Dark Challenge
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Dark Challenge is the fifth book in the paranormal
romance
series Dark Series by American
author Christine Feehan
. It is the first book in a trilogy written within the Dark Series, and it starts several months after the events in Dark Magic
.
), is sent to warn a young singer, Desari, that she and her band have come under suspicion by a fanatical vampire hunting society. Believing this to be his last task to his Prince, Mikhail, Julian was prepared to greet the dawn and his own destruction. However, upon hearing the singer's hauntingly beautiful voice, he was mesmerized. The colours he hadn't seen in over eight hundred years were now vivid and bright. Julian instantly knew he had found his lifemate
because of his ability to see in colour, accompanied by the return of emotions.
While he revels in his discovery, gunfire rings out on stage. Julian rushes in to find three of the band members, including Desari, lying amongst blood-spattered instruments. To save her life, Julian heals her wounds and provides her with a large volume of his blood, while performing the ritual to bind Desari to him. Weak from blood loss, he is surprised by a huge panther. To counter the attack, he in turn shape-shifts into a large, golden leopard. The two cats seemed evenly matched until the arrival of two more leopards. With these unfavourable odds, Julian makes good on his escape, deciding to hunt down the assassins. To his puzzlement, he finds all six of the humans slaughtered in a Carpathian fashion. Julian gathers the bodies, reduces them to ashes and scatters them into the ocean in an effort to throw off the vampire hunting society.
As Julian courts Desari, he and Desari's older brother, Darius, test each other's strengths. Meanwhile, Julian's lifelong enemy hunts his lifemate. In light of a common goal, the two Carpathian men strike an uneasy truce to destroy the vampire.
Made the following Bestseller Lists:
USA Today Bestseller List
Waldenbooks Bestseller List
Amazon Bestseller List
Siren Books Bestseller List
Wal-Mart Bestseller List
2000 Francis Awards
2000 All About Romance Awards
2000 RBL Hughie Book Awards
Paranormal
Paranormal is a general term that designates experiences that lie outside "the range of normal experience or scientific explanation" or that indicates phenomena understood to be outside of science's current ability to explain or measure...
romance
Romance novel
The romance novel is a literary genre developed in Western culture, mainly in English-speaking countries. Novels in this genre place their primary focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people, and must have an "emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending." Through the late...
series Dark Series by American
United States
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author Christine Feehan
Christine Feehan
Christine Feehan is an American romance-paranormal writer. She has published more than 26 novels, including five series, and numerous novellas since 1999.-Biography:...
. It is the first book in a trilogy written within the Dark Series, and it starts several months after the events in Dark Magic
Dark Magic (novel)
Dark Magic is the fourth book in Christine Feehan’s Dark Series. It takes place within a few months of the events in Dark Gold. It was published in July 2000.-Background:Gregori, often called The Dark One, knows he’s very close to turning...
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Plot summary
Julian Savage, the twin brother of Aidan (Dark GoldDark Gold
Dark Gold is the third book in Christine Feehan’s Dark Series. It takes place approximately 23 years after the events in Dark Desire. It was published in April 2000.-Synopsis:...
), is sent to warn a young singer, Desari, that she and her band have come under suspicion by a fanatical vampire hunting society. Believing this to be his last task to his Prince, Mikhail, Julian was prepared to greet the dawn and his own destruction. However, upon hearing the singer's hauntingly beautiful voice, he was mesmerized. The colours he hadn't seen in over eight hundred years were now vivid and bright. Julian instantly knew he had found his lifemate
Lifemate
In the Dark Series by Christine Feehan, Lifemate is the term used to describe spouses of the Carpathians . However, the bond between lifemates is much stronger and different than that of humans. A male loses his ability to feel emotions after reaching the age of 200. Those emotions can only be...
because of his ability to see in colour, accompanied by the return of emotions.
While he revels in his discovery, gunfire rings out on stage. Julian rushes in to find three of the band members, including Desari, lying amongst blood-spattered instruments. To save her life, Julian heals her wounds and provides her with a large volume of his blood, while performing the ritual to bind Desari to him. Weak from blood loss, he is surprised by a huge panther. To counter the attack, he in turn shape-shifts into a large, golden leopard. The two cats seemed evenly matched until the arrival of two more leopards. With these unfavourable odds, Julian makes good on his escape, deciding to hunt down the assassins. To his puzzlement, he finds all six of the humans slaughtered in a Carpathian fashion. Julian gathers the bodies, reduces them to ashes and scatters them into the ocean in an effort to throw off the vampire hunting society.
As Julian courts Desari, he and Desari's older brother, Darius, test each other's strengths. Meanwhile, Julian's lifelong enemy hunts his lifemate. In light of a common goal, the two Carpathian men strike an uneasy truce to destroy the vampire.
Awards
2000 PEARL Awards- Honorable Mention - Best Shape-Shifter
- Finalist - Best Overall Paranormal Romance
Made the following Bestseller Lists:
USA Today Bestseller List
Waldenbooks Bestseller List
Amazon Bestseller List
Siren Books Bestseller List
Wal-Mart Bestseller List
2000 Francis Awards
- Finalist - Other paranormal
2000 All About Romance Awards
- Finalist - Favorite Other Romance
2000 RBL Hughie Book Awards
- Best Paranormal Romance