Synopses & Reviews
Lilith, the consort of the Unnamed One, has released the Damned, tortured souls from all levels of Hell, to walk the streets as the living dead. A dark chaos leaks onto Earth, taking the form of a deadly contagion that not even the Neteru team can handle. One touch from these deadly creatures infects a human, driving him to madness, death
and worse.
This time, Damali Richards, the Vampire Huntress (aka the millennium Neteru), Carlos, and the Guardians cannot effectively close ranks. The infection spreads to key team members and threatens to wipe out the entire squad. Even the Covenant is infected. They must track down the Chairman before members of the Neteru-Guardian team are lost and the team implodes. The only antidote is to behead Lilith. But first they must find her. L. A. Banks is the author of the Vampire Huntress Legends series. She has a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and a master's in fine arts from Temple University. Banks considers herself a shape-shifter. She has written romance, women's fiction, crime and suspense, and, of course, dark vampire huntress lore. She lives with her daughter and her dog in an undisclosed lair somewhere in Philadelphia. Lilith, the consort of the Unnamed One, has released the Damned, tortured souls from all levels of Hell, to walk the streets as the living dead. A dark chaos leaks onto Earth, taking the form of a deadly contagion that not even the Neteru team can handle. One touch from these deadly creatures infects a human, driving him to madness, death . . . and worse.
This time, Damali Richards, the Vampire Huntress (aka the millennium Neteru), Carlos, and the Guardians cannot effectively close ranks. The infection spreads to key team members and threatens to wipe out the entire squad. Even the Covenant is infected. They must track down the Chairman before members of the Neteru-Guardian team are lost and the team implodes. The only antidote is to behead Lilith. But first they must find her. "Each book in this . . . series gets harder and harder to put down. This fifth entry features amazing imagination and a story that is touching and packed with drama from beginning to end."Romantic Times Praise for L. A. Banks and the Vampire Huntress Series:
"L. A. Banks writes a killer vamp series."Sherrilyn Kenyon
"Each book in this . . . series gets harder and harder to put down. This fifth entry features amazing imagination and a story that is touching and packed with drama from beginning to end."Romantic Times
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Praise for L. A. Banks and the Vampire Huntress Series
"L. A. Banks writes a killer vamp series."
---Sherrilyn Kenyon
"Each book in this...series gets harder and harder to put down. This fifth entry features amazing imagination and a story that is touching and packed with drama from beginning to end."
---Romantic Times
"Gripping."
---Kirkus Reviews on The Forbidden
"Banks spins a head-bendingly complex tale of passion, mythology, war, and love that lasts till the grave---and beyond.... Devoted fans should relish this new chapter in a promising series."
---Publishers Weekly on The Forbidden
"A terrifying roller-coaster ride of a book."
---Charlaine Harris on The Hunted
"A spellbinding thrill ride."
---Zane on The Hunted
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"A scorchingly hot-blooded vampire series."
--Publishers Weekly "Each book in this...series gets harder and harder to put down."
--Romantic Times BOOKreviews
"L.A. Banks writes a killer vamp series."
--Sherrilyn Kenyon THE DAMNED
"[Banks] is a master of the genre."--Zane
"All hell breaks loose--literally--in the complex sixth installment....stunning."--Publishers Weekly
"In [The Damned], relationships are defined, while a dark energy threatens to destroy the entire squad. Banks' method of bringing Damali and Carlos back together is done with utmost sincerity and integrity. They have a love that can weather any storm, even when dire circumstances seem utterly overwhelming. Fans of this series will love The Damned and, no doubt, will eagerly await the next book."--Romantic Times BOOKreviews
Synopsis
Lilith, the consort of the Unnamed One, has released the Damned, tortured souls from all levels of Hell, to walk the streets as the living dead. A dark chaos leaks onto Earth, taking the form of a deadly contagion that not even the Neteru team can handle. One touch from these deadly creatures infects a human, driving him to madness, death...and worse.
This time, Damali Richards, the Vampire Huntress (aka the millennium Neteru), Carlos, and the Guardians cannot effectively close ranks. The infection spreads to key team members and threatens to wipe out the entire squad. Even the Covenant is infected. They must track down the Chairman before members of the Neteru-Guardian team are lost and the team implodes. The only antidote is to behead Lilith. But first they must find her.
