Hello Friends!
I have mentioned on Booktok many times my everlasting love for the Immortals After Dark series by Kresley Cole. If you're a paranormal romance reader, this is one of the best series out there in my opinion. I've jokingly called my tiktok page the "unofficial fan page" for the series, and I recently realized that for all my talking about it, I didn't actually have anything posted on my blog about it because I read the series long before I had a blog. I'm correcting that now!
A special announcement: I got picked to be on Kresley's ARC team, so I will be reading Munro early and will be ready to dish alllll the details!
There is a ton of info out there, but I'll try to post all the most helpful info here. Click the links to what you want to see:
Book Summaries (Spoilers!)
READING ORDER
1 - The Warlord Wants Forever : Nikolai Wroth and Myst the Coveted novella (also available in Blood Red Kiss and Playing Easy to Get)
2 - A Hunger Like No Other : Lachlain MacRieve and Emmaline Troy
3 - No Rest For the Wicked : Sebastian Wroth and Kaderin the Cold-Hearted
4 - Wicked Deeds on a Winter’s Night : Bowen MacRieve and Mariketa the Awaited
5 - Dark Needs at Night’s Edge : Conrad Wroth and Naomi Laress
6 - Dark Desires After Dusk : Cadeon Woede and Holly Ashwin
7 - Kiss of a Demon King : Rydstrom Woede and Sabine, Queen of Illusions
8 - Untouchable : Murdoch Wroth and Daniela the Ice Maiden (available in paperback as Deep Kiss of Winter)
9 - Pleasure of a Dark Prince : Garreth MacRieve and Lucia the Huntress
10 - Demon From the Dark : Malcolm Slaine and Carrow Graie
11 - Dreams of a Dark Warrior : Declan Chase and Regin the Radiant
12 - Lothaire : Lothaire Daciano and Elizabeth Peirce
13 - Shadow’s Claim : Trehan Daciano and Princess Bettina of Abaddon
14 - MacRieve : Uilleam MacRieve and Chloe Todd
15 - Dark Skye : Thronos Talos and Melanthe, Queen of Persuasions
16 - Sweet Ruin : Rune the Banesblood and Josephine
17 - Shadow’s Seduction : Mirceo Daciano and Caspion the Tracker novella
18 - Wicked Abyss : Abyssian Infernas and Calliope of Sylvan
19 - Munro : Munro MacRieve and Kereny
CREATURES OF LORE
This is a spoiler free zone so you can get the definitions of these characters in the front of any of the IAD full-length novels - that includes ebooks!
Main Characters
Berserkers
Demons
Fey
Furiae
Gods/Godesses
Hybrids - species of mixed blood
Incubi/Succubae
Lykae
Morior
Nymphs
Phantoms
Sorceri
Valkyrie
Vampires
Vrekners
Witches
Side Characters
Ghouls - maniacal fighters out to increase their numbers by turning humans with their contagious bites and scratches
Kobold- a type of ground-dwelling gnome,only appeared wholesome and kindly—until they turned into ravening, reptilian predators who sprang from the ground as they hunted in packs.
Vrekeners - winged avengers, demonic angels with double horns
Invidia - female embodiments of discordwith their wild antler headdresses, whips on their belts, and star patterns over their nipples—
Undines, evil nymphs with paint dusted bodies
Libitinae, four raven-winged bringers of death,
Inferi—literally “those who dwell below.”
Ogres - large, hideous, man-like being that eats ordinary human beings
Teegloths were attacking, grotesque half-man, half-beast beings with protruding bottom fangs and reptilian skin.
Icere - Arctic Vikings
Nïx's T-shirts
Nïx seems to constantly wear hilarious t-shirts, so I've highlighted them here. As always, let me know if I missed one!
