Publisher's Blurb:
For centuries Mira has been a nightwalker—an unstoppable enforcer for a mysterious organization that manipulates earth-shaking events from the darkest shadows. But elemental mastery over fire sets her apart from others of her night-prowling breed . . . and may be all that prevents her doom.
The foe she now faces is human: the vampire hunter called Danaus, who has already destroyed so many undead. For Mira, the time has come to hunt . . . or be hunted.
Review: Nightwalker was originally published in 2008, and I am very happy that there are several more books in the series, because this was a great read. The heroine/protagonist is Mira, a 600 year old vampire who is unique among humans and vampires because she can start and control fire. Mira is living in Savannah as Keeper of the City, a position she enjoys for the relative peace after centuries of politics and power struggles among the Ancients in the Old World. But the vampire hunter Danaus has arrived, and Mira's confrontations with him prove to be enigmatic - he is not all that he appears to be and she spares his life in the hope of learning more about him and the organization he works for. Soon someone from the most horrific nightmare of Mira's past turns up as well, and her hard won sanity and peaceful life are shattered as she travels to Egypt and London in an attempt to find the Ancients of her race and prevent a bloody battle that will destroy humannity.
Mira was a fantastic character - she is the strong, alpha, dominant one in the story, and is both respected and feared. Beautiful and honorable, she inspires awe and is a legend among her kind. Her battle skills are matched by Danaus, who becomes an unlikely ally (and potential romantic interest) as Mira learns her life as a human and vampire may not be what they seem. Reading a story driven by a strong, sexual, capable female is a nice change of pace, and seems to be more common in the urban fantasy genre. (I'm thinking oif Kelley Armstrong's super Women of the Otherworld series specifically.)
I can't wait to nread the rest of this series! Nightwalker ended with a heck of a cliffhanger andI am hooked.
For more information visit the author's website at http://www.jocelynndrake.com/.
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