- Hardcover: 484 pages
- Publisher: William Morrow & Company; Special edition (8 Mar 2011)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0062009621
- ISBN-13: 978-0062009623
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 16 x 3.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,052,329 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
If you enjoy vampires and love stories this is a book for you. enjoy and fall for the characters in this easy to read book. the first of the Corinthians. Christine Feehan grips your imagination.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I have read every book in this series and enjoyed them all, some a huge amount, but all were a good read but the best one was always the first. So with this in mind it was hard to see how it could be improved upon..but CF managed it... the story rips along. I must admit I could manage with less of the bodice ripping as it is the story and the Carpathians and their history which fascinates me the most, but whenever I was tempted to skip a page or two when bodice ripping was the main event, I found I had to go back and read it as some subtle change had taken place in their knowledge of each other/relationship.
Physically the book is nice to handle with a deep lavender hardback under the dust cover and the pages have been individually split so they present an interesting "Antique" appearance.
Overall well worth the purchase price.
Physically the book is nice to handle with a deep lavender hardback under the dust cover and the pages have been individually split so they present an interesting "Antique" appearance.
Overall well worth the purchase price.
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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful
exciting revised alpha thriller
12 Mar 2011
Format:Hardcover
In the Carpathian Mountains lives an immortal race of blood drinkers. These eternal Carpathians face several crises that have the species nearing extinction. There are few females and no new child has been born alive in ages. Humans with their superior numbers hunt Carpathians as soulless beasts. The assertion has support as the male must find his soulmate within a few centuries or turn into blood sucking vampires; some recognize the emotional void when they lose the ability to see colors and choose suicide.
Prince Mikhail Dubrinsky despairs for himself and his people as he is on the brink of lunacy. His emptiness overwhelms him so he wants to shut down the emotions; still he holds back his anguish as his people need him as their moral anchor. He wonders if he totally lost it when he hears a female telepathic voice in his head. Mikhail finds the woman psychic Raven Whitney the serial killer hunter. He knows who she is to him so he abducts her. Using mind-sex to make it with his virgin, Mikhail begins to win the heart of his savior. He has little time to persuade her that they are life mates as a serial killing monster hunts Carpathians with species cleansing the objective.
"The Author's Cut Special Edition" reprint of the original first Dark Carpathian romantic fantasy (released in 1999) includes over a hundred pages removed from the initial publication. These include sexual padding but also provide deeper insight into the Carpathian culture. Mikhail is a wonderful lead character with his mental roller coaster while Raven proves his equal as his soul savior. This life mate team must prevent the genocide. Reader of the twenty-one books series will enjoy the revised alpha thriller with its marvelous underlying premise while newcomers will find this is an excellent way to enter Christine Feehan's Dark.
Harriet Klausner
Prince Mikhail Dubrinsky despairs for himself and his people as he is on the brink of lunacy. His emptiness overwhelms him so he wants to shut down the emotions; still he holds back his anguish as his people need him as their moral anchor. He wonders if he totally lost it when he hears a female telepathic voice in his head. Mikhail finds the woman psychic Raven Whitney the serial killer hunter. He knows who she is to him so he abducts her. Using mind-sex to make it with his virgin, Mikhail begins to win the heart of his savior. He has little time to persuade her that they are life mates as a serial killing monster hunts Carpathians with species cleansing the objective.
"The Author's Cut Special Edition" reprint of the original first Dark Carpathian romantic fantasy (released in 1999) includes over a hundred pages removed from the initial publication. These include sexual padding but also provide deeper insight into the Carpathian culture. Mikhail is a wonderful lead character with his mental roller coaster while Raven proves his equal as his soul savior. This life mate team must prevent the genocide. Reader of the twenty-one books series will enjoy the revised alpha thriller with its marvelous underlying premise while newcomers will find this is an excellent way to enter Christine Feehan's Dark.
Harriet Klausner
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Meh, and a few spoilers
1 April 2011
Format:Hardcover
Christine Feehan's first novel, Dark Prince, was first released in 1999 and has now been re-released in a new "Author's Cut Special Edition." I recently had the opportunity to read it. I knew it was one of the early paranormal romances that had shaped the subgenre and its tropes. If I'm not mistaken, this may be the first instance of lifemates who not only don't want to, but physically can't be unfaithful to each other once they forge their mystical bond. Another example is "sequel bait": the hero of this novel is outfitted with a posse of equally hunky, equally angsty brothers and friends who will serve as the heroes of subsequent books.
The domineering nature of the hero, Mikhail, was a huge sticking point for me in the first few chapters. He stomps around demanding obedience from Raven and overriding her will when she doesn't obey. The good news is that this aspect improves. Raven starts standing up to Mikhail and even poking fun at some of his macho posturing, Mikhail takes a metaphorical chill pill and starts to enjoy her teasing, and the book becomes more bearable on the gender-roles front (though Mikhail is still overbearing and Raven still disturbingly weak in some scenes). I often dislike alpha jerks, but I do enjoy heroines who can deflate their self-importance.
Unfortunately, the book is marred by other issues, possibly because the original edition of Dark Prince was Feehan's first novel. The point of view jumps around constantly. I don't know if it's supposed to be third person omniscient or if it's just plain old head-hopping, but it's distracting. The writing is also thick with melodrama and purple prose, especially during the sex scenes: "velvet," "silk," "satin," "lava," and "black magic" figure prominently.