"I play with my prey." -No Rest for the Wicked
"It'll only hurt for a second. Promise..." -Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night
"Keep me separated." -Dark Desires After Dusk
“Heels Tall . . . Bikini Small.” - Kiss of a Demon King
"BORN TO BLOSSOM, BLOOM TO PERISH—G.S." - Kiss of a Demon King
"Jedi Kitty" - Deep Kiss of Winter
"Carpe Noctem" - Demon from the Dark
"VALKYRIE" (with an arrow pointing up at her face) - Dreams of a Dark Warrior
"I lost my heart on Immortal Island" - Dreams of a Dark Warrior AND Dark Skye
"Why can't we be friends?" (all the other shirts were black but this one is pink) - Lothaire
"PRINCE OF SHADOW #1" - Shadow's Claim
"S L U T (Sexually Liberated Uninhibited Tart)" in neon pink - MacRieve
PLOT SUMMARIES
This document is only for the folks who've already read the books. I'm going to include a quick plot summary for each book so that if you want to jump right back into Munro, you don't have to reread the entire series (unless you want to!) I'm rereading the series now to pick up on all the details and will update this page as I go. 19 books in 2 months? I got this 😨 I originally had all of this on my page, but it became so large it pretty much crashed my Wix!
CHARACTER LIST (MORE SPOILERS!)
This is the complete list, and it's an absolute metric lore-ton of characters! If you're wanting a short quick-reference, I made a printable bookmark with a quickref list! The image is below but you can download it here.
Abyssian “Sian” Infernas – Demon King of Pandemonia; a Primordial, one of the Morior
Adham “Silt” Harea – Sorceri King of Sand
Aidan the Fierce (see Declan Chase) – reincarnated Berserker
Ailis MacRieve – Lykae mother of Uilleam and Munro, mate of Dughlas MacRieve
Acton – Storm Demon, first boyfriend of Mariketa the Awaited
Alecta the Unyielding – leader of the Furies
Aleksander – Estonian Forbearer loyal to the Wroths
Allixta – Primordial Overlady of Witches, one of the Morior, can neutralize magic
Alyson “Aly” Woede – Valkyrie/Rage Demon youngest twin daughter of Cadeon Woede and Holly Ashwin, still an infant, able to trace
Amanda – Witch cousin of Carrow Graie, killed by The Order when her daughter Ruby was kidnapped
Angus MacRieve – Lykae father of Bowen MacRieve, mistrusts Witches
Annika – Valkyrie foster-mother to Emmaline Troy, temporary leader of the Valkyries after Furie was captured
Aristo Talos –former king of the Vrekeners, brother of Thronos Talos
Asmodel – Demon an exiled criminal sent to the plane of Oblivion
Atalanta – Valkyrie from the New Zealand coven
Bagatur the Battle Crafter, leader of the Three Century Rebellion in the Quandimi realm
Balery (The Hag) – Fey Oracle with lethal skin
Belee - witch who puts Chloe Todd up for bid to the Lore after she is kidnapped
Benjamin Rossiter – Human passenger aboard the Contessa with Garreth MacRieve and Lucia the Huntress
Benneit – Lykae who cannot control his beast, taken in by Munro
Bettina, Princess – Demon/Sorceri in line to be ruler of the demon realm of Abaddon
Birgit – Human serving wench in the hall of Aidan the Fierce
Blace – Primordial Vampire, one of the Morior, the first Vampire
Bowen MacRieve - "Bowen the Bitter" third in line for the Lykae throne
Brandr the True – Berserker and loyal friend to Aidan the Fierce
Mr. Brayden - adopted father of Thaddeus Brayden, deceased
Mrs. Brayden - adopted mother of Thaddeus Brayden, deceased
Brianna Woede - Valkyrie/Rage Demon, infant child of Cadeon and Holly, able to trace
Brook - Water nymph
Cadeon Woede – Rage Demon, Cadeon the Kingmaker, can take any throne but the one lost by his brother Rydstrom
