The Cassandra Palmer series
First novel in the series
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| Author | Karen Chance |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English, Chinese, Czech, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish |
| Genre | Fantasy, urban fantasy (Vampires, Supernatural) |
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
| Published | June 2006 - Present |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
The New York Times and USA Today best-selling Cassandra Palmer series is a set of fantasy novels written by Karen Chance. The series tells the story of a young woman named Cassie Palmer, a powerful clairvoyant who has the ability to communicate with the spirit realm.
The Cassandra Palmer series is a popular fantasy series, repeatedly placing on the New York Times and USA Today Best Seller lists, with Embrace the Night reaching #6* on the New York Times Best Seller list (Paperback Fiction - Mass-Market, April 20, 2008). Publisher's Weekly wrote, "Cassie - in her struggles between her passionate need for independence, her burgeoning feelings for Mircea and her conflicts with her new role as Pythia - is a well-rounded character, and the intensity and complexity of the plot puts her through her paces physically, emotionally and psychically." Each book in the series has received highly favorable reviews, with the most recent release, Hunt the Moon, receiving 4.5 stars from Romantic Times Book Reviews, which is yet to award a 5 to any book. "... There is never a dull moment in a Chance novel, as the action speeds from high-stakes action to death-defying exploits guaranteed to keep readers breathless. The evolution reluctant heroine Cassie undertakes as she begins to embrace her powers has been a roller-coaster ride. Here’s to plenty more adventures!" -Romantic Times Book Reviews
Cassandra Palmer can see the future and communicate with spirits -talents that make her attractive to the dead and the undead. the ghosts of the dead aren't usually dangerous; they just like to talk... a lot. The undead are another matter. Like any sensible girl, Cassie tries to avoid vampires. But when the bloodsucking mafioso she escaped three years ago finds Cassie again with vengeance on his mind, she's forced to turn to the vampire senate for protection. The undead senators won't help her for nothing, and Cassie finds herself working with one of their most powerful members, a dangerously seductive master vampire- and the price he demands may be more than Cassie is willing to pay.
A recent legacy made Cassandra Palmer heir to the title of Pythia, the world's chief clairvoyant. It's a position that usually comes with years of training, but Cassie's circumstances are a little...unusual. Now she's stuck with a whopping amount of power that every vamp, fey, and mage in town wants to either monopolize or eradicate-and that she herself doesn't dare use.
What's more, she's just discovered that a certain arrogant master vampire has a geis on her-a magical claim that warns off any would-be suitors, and might also explain the rather ... intense attraction between them. But Cassie's had it with being jerked around, and anyone who tries it from now on is going to find out that she makes a very bad enemy.
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