Born of Night

A League Novel

By: Sherrilyn Kenyon

Narrated by: Kelly Fish

Length: 14 hrs and 50 mins

Publisher's summary

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon comes Born of Night, the first book in her blockbuster series, The League.

In the Ichidian Universe, The League and their ruthless assassins rule all. Expertly trained and highly valued, the League Assassins are the backbone of the government. But not even the League is immune to corruption . . .

Command Assassin Nykyrian Quikiades once turned his back on the League—and has been hunted by them ever since. Though many have tried, none can kill him or stop him from completing his current mission: to protect Kiara Zamir, a woman whose father's political alliance has made her a target.

As her world becomes even deadlier, Kiara must entrust her life to the same kind of beast who once killed her mother and left her for dead. Old enemies and new threaten them both and the only way they can survive is to overcome their suspicions and learn to trust in the very ones who threaten them the most: each other.

©2009 Sherrilyn Kenyon (P)2009 Macmillan Audio

Critic reviews

“Fish competently balances the pace of the story with the emotions of the main characters, letting their internal conflicts alter her temp and then expertly returning to a more measured delivery.” —AudioFile

“Narrator Kelly Fish brings new dimension to the story, finding a different accent for every character.” —Library Journal

“[A] publishing phenomenon…[Sherrilyn Kenyon is] the reigning queen of the wildly successful paranormal scene.” —Publisher's Weekly

Awesome

A riveting story!! Keeps you on the edge of your seat!! Never dull!! Can't wait for the next book!!

Absolutely love Sherrilyn

Love her writing! it's helped me through some rough times. I am so glad I am able to listen to her while I'm working, exercising or just driving!

enjoyed!

good book. lots of twists and turns. lovable sarcastic characters! enjoyed it start to finish!

very hard to stop listening to. loved it.

loved it. captures you and holds you until the very end. the author did a wonderful job. the story teller was great.

Another great series

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes. It's classic Kenyon; Tragedy, romance, comedy and drama.

What did you like best about this story?

It is a whole different universe that is eerily familiar and has the excitement of Sci-Fi, romance of star-crossd lovers, with the drama of warring governments and treacherous family members.

Which scene was your favorite?

no one scene in particular.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I liked it but no extreme reaction to it. It did make me laugh and I did get choked up a couple of times.

Any additional comments?

It was certainly not what I expected but was pleasantly surprised by the storyline and what looks to be a promising new series. It is classic Kenyon as she once again conceives a whole new universe with it's own mythos, laws and characters that for all intents looks to have very interesting and tragic backgrounds.

Nykyrian is my dream alpha male

Kenyon give us the League at is best and worse.

Princess Kiara wakes to a very big nightmare. A nightmare she never wanted to relive ever again. She is rescued from this nightmare by a crew of assassins that scare her more than the ones that initial started the nightmare for her. She soon learns that her life is safer with them than with her father.

Command Assassin Nykyrian Quikiades is the badess of the bad and has the scars to show it all. He has a life that makes Rambo think about going back to school and learning a few new tricks. Nykyrian has a new world thrust upon in the form of Kiara.

Kenyon give you a wonderful world to acclimate to and wish for more. I have falling in love . . . with a new and exciting world of sci-fi, romance, action/drama . . .

Kelly Fish do well and gave me a vivid picture with her voice and Sherrilyn's words.

The League, Book 1

The League is one of my favourite book series, fourth only to Star Wars, The Lord Of The Rings, & Game of Thrones.

The narrator does a great job with Nykyrian and Kiara but the other character voices and dialects are abysmally ludicrous.

Darling, an Aristo heir to the Caronese Empire, is described in the book as having a ‘refined’ aristocratic voice, yet the narrator gives him a common London cockney accent. Dancer Hauk is Andarion like Nykyrian but the voice used for him sounds like a West Virginia hillbilly.

It’s difficult to reconcile the ridiculous accents that don’t match the written descriptions of the characters.

Kiara is not a favourite heroine. She’s whiny, vapid, and insecure. She immediately changes her mind about the relationship with Nykyrian when she discovers he’s a Prince of both the Andarion & Triosan Empires, which makes her even more unlikable. Before, she said she wished he had died; after, she was determined to remain his wife.

Not to sound prim, but this book should come with an NC17 Mature rating. I’d have enjoyed this book more if the intimate details had been a little less graphic and explicit and had more sci-fi action and less sappy romance dialogue.

out standing!!! you want MORE!!

If you could sum up Born of Night in three words, what would they be?

best story ever!!

Who was your favorite character and why?

syn you got the feel you really knew him.

What about Kelly Fish’s performance did you like?

she was wonderful... a different voice for each character. real good job!!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

MY GOODNESS YES!! i had read the books... but this was by far more fun and exciting!!

Any additional comments?

i am looking forward to buying the rest of the series...

Awesome

I want to try a new series by this author and I kit the jackpot. Great book and I can't wait to get the next one.

The First The Leage Novel made me a fan!

I am so EXTREME happy, not only do i know Sherrilyn Kenyon can tell stories, but Kelly Fish will not return. She is just not as good as the story needs! She is not BAD, but she is sometimes annoying, and if the rest of "The League" books was with her i would not be ass happy! Kelly Fish still does not destroy this book, for that is Sherrilyn Kenyon to good. I am happy to continue my journey in to Sherrilyn Kenyon books! Without Kelly Fish!