|
Acheron (Dark Hunter) (Dark Hunter) | 
 enlarge | Author: Sherrilyn Kenyon
Publisher: Piatkus Books
Category: Book
List Price: £12.99
Buy New: £7.40
You Save: £5.59 (43%)
New (17) Used (4) from £6.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 211
Media: Paperback
Pages: 736
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 2.4
ISBN: 0749908661
EAN: 9780749908669
ASIN: 0749908661
Publication Date: August 7, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
|
| Also Available In:
|
| Similar Items:
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 10 more reviews...
 Epic and disappointing August 30, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Ash's story is hinted at throughout the other books and he finally gets his own book. The trouble with this book is that is it very, very long and the first part dealing with Ash's history and detailing his many and varies abuses is especially so. I understand the concept that the past shapes the present, but being exposed to every violent and horrific act perpetrated on Ash desinsitises the reader to the extent that you become inured to it almost. I simply can't understand why you would want to detail pages and pages of abuse, hammering your point home rather than allowing the reader a little breathign space.
Yes the first part of the book does hold all the valid information you will need to understand Ash but it is much too long. The second part I found myself drawing back from. Ash was a much weaker person in his own book than he had been through the rest of the series. Being alive for 11,000 years would give you a modicum of confidence in the opposite sex and the lament about only having one friend ever and needing to be loved rang untrue as Ash had been involved with all the other Dark Hunters romances and had certainly befriended more than one.
I would have preferred much less abuse and more about the man learning how to cope with his past and his sudden status a a God than the immediate switch to the romance section. I was disappointed, but it would appear I'm in the minority.
 This Book was fantastic - one of her best August 25, 2008
This is definetely Sherrilyn Kenyon's best book yet. Some people have said that the 2nd part wasn't that good. I have to disagree. I thought the first and second part where brilliant. Its a book that you just won't be able to put down I was up until 2.30 am to finish it. All the characters where fantastic and the plot was good (some people don't agree) but I thought it was very good. Its a book I will def read again and again. Excellent.
 Worth the wait and bring on the next phase! August 22, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Its ben a long time coming for all the original Dark Hunter fans but finally Ash's book is here. It doesn't disappoint.
The first half of the book is about Acheron's past, told mainly through the eyes of his sister Ryssa. Ryssa is the only member of his family who really cares about him and this is a nice relief from the constant abuse that he suffers. The first half of the book is all about making sense of all the family rivalries, loyalties, Gods and Godesses. Its a mammoth section of the book and quite rightly as everything that has been hinted at in previous novels now begins to make sense - Ash's relationship with Artemis, Apollymi, Simi, Styxx and Apollo.
The second half of the book brings us right back up to speed in New Orleans after hurricane Katrina and with it introduces the anthropologist Torey who thinks she has discovered Atlantis. The fact that she has also discovered Ryssa's diary leads her to Ash. She is the geeky, clumsy, gutsy and intelligent heroine that Ash deserves. This is the Ash that we know and love, but I have to admit that although he makes perfect sense after reading the first half of the book he doesn't always tally with the Ash of previous novels. The Zen master Ash who always had a witty comeback and an all-seeing presence is replaced by a more human Ash (weirdly for an Atlantean God).
However minor grumble aside, this is a great book, I really don't believe that anyone who has been reading the series (and please don't try and start with this one if you haven't) will be let down by this. There are some brilliant scenes in the book in particular when Artmeis gets her ass kicked but also when all the ex-Dark Hunters appear.
It may not be the last book in the series but it does feel like the end of an era. So a triumphant farewell and bring on the next phase of the Dark Hunters. I can't wait!
Incredible...simply incredible.... August 22, 2008
Kenyon simply blew me away with her latest dark hunter book. it has been one of the most anticipated books to date for me and she followed through beautifully.
At first when I read some of the reviews and realised that the story only picked up in modern times after about 400 pages I was disappointed but i am not anymore. The back story and full disclosure of what Ash has suffered through really got me, emotionally and physically - crying and everything! It also got me to look at him in a totally different way. I am now tempted to go back and read through all of the earlier books just for the glimpse of Ash and see new subtext to his actions and words - like his hatred of anyone at his back. it is explained clearly in this book. I also really hate Artemis now. I forgave her a bit in Katra's book but now I spit on her :)
After getting through all of the heavy emotional past story - you'll need tissues - the modern story is every bit as wonderful. I love the ending. I couldn't see how they could end up together but was determined that they would lol. Tory is a great character and meshes well with Ash. I missed them when I turned the last page - evidence of great writing.
READ IT...you certainly will not regret it.
A fitting HEA? August 21, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I really wanted this book to be fabulous and a fitting HEA for Ash. The first part of the book, Ash's back story I found myself reading until midnight as I found it so engrossing although not always enjoyable due to the strong content. Admittedly towards the end of the first part, i wondered what else SK could think up to do to Ash but a riveting read non the less.
I would have liked to have seen some glimpses of what Ash did for thousands of years between his reaching godhood and the current day.
The second and much shorter part of the book, meeting his heroine and falling in love, I did not find nearly so interesting. Personally I did not find the chemistry between them so strong as in earlier books such as Vane and Bride. I felt SK kept telling me about how good they were together rather than letting the characters and the writing do the telling. Tory kept getting described in such glowing terms by SK yet I did not see this coming across in her words and actions and really, did not see why Ash fell in love with her. The plot and action was a little weak and contrived also. To anyone not familiar with the DH books, the book is readable as a stand alone but not recommended because I think you would build up a different picture of Ash from this book rather than getting to know him through his appearances in earlier books.
So perfectly readable but not the outstanding book I hoped for.
5 stars for the first section, 3 stars for the second.
|
|
|
Thank you for shopping ExcelBookstore.co.uk! | |
