Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Unavailable
    Dayhunter: The Second Dark Days Novel
    Unavailable
    Dayhunter: The Second Dark Days Novel
    Unavailable
    Dayhunter: The Second Dark Days Novel
    Ebook405 pages6 hours

    Dayhunter: The Second Dark Days Novel

    By Jocelynn Drake

    4/5

    ()

    Currently unavailable

    Currently unavailable

    About this ebook

    A new day dawns blood red

    A master of fire, Mira is the last hope for the world. For centuries she has secretly enforced the history-altering edicts of the Triad. Now she and her unlikely ally—the human vampire hunter, Danaus—have come to Venice, home of the nightwalker rulers. But there is no safety in the ancient city, for the threat of conflict is in the wind . . . with unholy alliances and earth-shattering betrayals taking hideous form in the shadows.

    Banished for eons beyond the world's boundaries, the malevolent naturi prepare to feed once again upon a vulnerable earth—and treachery is opening wide the portal that will enable their dread re-emergence. The great battle that has always been Mira's destiny is looming, and she must remain powerful in the face of a shocking revelation: that Danaus, the only creature she dares to trust, is something more than the man he claims to be . . .

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateApr 28, 2009
    ISBN9780061870279
    Unavailable
    Dayhunter: The Second Dark Days Novel
    Author

    Jocelynn Drake

    Jocelynn Drake is the New York Times bestselling author of the Asylum series and lives in Florida. When not at her desk, she is most likely to be found playing video games, watching movies, or hanging with her family.

    Read more from Jocelynn Drake

    Related to Dayhunter

    Related ebooks

    Fantasy For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Dark Tales

      Dec 2, 2021

      Dark Tales
      6 min read

    • Article

      Two Poems by Phillip B. Williams

      Dec 15, 2017

      The masters are yet dead. Wanting to be human,I tried to rewrite The Waste Land. The canon’s reachcasts ruinous light. The masters’ pens breachthis page where, above, my own hand spectates. Babylonrisen, exorcism in reverse, whose nature upended now?

      6 min read

    • Article

      Marta

      Oct 15, 2019

      Marta
      4 min read

    • Article

      Community Of Peers

      Feb 10, 2021

      After the war, I travelled to a village in the south of the province. It was my intention to vacation for the weekend in an unknown land. I followed a small river that was alternately green beneath the foliage of the forest and blue while it coursed

      6 min read

    • Article

      Crescent City

      Dec 1, 2021

      Crescent City
      5 min read

    • Article

      Three Poems by Rohan Chhetri

      Sep 8, 2020

      All summer the half voice lurked behind me & I played deaf for days for to live To not write about it to use my body Part the river’s flesh to operate Machinery is human too to love & for once stay awake through it all. Now it comes like the deer sle

      3 min read

    • Article

      The Art Of Secretion

      May 5, 2022

      The Art Of Secretion
      8 min read

    • Article

      The Straw Hat

      Aug 2, 2018

      The Straw Hat
      6 min read

    • Article

      Nick Laird

      Dec 15, 2017

      I was trying to write like an adult.I had children.I was at the end of something. As I waited at my table by the window for the coffee,I saw that the sirocco had depositeda scrim of dust on the sill overnight,and it was the dark red of powdered blood

      3 min read

    • Article

      Sepulturum

      Feb 26, 2020

      Sepulturum
      7 min read

    • Article

      Introduction

      Jul 1, 2021

      Introduction
      3 min read

    • Article

      Three Poems

      Jan 1, 2020

      In class, I stared because of the blood going blue.The chalk that coated our fingerly teeth.The way we lapped each other (on the shorewhere the flowering). I gave away our location. Smacked my lips in the coat closet.Sucked at her teeth. We, on all e

      4 min read

    • Article

      Song Of The Woods

      May 23, 2022

      Song Of The Woods
      7 min read

    • Article

      On Beauty and Violence

      Dec 11, 2023

      On Beauty and Violence
      18 min read

    • Article

      Inside People

      Jan 18, 2022

      Inside People
      10 min read

    • Article

      Three Poems

      Jan 1, 2024

      When the call cameshe ran. Outside, outthe back door, screamingNo No, got to thefence and ran back, droppedto her knees and pawedat the earth, clawingup handfuls of grass.She was howling. Aululation. Something I’d never heardbefore. Likea wild horse