Cadmus – Vrekener General Knight of War
Calder Vincente - right hand man of Declan Chase
Caliban – leader of the Ferine Demons
Calliope “Lila” of Sylvan – Fey Princess, lives as a human
Cara the Fair – younger twin sister of the Valkyrie Queen, Furie, guardian of a human male named Michael
Carrow Graie – Carrow the Incarcerated, three caste Witch
Caspion the Tracker – Death Demon, bounty hunter of Abbadon
Cassandra – Lykae who has unsuccessfully pursued Lachlain MacRieve
Charlie Ambos – Human deck hand aboard the Contessa
Chloe Todd – Human/Succubus who does not know she is part succubus
Clarence Schecter – Human passenger aboard the Contessa
Colm Chase – Human brother of Declan Chase, deceased
Conrad Wroth – Estonian Vampire, Forebearer, former vampire hunter/monk
Crom Cruach – God of Human Sacrifice and Cannibalism
Dalliance “Dalli” – Nymph, long time friend of Rune Darklight
Daniela the Ice Maiden – Valkyrie, thrives only in extreme cold, cannot be touched by any but her own people without suffering extreme pain
Darach Lyka – Primordial Lykae, the first werewolf
Dasha – Valkyrie, full-blooded triplet sister of Kaderin and Rika, killed by a vampire on the battlefield 1000 years ago
Davis – Human former teenaged boyfriend of Elizabeth Peirce
Declan Chase – Berserker, reincarnate of Aidan the Fierce
Dehlia – Succubus, a hunter of exiled Succubae
Demestriu – King of the Vampire Horde
Demyan - Estonian Forbearer killed and turned in the same battle that killed the Wroth brothers
Deshazior – Storm Demon, a former pirate and ally of the Valkyrie, transporter
King Devel - former Primordial Demon and ruler of Panemonia
Dew - Water nymph
Dughlas MacRieve - father of Uilleam and Munro MacRieve, deceased
Durinda – Rage Demoness, lady in waiting to Woede sisters
Eleara – Sorceri mother of Princess Bettina of the Deathly Ones, deceased
Elianna – Witch mentor of Mariketa the Awaited
Elisabet – Sorceri, mother of Melanthe, Sabine, and Omort the Deathless, deceased
Elizabeth “Ellie” Ann Peirce - human who spent 5 years on death row for crimes committed by Saroya
Ember, Queen of Flames - rumored long-time lover of Portia, Queen of Stone
Emmaline Troy – Half Vampire /half Valkyrie "Emma the Timid"
Ephraim Peirce – Human, Ellie's uncle
Erol - owner of Lore bar
Fegley - Warden of The Order prison
Felix the Duplicator – Sorcerer of lies
Fiore – Succubus, a legendary hunter charged with tracking and executing exiled Succubae, deceased
Folly - rogue Valkyrie and arch nemesis of Regin
Freya - Goddess of the Valkyrie, fey
Furie - Queen of the Valkyrie, chained at the bottom of the ocean for 50 years by the Vampire Horde to eternally drown and be brought back to life by her immortality
Garreth MacRieve – ruled over Lykae while Lachlain was imprisoned
Gisela – Succubus healer, aunt of Chloe Todd
Gouge – Demon, bully to Caspion the Tracker
Gourlav – Hell Demon, Primordial, "Father of Terrors, " was once handsome before being taken over by the Hell curse to assume his most monstrous form
Gram - Human grandmother of Thaddeus Brayden
Greta the Bold - Valkyrie born of a Furie, mother of Holly Ashwin
Grimslade - Demon
Groot the Metallurgist - half brother to Omort, can enchant metal
Harmann - shape-shifter, butler to Lachlain MacReive
Haxa - one of 3 witch Goddesses (see Hela and Hekate), Queen of False Faces
Heath MacRieve - youngest brother of Lacklain and Garreth MacRieve
Hekate - one of 3 witch Goddesses (see Hela and Hexa), balance of good and evil
Hela - one of 3 witch Goddesses (see Hekate and Hexa), maybe no longer good?