Most problematic, though, is the plot's lack of shape. It moves from sex scene to action scene to sex scene to action scene, and so on, without seeming to build *to* anything in particular. It just sort of *stops*, after a final round of violence followed by sex. If the overall plot arc is supposed to be "Raven and Mikhail fall in love, and they'll probably be facing persecution all their lives," that was resolved well before the ending. If the plot arc is meant to be "Raven is the hope of the Carpathian race because she can stay sane and bear a female child," it's still not resolved after 496 pages. She still teeters on the edge of madness every time something terrible happens, and there's no baby in sight. (I'm not ordinarily a fan of the Baby Epilogue, but it might have gone a long way toward making the book feel "done.")
I haven't read the original edition, so I don't know how much of this meandering quality is due to the re-addition of scenes that were cut the first time around. If that's the reason, though, maybe Dark Prince was better off at a shorter length. After the first few sex/action cycles, it began to feel like a slog. On the other hand, it may be worth reading if you want to know where some of the conventions of paranormal romance originally came from.
The domineering nature of the hero, Mikhail, was a huge sticking point for me in the first few chapters. He stomps around demanding obedience from Raven and overriding her will when she doesn't obey. The good news is that this aspect improves. Raven starts standing up to Mikhail and even poking fun at some of his macho posturing, Mikhail takes a metaphorical chill pill and starts to enjoy her teasing, and the book becomes more bearable on the gender-roles front (though Mikhail is still overbearing and Raven still disturbingly weak in some scenes). I often dislike alpha jerks, but I do enjoy heroines who can deflate their self-importance.
Unfortunately, the book is marred by other issues, possibly because the original edition of Dark Prince was Feehan's first novel. The point of view jumps around constantly. I don't know if it's supposed to be third person omniscient or if it's just plain old head-hopping, but it's distracting. The writing is also thick with melodrama and purple prose, especially during the sex scenes: "velvet," "silk," "satin," "lava," and "black magic" figure prominently.
Most problematic, though, is the plot's lack of shape. It moves from sex scene to action scene to sex scene to action scene, and so on, without seeming to build *to* anything in particular. It just sort of *stops*, after a final round of violence followed by sex. If the overall plot arc is supposed to be "Raven and Mikhail fall in love, and they'll probably be facing persecution all their lives," that was resolved well before the ending. If the plot arc is meant to be "Raven is the hope of the Carpathian race because she can stay sane and bear a female child," it's still not resolved after 496 pages. She still teeters on the edge of madness every time something terrible happens, and there's no baby in sight. (I'm not ordinarily a fan of the Baby Epilogue, but it might have gone a long way toward making the book feel "done.")
I haven't read the original edition, so I don't know how much of this meandering quality is due to the re-addition of scenes that were cut the first time around. If that's the reason, though, maybe Dark Prince was better off at a shorter length. After the first few sex/action cycles, it began to feel like a slog. On the other hand, it may be worth reading if you want to know where some of the conventions of paranormal romance originally came from.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Beauty and the Beast Meets Twilight- The Adult Verison.
24 May 2011
Format:Hardcover
Honestly, this is all going to be based upon opinion. Maybe the title is a bit strong, (No this is not twilighty, but Raven does strike me as a Bella) but it was what I took away from the book. I was looking for a good paranormal romance and also searching for a new author to love. This is the revised version? Though I've never read the former.
At first I looooved the book. It was hard for me to put down, and I couldn't keep a smile off of my face. I loved how Mikhail was dominant and powerful, and seemed very different from other male main characters. Raven I also loved in the beginning. Unique, funny, stong... but the more we progress through the book the weaker she became, to the point I didn't care what happened to her.
The beginning reminded me very much of a Beauty and the Beast-esque setting. -SLIGHT SPOILER- Raven gets kidnapped? (Might as well say) held against her 'will', but falls deeper and deeper in love with this man as she is held 'captive', and more or less stays. As intelligent and strong she was said to be... there was nothing behind that but hot air. Yesh she's strong with her 'gifts' but beyond that, she seems very weak and ... empty.
I guess I'm just dissapointed. This started off so well with the first hundred pages or so, and then the leads became so, repetive. "No you will not leave" "Yes I will" back and forth every ten or so pages. That along with the continuous sex scenes that became more and more empty and boring. One good sex scene can go a loooong way if done nicely even two, but once more and more begin to come along, it becomes mundane in detail and emotion. -End Spoilerish-
If you can deal with funky point of views, personality ping pong, and empty sex scenes, then go right ahead. Perhaps I'm just one of those that would've liked the original better.
At first I looooved the book. It was hard for me to put down, and I couldn't keep a smile off of my face. I loved how Mikhail was dominant and powerful, and seemed very different from other male main characters. Raven I also loved in the beginning. Unique, funny, stong... but the more we progress through the book the weaker she became, to the point I didn't care what happened to her.
The beginning reminded me very much of a Beauty and the Beast-esque setting. -SLIGHT SPOILER- Raven gets kidnapped? (Might as well say) held against her 'will', but falls deeper and deeper in love with this man as she is held 'captive', and more or less stays. As intelligent and strong she was said to be... there was nothing behind that but hot air. Yesh she's strong with her 'gifts' but beyond that, she seems very weak and ... empty.
I guess I'm just dissapointed. This started off so well with the first hundred pages or so, and then the leads became so, repetive. "No you will not leave" "Yes I will" back and forth every ten or so pages. That along with the continuous sex scenes that became more and more empty and boring. One good sex scene can go a loooong way if done nicely even two, but once more and more begin to come along, it becomes mundane in detail and emotion. -End Spoilerish-
If you can deal with funky point of views, personality ping pong, and empty sex scenes, then go right ahead. Perhaps I'm just one of those that would've liked the original better.
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