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

Narrator

I'm not quite sure a female narrator is the best choice. It is hard to distinguish between female and male characters. I appreciate the emotion in her voice just not enough contrast. Cindy

Liked it

I liked the story, narrator,and will continue on with the series. I hope the next is as good

Mind Blowing!!!!!

Sherrilyn Kenyon has done it again! 👏 If you're looking for a fantastic futuristic story this book has it all.

Wonderful

What an engaging story. Different enough from her other style in the dark hunter series.

Enjoyed the story...

This was an entertaining story but the narration was merely adequate and didn't really do the story justice. Fans of The Dark Hunter series will note the same strong overtones of childhood abuse and violence. Readers who are new to Kenyon's work should be forewarned- these themes are gut wrenching, heart breaking and very hard to listen to. That said, Kenyon does a good job of wrapping up the loose ends and telling a story of triumph over evil and adversity through love. The sexual content is explicit but not vulgar and Kenyon introduces secondary and tertiary supporting character with enough depth and definition to leave the reader in eager anticipation of their stories. Overall well done and worthy of the credits.

Enjoyable!!!

I am a HUGE Sherrilyn Kenyon fan...This book was very good. I am currently listening to Born of Fire and again enjoying every minute!

Excellent Story

Where does Born of Night rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I could not wait to listen to this book again, it was so hard to be away from the story line.
The narrator is the same from the Night Huntress series so it took awhile to get used to hearing Bones voice as another character in this book. But the story line was so enthralling and it brought me to tears many times.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Born of Night?

When Nykerian and Syn are speaking in the hanger about Keriyn. Nyk says she is worth the risk of his heart.

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

It was hard to listen to the tortured life of Nykerian but the storyline makes you understand how he became the man he is today.

Hooked

I'm now hooked on both the Dark Hunters and Born series. She is such a great writer.

Fantastic!

Loved it! Story was fast paced, interesting, emotional and worth the read! Characters were interesting,funny, scary, hateful, sexy, horrible, hunky, and unforgettable! Wow! The narration was disappointing and did do justice to each character.

Great performance

I really liked not only the story but the narrator. I felt like she didn't make the men's voices "weird" but made everyone sound like they did in my head. I really enjoyed her performance.