Veil of Midnight (5, me), Ashes of Midnight (6, me), Shades of Midnight (7), Taken by Midnight (8), deeper than midnight (9, me), Darker after Midnight (10, me), Edge of Dawn (11), Crave the Night (12)
HC: Bound to darkness (13), defy the dawn (14)
ILL: Marked by Midnight (11.5), tempted by midnight (12.5), stroke of midnight (13.5), midnight untamed (14.5)
Kitty Norville - Vaughn
Wolfsbane & Mistletoe (2.5), dead man hand (5), raises hell (6), down these strange streets (6.5), house horrors (7), war (8), big trouble (9), show (10), rocks house (11), underworld (12), low midnight (13), saves world (14), greatest hits (1.5)
ILL: Full Moon City (4.5)
Fever - KMM
Bloodfever (2), Faefever (3), Dreamfever (4), Shadowfever (5), Iced (6), Burned (7, me), Feverborn (8), Feversong (9)
HC: Fever Moon (5.5?)
Morganville Vampires caine
The dead girl's dance (2), midnight alley (3), feast of fools (4), lords of misrule (5), carpe corpus (6), fade out (7), kiss of death (8), ghost town (9), bite club (10), last breath (11), black dawn (12), bitter blood (13), fall of night (14), daylighters (15), midnight bites (novellas)
Kate Daniels - andrews
magic bites (1), magic burns (2), magic strikes (3), magic bleeds (4), magic slays (5), magic rises (6), magic breaks (7), magic shifts (8), magic binds (9)
Grant County/Will Trent - slaughter
kisscut (2), a faint cold fear (3), indelible (4), faithless (5), beyond reach (6), triptych (1), fractured (2), undone (3), broken (4), fallen (5), criminal (6), unseen (7), the kept woman (8)
2017
Jan 10: Death's Mistress - goodkind
feb 7: Born of Vengence - kenyon
feb 7: The Turn - harrison
feb 28: Into the Fire - frost
Mar 7: silence fallen - briggs
Mar 7: How to tame a beast in 7 days - sparks
mar 28: immortal unchained - sands
apr 4: The Chosen - Ward
apr 26: Snared - estep
may 2: cold reign - hunter
may 9: deadmen walking - kenyon
May 30: Shadow Reaper - feehan
june 13: the darkest promise - showalter
july 11: Two Nights - reichs
Aug 1: Dragonsworn - kenyon
Aug 29: So I Married a Sorcerer - sparks
Aug 10: I know a secret - gerritsen
sept 5: Intensity - kenyon
Sept 5: Dark Legacy - Feehan
Fever 10 - KMM
Kate Daniels 10 - andrews
sleeping beauties - king
Flame in the Dark - Hunter
Grafton?
Peace Talks - butcher
the olympian affair - butcher
reichs
cornwell
singh
slaughter
Ward YA
rice
2018
Feb 8: Born of Trouble - kenyon
Mar: Alpha-Omega - briggs
Aug 4: Battle Born - kenyon
Nov 1: Daemon's Angel - kenyon
Insurrection - kenyon
2019
Feb 9: Born of Darkness - kenyon
Mercy Thompson 11 - briggs
This thread is for the posting of these question-and-answer posts. For over two years, I've been saving these little gems of information to my hard drive, but I decided to start posting them here in the group. =)
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