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    Dark Prince

    By Christine Feehan

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    An incomparable gift for Christine Feehan fans, Dark Prince returns in a new, author’s cut special edition. #1 New York Times bestseller Feehan revisits her classic tale of paranormal romance—the breathtaking story of a beautiful hunter with extraordinary telepathic abilities captivated by the powerful allure of a tormented prince of the mysterious Carpathians—expanding the beloved story by 100 never before seen pages! Here is your golden opportunity to experience the first book in Christine Feehan’s remarkable Dark saga as you never have before, whether it’s a glorious re-entrance into this writer’s mystical, unforgettable world…or your very first visit!

     

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateMar 8, 2011
    ISBN9780062074584
    Author

    Christine Feehan

    Christine Feehan is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, with over 90 published novels in seven different series: Dark Series, GhostWalker Series, Leopard Series, Drake Sisters Series, Sea Haven Series, Shadow Series, and Torpedo Ink Series. All seven of her series have hit the #1 spot on the New York Times bestseller list.

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    • 5/5
      First off I want to talk about the cover, I absolutely adore the older covers more than Feehans more modernized cover for Dark Prince. This cover show more sensuality and connection between Raven and Mikail. I have always chosen to listen to Dark Prince, since my local library has most of the Carpathian Series on Audio form, and I prefer it that way. It is read by Juanita Parker, which she has such a great way about her in that she portrays the emotions so well. The story literally comes alive for you as you listen to it. I strongly recommend listening to this in Audio form, you won't regret it.It starts out with Mikael who has lived hundred of years, and is a Carpathian. Carpathians are very different than vampire although they have similarities, but the big difference is that Carpathians are good, and Vampires are evil and have no soul. Mikael is the prince of his people, who are a dying race, with not many Carpathian women around, and with only sons being born to the women they are literally going extinct. Once during the time of the Crusades, many of their people defended the humans that were being threatened but in doing so many of them were slaughtered, since they become weak during the day. Some of the Carpathians were able to flee and escape. Those included in the slaughterings were Mikael's parents, his father being the leader of his people. Mikael has always taken huge responsibilities on his shoulders. In present day, he is tired and exhausted and wants to seek the sun and end his existence. Without a life-mate, he fears the darkness within him with take over his soul and he will turn into a vampire. He refuses to let that happen. However, when he is feeling desolate, he hears a womanly voice in his head comforting him. He is amazed to find that it is a mortal woman, and he seeks her out. Raven has always had psychic abilities, she comes to the Carpathian Mountains to find peace, she has recently hunted three killers using her psychic ability. She feels drained and at a loss. She is in pain when another touches her physically, and she yearns for solitude and peace among the beautiful Carpathian Mountains. However, hearing Mikaels bleakness she calls out to him, offering aide, knowing she couldn't refuse doing so. Upon talking with Mikael she finds him arrogant and Alpha Male 100% all the way, but she can't refuse him. Upon seeing him, a connection surges between them and neither one of them can resist. Raven is Mikael's life-mate, he starts seeing colors, when for hundreds of years he has only seen in grey. He also starts feeling emotions again, which are clear signs in finding one's life-mate. A journey begins, with Mikael and Raven finding their way, making mistakes along the way, but finding true love and a sensual passion that neither one of them can control or deny.The Carpathian series, is my up most favorite paranormal series of all time. It always has been since I have started reading from Christine Feehan. The first book I read from her was Dark Challenge, which is my favorite in the series. However, I really have fallen in love with Dark Prince, I have loved reading Mikael and Raven's story. I have fallen in love with both characters. Mikael is typical Alpha Male (Which I love) and he is the leader of his people, and at the beginning of the book is very arrogant and believes everything he says is law. However upon meeting Raven, he finds himself at odds, having met the one person who has no problems with arguing with him, much less a woman. No one ever argues with him, apart from his best friend Gregori who has been at his side since they were young. Raven has lived in solitude most of her life, except when she hunted the killers. But ever since she was little, she has been despised for her gift. Once she comes to the Carpathian Mountains, and meeting Mikael, who is the one person whose touch doesn't cause her pain but pleasure and the likes of which she has never known. It has truly been a pleasure to listen to Dark Prince I can never get bored with Feehan's books I could read her over and over again. I truly loved the characters, the plot and the witty come backs in the conversations, also there was some suspense and mystery has well toward the end, which definitely made it a astounding and enthralling read.
    • 3/5
      Mikhail is the prince of the Carpathians, an ancient race of beings that are almost-but-not-completely vampires. They stay out of the sun, they drink blood, the shape-shift, turn into mist, control the minds of humans…but they aren’t vampires. Carpathian males are perpetually searching for their lifemate; if they don’t find her, they will eventually fall into darkness and either commit suicide or become a true vampire. Mikhail has nearly given up on the search when he “meets” Raven. He knows almost immediately that she is his true lifemate, but no human woman has ever survived the conversion without losing her mind. Will Raven be the one?Of course she will — we all know that. It’s all in how she gets there. In addition, there are vampire hunters who are determined to wipe out Mikhail’s clan, there are nosy tourists at the inn where Raven is staying, and there is a tremendous clash of wills between a [fairly] modern woman and an old-world prince, accustomed to being obeyed. Oh, and did I mention the hot sex?Read my full review here.
    • 2/5
      Dark Prince
      3 Stars

      Dark Prince is my third attempt at reading a Christine Feehan book. Although her plot premises are usually good, the execution leaves much to be desired as her writing style tends toward telling rather than showing, and this results in endless pages of unnecessary description.