Helen of Troy - Valkyrie, bride of Demestriu, mother of Emmaline, deceased
Hettiah - Sorceress and half sister of Omort, can neutralize the power of other Loreans
Hild - legendary Fey archer, possible interest in Tera
Honorius - blind mystic who alters the Vrekener's scythe for Trehan
Holly Ashwin aka "Holly the Bright"- Valkyrie, "The Vessel," daughter of Greta, was given up for adoption as a child because she was thought to be human
Imatra - lore bar owner of The Sandbar, messenger for Groot
Ivana the Bold Daciano - Vampire, daughter of King Serghei, mother of Lothaire, deceased
Ivan the Cruel - Vampire Hoarde General
Izabel Carlotta Ambos - Human cook aboard Contessa
Jadian the Cold - Ice Fey, General of Icere
Jason - Vrekner Knight
Jels - Warlock
Jillian - Fey Druidess, mother of Mariketa
Josephine - Vampire/Phantom Hybrid - sister of Thaddeus Brayden
Joshua Peirce - brother of Elizabeth Pierce
Kaderin the Coldhearted - Valkyrie blessed by an unknown god/goddess to feel nothing after the death of her twin sisters
Kalev - Vampire, Forebearer, turned with the Wroths by Kristoff
Kali - Goddess of Empowerment
Kallen the Just - Demon Vampire Hybrid, Prince of Trothan
Karinna - Fey Princess of Sylvan, deceased
(Dr.) Kelli Dixon - sadistic head surgeon for The Order, in love with Declan Chase
Kareny aka "Ren" - destined Lykae mate of Munro MacRieve
Kolossos - Primordial Morior, earth shaker
Kosmina aka "Mina" - Vampire Princess of the Daci
Kristoff - Russian King of the Vampire Forebearers
Lacklain MacRieve - King of the Lykae, imprisoned for 100 years by the Vampire Hoarde, mate of Emmaline Troy
La Dorada - Sorceress, Queen of the Golds
Lamia - Goddess of Life and Fertility
Leyak - Demon Bounty Hunter, mentor to Caspion
Loa - Human Voodoo Priestess
Lothaire Daciano - Vampire Hoarde, "The Enemy of Old," mate of Elizabeth Pierce
Louis Robicheaux - ex boyfriend and murderer of Neomi Laress, may he rot in hell
Lucia the Huntress - Valkyrie archer who feels pain when she misses, mate of Garreth MacRieve
Lucindeya aka "Cindey" - Siren, closest competitor to Kaderin in the Talisman's Hie
Lukyan - Forbearer, devoid of fear
Madadh aka "Mad Dog" - Lykae master of the watch
Magh - Fey Queen of Sylvan, mother of Rune, deceased
Malaqui - Human captain of Barao Da Borracha
Malkom Slaine - Vemon/Dempire depending on which Valkyrie you ask, Trothan Army Commander
Marco - Vampire, scorned lover of Melanthe
Marcos Damiano - Jaguar Shifter, guardian of Rio Laybrinto
Mariah - Fey Princess and supposed first mate of Bowen MacRieve, deceased
Mariketa the Awaited - young witch who has not reached immortality, Queen of Reflections, mate of Bowen MacRieve
Markov - Forbearer turned with the Wroths by Kristoff
Mathar - King of the Deathly Ones, father of Bettina
Meduso - son of Medusa, competitor in tournament for crown of Abaddon
Melathe - Sorceress, Queen of Persuasion, half-sister of Omort, mate of Thronos Talos
Maliai - Dryad Nymph
Mia Woede - younger sister of The Woede brothers
Michael - human male protected by Cara the Fair
Mike Rowe - has a restraining order against Nix, who believes him to be her mate (and we ALL hope that he is!!!)
Mirceo Daciano - Vampire Prince of the Daci, mate of Caspion
Morgana - Queen of the Sorceri, enemy of La Dorada
Munro MacRieve - Lykae, one of the MacRieve brothers, MIA
Murdoch Wroth - second oldest Wroth brother, mate of Daniela the Ice Maiden
Myst the Coveted - Valkyrie cursed to wear the Brisingamen, whose holder can contol her, Bride of Nikolai Wroth
Natalya the Shadow - Dark Fey assassin, prisoner of The Order
Neomi Laress - Phantom ballerina, Bride of Conrad
Nereus - sea god with a large, ehem, spear...
