Night Seeker (44 page)
As we came to the trail mouth, I glanced up at the sky. A woman’s face peered down at me from the silvery clouds. Myst…it was Myst. I could feel her in the snows and on the slipstream, waiting, biding her time, longing for revenge. She was out there, waiting for us to slip up, and it was only a matter of time until she returned. But this time we’d be stronger, and perhaps we could end her terror for good.
Anadey:
Traitor; was a friend of Heather’s and mentor to Rhiannon. One of the magic-born, Anadey can work with all elements. She owns Anadey’s Diner and is Peyton’s mother.Cicely Waters:
A witch who can control the wind. One of the magic-born and half-Uwilahsidhe (the Owl people of the Cambyra Fae). Born on the summer solstice at midnight, a daughter of the moon/waning year. Destined to become the Queen of Snow and Ice.Heather Roland:
Rhiannon’s mother and Cicely’s aunt. One of the magic-born, an herbalist, now turned into a vampire by the Indigo Court.Kaylin Chen:
Martial-arts sensei, a dreamwalker, has a night-veil demon merged into his soul.Peyton Moon Runner:
Half-werepuma, half-magic-born, she’s Anadey’s daughter.Rex Moon Runner:
Werepuma. Peyton’s father.Rhiannon Roland:
Cicely’s cousin, born on the same day as Cicely, only at daybreak, a daughter of the sun/waxing
year. Rhiannon is also half–Cambyra Fae and half-magic-born, and she controls the power of fire. Destined to become the Queen of Rivers and Rushes.Ysandra Petros:
Member of the Consortium. A powerful witch who can control sound, energy, and force.
Chatter:
One of the Summer Court. Grieve’s best friend. Is Rhiannon’s fiancé.Grieve:
Prince of the Court of Rivers and Rushes, one of the Cambyra Fae (shapeshifting Fae) turned Vampiric Fae. Cicely’s fiancé.Lainule:
The Fae Queen of Rivers and Rushes, Grieve’s aunt, the Queen of Summer. Destined to fade back to the Golden Isle.Wrath:
Cicely’s father—one of the Uwilahsidhe (the Owl people of the Cambyra Fae).
Myst:
Queen of the Indigo Court, mother of the Vampiric Fae, the Mistress of Mayhem. Queen of Winter.Grieve (
see
The Court of Rivers and Rushes)Heather (
see
Cicely and the Court of the Magic-Born)
Crawl:
The Blood Oracle. One of the oldest Vein Lords, made by the Crimson Queen herself. Sire to Regina and Lannan.Geoffrey:
Former NW Regent of the Vampire Nation and one of the Elder Vein Lords. Two thousand years old, from Xiongnu.Lannan Altos:
Professor at the New Forest Conservatory, Elder vampire, brother and lover to his sister, Regina Altos.
Hedonistic golden boy. New NW Regent of the Vampire Nation. Obsessed with Cicely Waters.Leo Bryne:
Was Rhiannon’s fiancé, a healer and one of the magic-born. Leo was a day-runner for Geoffrey and now is a vampire.Regina Altos:
Emissary for the Crimson Court/Queen. Originally from Summer with her brother and lover, Lannan. Was a priestess of Inanna. Turned by Crawl.
Night Seeker
I write to music a good share of the time and have been sharing my playlists on my website. I finally decided to add them to the backs of the books for my readers who aren’t online.
