Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night
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Authors: Kresley Cole
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NO REST FOR THE WICKED
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A Hunger Like No Other
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and the sensuous historical romances by Kresley Cole
IF YOU DARE
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Glossary of Terms from the Living Book of Lore
Dark Needs at Night's Edge
Excerpt
This book is dedicated to the warm, witty, and amazing
Beth Kendrick, because we're good enough friends to say,
“Isn't it about time you dedicated a book to me?”
and “How 'bout that book dedication?”
I would like to acknowledge the wonderful short poem “The Witch in the Glass” by Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt (1836â1919), which I use within this book, and which inspired the character of Mariketa the Awaited, as well as her unique talents.
The Lore
“. . . and those sentient creatures that are not human shall be united in one stratum, coexisting with, yet secret from, man's.”
The Lykae Clan
“A proud, strapping warrior of the Keltoi People (or Hidden People, later known as Celts) was taken in his prime by a maddened wolf. The warrior rose from the dead, now an immortal, with the spirit of the beast latent within him. He displayed the wolf's traits: the need for touch, an intense loyalty to its kind, an animal craving for the delights of the flesh. Sometimes the beast rises. . . .”
â¢Â Also called werewolves, war-wolds.
â¢Â Enemies of the Vampire Horde.
The Talisman's Hie
“A treacherous and grueling scavenger's hunt for magickal talismans, amulets, and other mystical riches over the entire world.”
â¢Â The rules forbid killingâuntil the final round. Any other trickery or violence is encouraged.
â¢Â Held every two hundred fifty years.
â¢Â Hosted by Riora, the goddess of impossibility.
The House of Witches
“. . . immortal possessors of magickal talents, practitioners of good and evil.”
â¢Â Mystical mercenaries who sell their spells.
â¢Â Separated into five castes: warrior, healer, enchantress, conjurer, and seeress.
â¢Â Led by Mariketa the Awaited
The Valkyrie
“When a maiden warrior screams for courage as she dies in battle, Wóden and Freya heed her call. The two gods give up lightning to strike her, rescuing her to their hall, and preserving her courage forever in the form of the maiden's immortal Valkyrie daughter.”
â¢Â Take sustenance from the electrical energy of the earth, sharing it in one collective power, and give it back with their emotions in the form of lightning.
â¢Â Possess preternatural strength and speed.
â¢Â Without training, they can be mesmerized by shining objects and jewels.
â¢Â Also called Swan Maidens, Shield Maidens.
â¢Â Enemies of the Vampire Horde.
The Vampires
Two warring factions, the Horde and the Forbearer Army.
â¢Â Each vampire seeks his
Bride,
his eternal wife, and walks as the living dead until he finds her.
â¢Â A Bride will render his body fully alive, giving him breath and making his heart beat, a process known as
blooding.
â¢Â
Tracing
is teleporting, the vampires' means of travel. A vampire can only trace to destinations he's previously been.
The Horde
“In the first chaos of the Lore, a brotherhood of vampires dominated, by relying on their cold nature, worship of logic, and absence of mercy. They sprang from the harsh steppes of Dacia and migrated to Russia, though some say a secret enclave, the Daci, live in Dacia still.”
â¢Â Distinguished by their red eyes, a side effect of drinking victims to death.
â¢Â Enemies of most factions in the Lore.