      3 min read

    • Article

      The Harder They Come…

      Jun 24, 2021

      The Harder They Come…
      6 min read

    • Article

      Notes From The Struggle

      Nov 10, 2022

      “That’s the thing,” my friend Tomas said. “They always get it wrong. Every time, they get it wrong. They always get the wrong people. Once we get out of this,” he spread his arms and shook his head, as if to say—This colossal fuck-fest of a mess we’v

      15 min read

    • Article

      Five Poems

      Nov 1, 2020

      The American linden sways nonplussed by the storm,a bounce here, a shimmy there, just shaking like musicleft over from the night’s end wafting into the avenues before sleep.I remember once walking down Clinton Street, and singingthat line returning,

      4 min read

    • Article

      The Final Truth

      Jan 21, 2020

      The Final Truth
      5 min read

    • Article

      In The Spotlight:your Writing Dark Side

      Dec 7, 2023

      Spooky season evidently offered creative inspiration aplenty for the WM writers, who responded to the call for writing in November’s crime-themed issue on the theme of ‘Dark Side’ with our fullest mailbox yet. The poetry and prose sent in demonstrate

      4 min read

    • Article

      Torres, On Her New Album And The Power Of Relentless Hope

      Sep 29, 2017

      On her latest album, Three Futures, Torres finds light in life's darkest moments, confronting fear, obsession and even unhinged ecstasy with faith and optimism.

      4 min read

    • Article

      Map of Echoes

      Mar 8, 2022

      Map of Echoes
      3 min read

    • Article

      Perfect Prose II

      May 15, 2020

      Perfect Prose II
      4 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Dayhunter

