Book Review-Newer Books 27

Review—Acheron

Sherrilyn Kenyon wrote the novel Acheron. St. Martin’s Press published the book in August 2008; the novel has 728 pages.

            From Greece to New Orleans, from 10,000 B.C. to present day, the distant past comes back to haunt and endanger humanity. Dr. Tory Kafieri is an archeologist determined to discover and unearth Atlantis; she comes from a family of scientists. Her family has sought this discovery for decades and even suffered ridicule and professional troubles due to a search that has had limited past successes.

            Time, far, far away, when gods and goddesses ruled the earth, a destroyer of gods, Acheron, was born, stripped of powers, and made to suffer pain and vast indignities; this destroyer fell in love with a goddess. Not knowing his power or abilities, being human brought many times of abuse and loss. The goddess he fell for was Artemis; she wove a web that will keep him caught in various ways throughout time and into the present. Acheron, also known as Ash, has a mother who has been essentially entombed in what could be Atlantis, her powers limited, and she wants out. Her time has been far from idyllic and she seeks retribution that could end the world, as we know it, maybe.

            Ash meets Tory and in an effort to lead her away from Atlantis. Soon danger and mayhem find them and actually draws them back to Greece, his past and their future. In this adventure, they find chemistry and desires that are of soul mate quality. This relationship leads Tory into his past and Ash determined to protect her and remain a part of her future.

            Sherrilyn Kenyon has written many of these Dark Hunter novels and this one book brings together many references from past titles. The book also brings much more of the mythological history. Miss Kenyon weaves together the past with the present and future quite well and in each novel, the characters are often intriguing and likeable. In this book, the past clearly related to the development of Ash, though less could have been more. The book was a bit long in areas, though, the gods and goddesses brought to the present was an interesting twist. This series is always entertaining and I await more.