Saturday, October 25, 2014

Saturday's Series Spotlight: Darkest Powers by Kelley Armstrong

Kat (#.3)
Summary:
Short story about another Edison Group subject. Originally published in The Eternal Kiss. Kat’s story continued in Hunting Kat, originally published in Kisses from Hell.


Hunting Kat (#.4)
Summary:
Kat is a sixteen-year-old vampire, and she's not too happy about it. After an experiment-gone-wrong and a bullet to the heart, she now hungers for human blood, and the worst part about that is the guilt. But guilt isn't the only thing stressing her. Kat is being hunted by the Edison Group, a dangerous Cabal that is responsible for her undead state. Kat is running out of places to hide, and she has no one to turn to—until she meets Chad and Neil. They're on the run like she is, and they offer to help Kat against their common enemy. But the boys aren't all that they seem, and for Kat, deciding whether to trust them may be a matter of life or death.

Set in the world of Kelley Armstrong's New York Times bestselling Darkest Powers and Darkness Rising series, "Hunting Kat" will leave you on the edge of your seat and thirsting for more.


Dangerous (#.5)
Summary:
This novella is no longer published online but can be found in Darkest Powers Bonus Pack 1
How Derek and Simon’s dad disappeared and they ended up at Lyle House.


The Summoning (#1)
Summary:
My name is Chloe Saunders and my life will never be the same again.
All I wanted was to make friends, meet boys, and keep on being ordinary. I don't even know what that means anymore. It all started on the day that I saw my first ghost - and the ghost saw me.
Now there are ghosts everywhere and they won't leave me alone. To top it all off, I somehow got myself locked up in Lyle House, a "special home" for troubled teens. Yet the home isn't what it seems. Don't tell anyone, but I think there might be more to my housemates than meets the eye. The question is, whose side are they on? it's up to me to figure out the dangerous secrets behind Lyle House...before its skeletons come back to haunt me.





Divided (#1.5)
Summary:
This novella is no longer published online but can be found in Darkest Powers Bonus Pack 1
"..the story filled in exactly the portion from where Derek left Chloe to when he found her again."


The Awakening (#2)
Summary:
Chloe Saunders is on the run and raising hell. Literally. 

Chloe Saunders is not your average supernatural teenager. Genetically altered at birth by a sinister team of scientists, she can barely control her terrifying powers. Now the team that created her has decided it's time to end the experiment. Permanently.

Now Chloe is running for her life along with a charming sorcerer, a troubled werewolf and a temperamental young witch. Together they have a chance for freedom - but can Chloe trust her new friends?'

Disenchanted (#2.5)
Summary:
This novella is no longer published online but can be found in Darkest Powers Bonus Pack 1
This is the story of Tory & Simon after Chloe & Derek got off the bus.


The Reckoning (#3)
Summary:
Chloe Saunders is fifteen and would love to be normal. Unfortunately, Chloe happens to be a genetically engineered necromancer who can raise the dead without even trying. She and her equally gifted (or should that be 'cursed'?) friends are now running for their lives from the evil corporation that created them.
As if that's not enough, Chloe is struggling with her feelings for Simon, a sweet-tempered sorcerer, and his brother Derek, a not so sweet-tempered werewolf. And she has a horrible feeling she's leaning towards the werewolf...
Definitely not normal.

Belonging (#3.5)
Summary:
This novella is no longer published online but can be found in Darkest Powers Bonus Pack 2
A novella that takes place after the events in The Reckoning. Written in Derek's POV.

Facing Facts (#3.6)
Summary:
Published in Enthralled: Paranormal Diversions


Enthralled: Paranormal Diversions
Summary:
A journey may take hundreds of miles, or it may cover the distance between duty and desire.
Sixteen of today’s hottest writers of paranormal tales weave stories on a common theme of journeying. Authors such as Kelley Armstrong, Rachel Caine, and Melissa Marr return to the beloved worlds of their bestselling series, while others, like Claudia Gray, Kami Garcia, and Margaret Stohl, create new land-scapes and characters. But whether they’re writing about vampires, faeries, angels, or other magical beings, each author explores the strength and resilience of the human heart.
Suspenseful, funny, or romantic, the stories in Enthralled will leave you moved.
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"Enthralled" is a collection of 14 original teen paranormal short stories from some of today's bestselling YA talent, united with the common theme of road trips.
Contents:
Introduction by Melissa Marr & Kelley Armstrong
Giovanni’s Farewell by Claudia Gray
Scenic Route [The Forest of Hands and Teeth] by Carrie Ryan
Red Run by Kami Garcia
Things About Love [As You Wish] by Jackson Pearce
Niederwald [Soul Screamers] by Rachel Vincent
Merely Mortal [Wicked Lovely] by Melissa Marr
Facing Facts [Darkest Powers] by Kelley Armstrong
Let’s Get this Undead Show on the Road by Sarah Rees Brennan
Bridge by Jeri Smith-Ready
Skin Contact by Kimberly Derting
Leaving by Ally Condie
At The Late Night, Double Feature, Picture Show by Jessica Verday
IV League by Margaret Stohl
Gargouille by Mary E. Pearson
The Third Kind by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Automatic by Rachel Caine


Darkest Powers Bonus Pack 1 (#.5, #1.5, #2.5)
Summary:
Contains three companion stories to the #1 NYT bestselling Darkest Powers trilogy.

Dangerous (prequel to The Summoning) The story of how Derek and Simon came to Lyle House, told from Derek’s point-of-view

Divided (set between The Summoning and The Awakening) Derek and Simon’s adventures while separated from Chloe and Rae in the factory. Also told from Derek’s point of view.

Disenchanted (overlaps part of The Awakening) Simon and Tori continue their journey after Chloe and Derek are left at the truck stop. Told from Tori’s point of view.

Please note: these are stories, not novels. Combined, they equal half the length of a Darkest Powers novel.


Darkest Powers Bonus Pack 2 (#3.5, #3.6)
Summary:
Contains two companion stories to the Darkest Powers trilogy.

Belonging (the novella set after The Reckoning), Derek's werewolf family comes to claim him. Narrated by Derek.

Facing Facts (short story set after The Reckoning), Tori discovers who her father is, and Chloe deals with a vengeful ghost. Narrated by Chloe. Appearing in Enthralled.



Author Bio:
Kelley Armstrong has been telling stories since before she could write. Her earliest written efforts were disastrous. If asked for a story about girls and dolls, hers would invariably feature undead girls and evil dolls, much to her teachers' dismay. All efforts to make her produce "normal" stories failed.

Today, she continues to spin tales of ghosts and demons and werewolves, while safely locked away in her basement writing dungeon. She's the author of the NYT-bestselling "Women of the Otherworld" paranormal suspense series and "Darkest Powers" young adult urban fantasy trilogy, as well as the Nadia Stafford crime series. Armstrong lives in southwestern Ontario with her husband, kids and far too many pets.




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Kat #.3

Hunting Kat  #.4

Dangerous #.5

The Summoning #1
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Divided #1.5

The Awakening #2
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Disenchanted #2.5

The Reckoning #3
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Belonging #3.5

Facing Facts #3.6

Enthralled: Paranormal Diversions
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Darkest Powers Bonus Pack 1 (#.5, #1.5, #2.5)

Darkest Powers Bonus Pack 2 (Darkest Powers Trilogy #3.5, #3.6) 

Darkest Powers Trilogy (Darkest Powers #1-3) 
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