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1、DARKNEEDSATNIGHT'SEDGEKRESLEYCOLECopyright©2008byKresleyColeForLauren,myphenomenaleditorandadedicatedchampionofthebooks.Thisisourtenthprojecttogether,andit’sstillascrazyandexcitingasthefirst.AcknowledgmentsMany,manythankstomyfantasticagentRobinRue.Sohappyto
2、beworkingwithyou.ToCarolinePhipps,mysteadfastfriendwho’salwayswillingtodoamidnightline-edit.ToGenaShowalter,becausemylife’samoremeaningful(andriotous)tripwithyouinit.AndtoRoxanneSt.Claire,a.k.a.G.U.F.DidIhappentomentionyou’remyrock?GlossaryofTermsfromtheLiv
3、ingBookofLoreTheLore“...andthosesentientcreaturesthatarenothumanshallbeunitedinonestratum,coexistingwith,yetsecretfrom,man’s.”TheLykaeClan“Aproud,strappingwarrioroftheKeltoiPeople(orHiddenPeople,laterknownasCelts)wastakeninhisprimebyamaddenedwolf.Thewarrior
4、rosefromthedead,nowanimmortal,withthespiritofthebeastlatentwithinhim.Hedisplayedthewolf’straits:theneedfortouch,anintenseloyaltytoitskind,ananimalcravingforthedelightsoftheflesh.Sometimesthebeastrises....”Alsocalledwerewolves,war-wolds.EnemiesoftheVampireHo
5、rde.TheVampiresTwowarringfactions,theHordeandtheForbearerArmy.EachvampireseekshisBride,hiseternalwife,andwalksasthelivingdeaduntilhefindsher.ABridewillrenderhisbodyfullyalive,givinghimbreathandmakinghisheartbeat,aprocessknownasblooding.Tracingisteleporting,
6、thevampires’meansoftravel.Avampirecanonlytracetodestinationshe’spreviouslybeenortothosehecansee.TheFallenarevampireswhohavekilledbydrinkingavictimtodeath.Distinguishedbytheirredeyes.TheHorde“InthefirstchaosoftheLore,abrotherhoodofvampiresdominated,byrelying
7、ontheircoldnature,worshipoflogic,andabsenceofmercy.TheysprangfromtheharshsteppesofDaciaandmigratedtoRussia,thoughsomesayasecretenclave,theDaci,liveinDaciastill.”TheirranksarecomprisedoftheFallen.EnemiesofmostfactionsintheLore.TheForbearers“...hiscrownstolen
8、,Kristoff,therightfulHordeking,stalkedthebattlefieldsofantiquityseekingthestrongest,mostvalianthumanwarriorsastheydied,earninghimthenameofGravewalker.Heofferedeternallifeinexchangeforeternalfealtytohim