Nieve - Ubus Succubus, cousin of Chloe Todd
Nikolai Wroth - Oldest (and most controlling) of the Wroth brothers, sworn to Kristoff, mate of Myst
Nix the Ever-Knowing, Proto-Valkyrie aka "Nucking Futs Nix" - soothsayer who is desperately trying to steer the next Accession, we really hope mate of Mike Rowe
Nylson Woede - older brother of Rydstrom and Cadeon, deceased
Olya - Human mistress of Vampire Hoarde King Stefanovich
Omort the Deathless - Sorcerer, son of Elisabet (the previous Vessel), half-brother of Sabine, Melanthe, and Groot, stole the Rothkalina throne from Rydstrom, cannot be killed with fire or beheading
Orion the Undoing - leader of the Morior, amplifies all of their abilities
Pogerth - Pus Demon and minion of Groot the Metallurgist
Portia - Sorceress, Queen of Stone, lover of Emberine
Preston Webb - Commander of The Order, probably the biggest twat waffle of the entire series
Puck - Rage Demon, friend of Sabine
Raum - Death Demon, Grand Duke, godfather of Bettina
Regin the Radiant - Valkyrie, last living member of the Radiant Ones who were all killed by The Hoarde, habitual prankster and mate of Aidan the Fierce (deceased)
Riora - Goddess of Impossibility, hostess of The Talisman's Hie
Rika - Valkyrie, twin of Kaderin and Dasha
Rodrigo Gamboa - Human Demon Hybrid and Columbian drug lord
Rok - Smoke Demon, second to Cade, constantly being summoned by lovers aka "swimbos" (she who must be obeyed)
Ronan - Lykae fostered by Munro after his family was killed by Ghouls
Ronath the Armorer - Demon traitor of Trothan
Ruby - three-caste witch, ward of Carrow and Malkom
Lady Ruelle - Succubus who tricked Uolleam to believe she was his mate
Rune Darklight - Demon Dark Fey Hybrid - Morior, mate of Josephine
Rurik - Forbearer turned with the Wroths
Ruth Pierce - mother of Elisabeth Pierce
Rydstrom Woede - King of Rothkalina, mate of Sabine
Sabine - Sorceri Queen of Illusions, mate of Rydstrom
Saetthan - Fey King of Sylvan, half brother of Rune
Salem - Phantom, servant of Bettina
Saroh - Goddess of the Jinn
Saroya - Former Goddess, Soul Reaper
Sebastian Wroth - Vampire turned by his brothers against his will, scholar, totally simping for his mate Kaderin and we approve
Serghei - former Vampire King of the Daci, grandfather of Lothaire, deceased
Sigmund - King of the Icere, assassinated Svana for the throne
Skathi - Goddess of the Hunt, presides over the Council of Goddesses
Slucumb (Priest) - Human who tries to exorcise Saroya from Elizabeth Pierce
Sneethy - exiled criminal Demon
Stefanovich - former King of Vampire Horde
Stelian - Vampire Prince of the Daci
Svana the Great - Queen of Icere Fey, mother of Daniela the Ice Maiden, deceased
Tarut - Dream demon
Tera - Fey archer, protects Mariketa when they get trapped in the Talisman's Hie by Bowen MacRieve
Thaddeus Brayden - Phantom Vampire
Thronos Talos - King of the Vrekeners, mate of Melanthe
Tierney - Fey archer, brother of Tera
Tim - human scum, asshat, cheater, ex-boyfriend of Holly Ashwin (see I told you there would be spoilers)
Trehan Daciano - Vampire Prince of the Daci, assassin, mate of Bettina
Tymur the Allegiant - Vampire who holds Helvita for the next king (they require a bloodline heir)
Uilleam MacRieve - Lykae twin of Munro, mate of Chloe Todd
Uthyr - Dragon Shifter, Primordial Morior
Lord Velees - Praevus Centaur
Viceroy - Vampire ruler over the Demon realm Oblivion
Viktor - Prince of Daci, last of the House of War
Volos - Praevus Centaur King
Wally aka "The Wall" - Human gang leader
Warren - Warlock, father of Mariketa
Whope - Goddess of Peace
Woden - Father of the Valkyrie, known for cunning
Wyatt Travis - Captain of the Contessa
Zoe Woede - younger sister of Rydstrom and Cadeon