—Yasmine Galenorn
Adam Lambert:
“Mad World”
Air:
“Napalm Love”
“Surfing on a Rocket”
“Playground Love”
“Another Day”
“Cemetary Party”
Android Lust:
“Dragonfly”
“Stained”
“Sex and Mutilation”
Avalon Rising:
“The Great Selkie”
“Dark Moon Circle”
Awolnation:
“Sail”
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club:
“Shuffle Your Feet”
“Fault Line”
Bobbie Gentry:
“Ode to Billie Joe”
Buffalo Springfield:
“For What It’s Worth”
Cat Power:
“I Don’t Blame You”
“Werewolf”
Cat Stevens:
“Katmandu”
Chester Bennington:
“System”
Chris Isaak:
“Wicked Game”
Cobra Verde:
“Play with Fire”
Corvus Corax:
“Filii Neidhardi”
“Mille Anni Passi Sunt”
“Ballade de Mercy”
Cul de Sac:
“I Remember Nothing More”
“Into the Cone of Cold”
“The Moon Scolds the Morning Star”
“The Invisible Worm”
“Song to the Siren”
“Cul de Sade”
David Bowie:
“Sister Midnight”
David Draiman:
“Forsaken”
Death Cab for Cutie:
“I Will Possess Your Heart”
Depeche Mode:
“Dream On”
“Personal Jesus”
Disturbed:
“Stupify”
Faun:
“Sieben”
“Punagra”
“Deva”
Foster the People:
“Pumped Up Kicks”
Gary Numan:
“Walking with Shadows”
“Prophecy”
“The Angel Wars”
“Melt”
“A Child with the Ghost”
Gypsy:
“Spirit Nation”
“Morgaine”
Heart:
“Magic Man”
Hedningarna:
“Gorrlaus”
“Juopolle Joutunut”
“Tuuli”
“Räven (Fox Woman)”
“Grodan/Widergrenen”
“Täss’ on Nainen”
Hugo:
“99 Problems”
In Strict Confidence:
“Promised Land”
“Forbidden Fruit”
“Silver Bullets”
Jace Everett:
“Bad Things”
Jay Gordon:
“Slept So Long”
Jorge Rico:
“Theme from
Picnic at Hanging Rock
”Julian Cope:
“Charlotte Anne”
King Black Acid:
“Rolling Under”
Lady Gaga:
“Paparazzi”
“I Like It Rough”
Lacuna Coil:
“Our Truth”
“Swamped”
“Fragile”
Little Big Town:
“Bones”
Low:
“Half Light”
Marilyn Manson:
“Arma-Goddamn-Motherfuckin-Geddon”
“Tainted Love”
“Godeatgod”
Nine Inch Nails:
“Sin”
“Get Down, Make Love”
“Deep”
Nirvana:
“You Know You’re Right”
“Heart-Shaped Box”
Notwist:
“Hands on Us”
Orgy:
“Blue Monday”
“Social Enemies”
A Pale Horse Named Death:
“Meet the Wolf”
“Cracks in the Walls”
PJ Harvey:
“Let England Shake”
“The Words That Maketh Murder”
“In the Dark Places”
Puddle of Mudd:
“Psycho”
Red Hot Chili Peppers:
“Californication”
R.E.M.:
“Drive”
Ringo Starr:
“It Don’t Come Easy”
Rob Zombie:
“Mars Needs Women”
Róisín Murphy:
“Ramalama (Bang Bang)”
Sarah McLachlan:
“Possession”
Saliva:
“Ladies and Gentlemen”
Seether:
“Remedy”
Sully Erna:
“Avalon”
“The Rise”
Susan Enan:
“Bring on the Wonder”
Tamaryn:
“The Waves”
“Mild Confusion”
Tina Turner:
“One of the Living”
Toadies:
“Possum Kingdom”
Warchild:
“Ash”
Woodland:
“Morgana Moon”
“The Dragon”
“Blood of the Moon”
“Winds of Ostara”
“Gates of Twilight”
“First Melt”
“Into the Twilight”
Wumpscut:
“The March of the Dead”
Yoko Kanno:
“Lithium Flower”
Dear Reader:
I hope that you enjoyed
Night Seeker
, the third book in the Indigo Court series. There will be two more books in this series. I love writing these books and think of them as a dark Faerie tale. For me, it’s an opportunity to explore a world steeped in mysticism. Cicely’s world is one in which everything—from rock to tree to the weather itself—is inherently magical. The fourth book—
Night Vision
—will be out next year.
Until then, I hope you’ll enjoy the upcoming releases in my Otherworld series. Book twelve,
Shadow Rising
, Menolly’s next book, will be available in October 2012. And book thirteen,
Haunted Moon
, will be available in February 2013.
For those of you new to my books, I wanted to take this opportunity to welcome you into my worlds and I hope you enjoyed the journey enough to come back for more. And to those of you who’ve been reading my books for a while, I wanted to thank you for revisiting Cicely and Grieve’s world once again and for being so supportive of my work.
Turn the page for a preview of
Shadow Rising
!
Bright Blessings,
The Painted Panther
Yasmine Galenorn
Following is a special excerpt from
SHADOW RISING
the next book in the Otherworld series
by Yasmine Galenorn