    4/5

    157 ratings10 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

    • 4/5
      This one was great as well, full of battlles between the coven, Lycans, the Naturi and internal battles within Mira and the Hunter Danus. Even a hot steamy scene...Awesome, however left me hanging waiting for the next one to come out.
    • 3/5
      Originally published on my blog, My Urban FantasiesThe naturi are back. Rowe is trying to release his queen. All that is needed is a human sacrifice, at the right place at the right time, to break the seal. The newly formed triad, Sadira, Jabari and vampire hunter Danaus, is humanity's only hope. They will use the most powerful weapon the nightwalkers have to defeat the naturi, Mira. Mira has just learned that she is nothing more than a weapon. She was created to be a tool for the original triad, a way to focus their power through her. Mira finds out that the Coven has been experimenting on her for centuries, seeing who can control her and then wiping her memory of the entire thing. Mira is crushed to learn that Jabari, a man whom she thought was her mentor, savior and friend, thinks she is nothing more than a weapon to be used and disposed of when she is no longer useful. Lucky for Mira that she is still needed because not only can she be used against the naturi, Mira is the one who created the seal that traps the naturi queen.Dayhunter picks up a few moments after where Nightwalker ended. Mira now has to stop the naturi while being tangled up in Coven politics. Mira finds that she is a pawn in a chess game, being manipulated by powerful nightwalkers, each with their own agenda.It's hard to go into more detail without giving away spoilers. Needless to say Dayhunter is much better than Nightwalker. It's action packed and character relationships become more complicated, especially between Mira and Danaus. Mira is quickly becoming my favorite character, even though lately she doesn't know what the hell is going on or who she can trust. Despite all of this Mira tries to stick to her code of honor. Even under the haze of blood lust and fatigue Mira refuses to kill a human when she feeds. My favorite scene is in the church, when Danaus and Mira have this incredible conversation about how good and evil are not as black and white as most people believe. And as an added bonus we find out who/what Danaus is. Sorry boys and girls, it's just to good to spoil.
    • 5/5
      I am two books into this series and already in love. I just can't get enough of these UF/PNR meshes. This book has a UF feel with enough of the sensual not to be a tease. I love the characters, the drama, and the plot of this book....so basically everything.
      I think Mira is pretty bad ass as well as Danaus. We find out what he is in this book and I get kind of angry because he is (not going to tell you) something that everyone she be shunning, not him getting to shun everyone else. I also got mad about half way through the book when he did something that just wasn't kosher, with Mira or with me. I was totally feeling the same thing that Mira was feeling as I was reading. This author has that ability, so watch out.
      There is also a scene towards the end that is a little like, wtf? I get why it's there but I also am thinking the author needed to throw some smex in there. I listed the few things that pinched my nerves but that doesn't mean I don't adore this book. They already set it up for the next book and I can't wait to see what will happen in Mira's world next.
    • 4/5
      In the beginning, I was very pleased with this book. There's a certain poetic sense to Jocelynn Drake's writing, and at first it's quite nice. Her vampires are pretty cool, appropriately insane, and the rest of the urban fantasy world is nicely fleshed out and interesting. The plot is engaging. Mira is actually pretty cool and rather original. I've always liked how she's already super old, super used to the world, and super talented with her special gifts.But after a while... it just got old. Drake has this weird habit of recapping the book as she goes along, so it feels like we're constantly getting flashbacks to the previous chapter. Eventually it all starts to get tedious and I begin wondering just how much I care about the fabric and color and style of every character's wardrobe and how intense their eyes are. There's only so much play-by-play description I can take, honestly.But still, it actually is a pretty good urban fantasy book. I definitely wouldn't label it paranormal romance, and I definitely appreciate that there's actually a cool plot and it's not focused on Mira's love life (if she even has one). Despite it's tediousness, I would still recommend it and I'm still going to continue the series if possible.
    • 4/5
      Just as good, so far planning to continue on with the series.
    • 3/5
      SpoilersMira is summoned by the Coven following the events of the preceding book. Danaus, Tristan, and her maker all accompany her to the seat of the Coven's power. Once there she claims Tristan as her own, creating a family, something she swore she'd never do. The only reason she does it now is because she knows their maker will never protect him from the court's games, and as chum, Tristan will never survive. Even more troubling, once she gets there she realizes there's already a Naturi on the island. My problem with this book is that it felt like the story didn't advance all that much. We already knew the Coven was split on what to do with Mira and the naturi, we already knew about the horrible things that went on at Court. That there's a split in the supernatural world is important but doesn't feel particularly surprising. It's more surprising that there's a split among the naturi. We learned a little more about Danaus' background but for some reason it didn't impact me the way it was supposed to. I did think the plan for revealing the presence of supernatural beings was interesting, particularly the background work of making supernatural creatures popular in fiction and film. It's not fair to say that nothing happened in this book, but it definitely felt like it was mostly set up for the next book in the series.
    • 4/5
      This one was great as well, full of battlles between the coven, Lycans, the Naturi and internal battles within Mira and the Hunter Danus. Even a hot steamy scene...Awesome, however left me hanging waiting for the next one to come out.
    • 4/5
      I like this urban fantasy series a lot. This was not quite as good as the first book, but still good. I know it will likely be another year before the next book will come out, so I must be patient.
    • 4/5
      The journey continues, Jocelynn Drake continues the Nightwalker story in Dayhunter without any lapse of time. While Mira and the Hunter struggle with their beliefs and emotions in this sequel, they must overlook their troubles, and they just might be able to stay alive. Mira begins to collect many followers in this book. Mira must figure out this twisted plan before it is too late. Which is near impossible when you have no idea whom you can trust.
    • 5/5
      Mira isn't your average vampire. Well, unless of course you consider a fire starter vampire normal. She's teamed up with a vampire hunter, one of her so-called makers, and a few other people that want her dead. But the crisis at hand is more important and they need her if they want to survive.Mira doesn't want anyone to depend on her and she sure as hell doesn't want to have to depend on someone else. Or so she thought. When she decides to take Tristan under her wing and save him from his creator, she convinces herself that once the danger has diminished, they will go their separate ways. But as time passes she begins to question everything. She will have to put her trust in her enemies and she's less than comfortable with that idea. Is she capable of relying on someone else for help? Even the ones who wish her dead? She knows deep down that they all must put aside their differences and work together if they wish to defeat the naturi who will reek havoc on the entire planet. Can they work together if it means saving themselves and humanity? The only problem I had with this book is that it came to an end and the next book in the series Dawnbreaker, won't to be released until September 29,2009