Synopsis
Lilith, the consort of the Unnamed One, has released the Damned, tortured souls from all levels of Hell, to walk the streets as the living dead. A dark chaos leaks onto Earth, taking the form of a deadly contagion that not even the Neteru team can handle. One touch from these deadly creatures infects a human, driving him to madness, death...and worse.
This time, Damali Richards, the Vampire Huntress (aka the millennium Neteru), Carlos, and the Guardians cannot effectively close ranks. The infection spreads to key team members and threatens to wipe out the entire squad. Even the Covenant is infected. They must track down the Chairman before members of the Neteru-Guardian team are lost and the team implodes. The only antidote is to behead Lilith. But first they must find her.
Synopsis
The only way to heaven is through the gates of hell...
Damali Richards knows all about a blood rush. The kind that happened when she first went skin-to-skin with former vampire Carlos Rivera. Or the kind that happened on the streets of Philadelphia, when her crew took on the devil's own. Now, Damali, Carlos, and the Guardian team are recovering in the Arizona desert, trying to hold it all together and find out how much love, and how much war, they still need to make...until the demon consort Lilith changes everything.
THE DAMNED
The Damned are seeping out from below, and a new contagion is spreading simply by touch. For Damali and Carlos, time is running out. With Armageddon near, the ultimate truths lie strewn from a shaken underworld to the pristine mountains of Tibet, where the two lovers will approach a pinnacle of power--and the scintillating, shocking secret of salvation....
"Each book in this...series gets harder and harder to put down."
--Romantic Times BOOKreviews
"L.A. Banks writes a killer vamp series."
--Sherrilyn Kenyon
Synopsis
Damali Richards knows all about a blood rush. The kind that happened when she first went skin-to-skin with former vampire Carlos Rivera. Or the kind that happened on the streets of Philadelphia, when her crew took on the devil's own. Now, Damali, Carlos, and the Guardian team are recovering in the Arizona desert, trying to hold it all together and find out how much love, and how much war, they still need to make...until the demon consort Lilith changes everything.
The Damned are seeping out from below, and a new contagion is spreading simply by touch. For Damali and Carlos, time is running out. With Armageddon near, the ultimate truths lie strewn from a shaken underworld to the pristine mountains of Tibet, where the two lovers will approach a pinnacle of power--and the scintillating, shocking secret of salvation....
About the Author
L. A. Banks is the author of the "Vampire Huntress Legends" series. She has a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and a master's in fine arts from Temple University. Banks considers herself a shape-shifter. She has written romance, women's fiction, crime and suspense, and, of course, dark vampire huntress lore. She lives with her husband, four children, and dog in an undisclosed lair somewhere in Philadelphia.
Reading Group Guide
1. The theme of relapse and redemption is explored here in depth. How do you think it is possible for a person to beat a substance abuse issue that clings to them if they briefly relapse into an old lifestyle?
2. What do you think about Yonnie and Carloss friendship? Discuss the fact that while Yonnie was still in the old lifestyle, he encouraged Carlos not to relapse. What are some possible consequences if Carlos had relapsed? How would it have affected their friendship?
3. What are some daily issues in your life that cause your “dark” and “light” sides to battle, (just as Carlos struggled in the book)? How do you reconcile the two sides?
4. Was Damalis intuition that something was wrong justified? Do you think that after all she and Carlos had been through together, she was right to still hold herself apart from the unseen, nagging issue that she felt—or should she have accepted him“as is”
5. What is your take on all the house drama among: Yonnie/Tara/Rider; Juanita/Jose/Carlos/Damali; and J.L./Krissy/Dan. Also consider Berkfields reaction to his daughters suitors; Marlene/Kanak/Shabazz; and Inez and Big Mikes infection?
6. Explore the role of The Covenant and how the team was “called back” during this time of crisis because they, too, were compromised. What are some possible scenarios in which religious leaders are ineffective because they are overly compromised? What are the consequences, and what should be done?
7. As the team evolves, and the relationships change, what do you see as the next major hurdle(s) for the Neterus and Guardian team in this series?
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