      Feehan’s book was originally published in 1998, however, reading it now means that there is nothing truly original about the story as, these days, the paranormal romance genre is inundated with dark, tortured and suicidal vampires who can only be saved by their fated mate.

      Mikhail and Raven’s romance is the focus of the book and is quite entertaining as they have an interesting dynamic and solid chemistry. Many reviewers have taken objection to Mikhail’s sexist possessiveness. However, this type of behavior is not uncommon in the genre so it is easy to just go with the flow. Raven’s passivity and TSTL behavior is far more annoying as my preference is for kick-ass heroines who don’t wander into danger and then wait for rescue.

      The secondary story element revolves around a group of fanatical vampire hunters who have targeted Mikhail and his fellow Carpathians. There are some good action scenes, but the villains are on the stupid/incompetent end of the evil scale and it is difficult to take them seriously.

      In terms of the world building, the concept of the Carpathians has potential but there is insufficient background on the origins, natures and abilities.

      All in all, there are better written vampire series out there such as Lara Adrian’s Midnight Breed and Tina Folsom’s Scanguard’s Vampires.
    • 1/5
      Ok, I'm gonna be honest. Ms. Feehan can obviously write. I'm not having a go at her skills in any way. And I know this is a really popular series. But I hated this book. I really did. I found the whole thing tedious, disliked the characters and by virtue of being female was frankly insulted on numerous occasions.

      My first issue was the style of the narrative. Purple prose isn't a strong enough description for the writing in this book. It's extremely flowery and overly verbose, to the point of compromising itself. More than once I simply had no clue what was meant by the pages and pages of endless text. I was reminded that I read the 'Author's Special Edition,' with 100 pages of extra content. Honestly, I can understand why those 100 pages were one the cutting room floor to start with. They weren't needed. The emotional descriptions are endless, but even worse the whole book is ridiculously repetitive. The reader is forced to sit through the same epic recounting of the characters' emotional states over and over and over again...and then a few more times for good measure. And just to be sure you REALLY got it; the same stock phrases are used each and every time. I started to think the book would never end.

      Then there was Mikhail's treatment of Raven. It was infuriating. If he infantilized her any further I would be accusing him of pedophilia. His pet name for her is "little one," as if she's some toddler. Even my three-year-old wouldn't stand for that. The narrative only seems able to describe her as small, fragile, innocent, and indiscriminately compassionate, all child-like attributes. Even the sex scenes make her sound like a child, full of her "soft whimpers," "keening cries" and "sobbing breath." He's occasionally described as speaking to her, "softly, as if to a child" and she fills his mind "with a child's wondrous laughter." Gag. I'm a full grown, sexual woman. I want my PNR heroines to be too.

      All of that is before we even get into his arrogant paternalism. I lost track of how many times he declares, "I can't allow," I won't allow," you can't," you must." Sure, Raven occasionally argues back to him, but she always gives in in the end, or is simply forced to comply. She never seemed to get suitably angry about this afterwards, though. Add to that the innumerable references to her 'fragile mind.' All those things Carpathian men have been shouldering for hundreds of years apparently threatens to shatter her sanity in just over a week. As a fellow female, I was insulted. Plus, he's constantly trying to put her to sleep, as if she's some toy he needs to shut off when not in use.

      Then there was the whole premise of the males lacking emotions. I get it. It's an interesting twist, but I don't buy it. How exactly can the men feel loyalty or honour if they can't feel anything at all? They'd all be psychopathic loners without any emotional bonds.

      Lastly, there were all the subtle religious undertones. Honestly, I kind of wonder if the author even knew she put them in. They almost felt unintended, as if it was such a normal part of her that she didn't identify it as out of place in the novel. They did feel out of place though. They just popped up unexpectedly on occasion, with no warning or substantial contribution to the plot.

      Now, I will admit that Feehan has created an interesting vampire myth by separating out the Carpathians. And I really did like the complexity of the antagonist(s). The fact that he was pure evil, but also pitiable was multilayered and appreciable. Again, I also admit that the woman can write. I'd be willing to give another of her books a try. But this book was not for me. I like a good alpha male as well as the next romance reader, but there is definitely such thing as too domineering and Mikhail passed that on about page 5. I'm just glad to be finished.
    • 5/5
      I have read this book several times over the years. The first one was shortly after the book came out. This new edition has added 100 pages of material that was originally written for the book but was edited out. This new book seems to flow better, there isn't the jerkiness that was in the orginial book. Mikhail is a more likeable character even though he can be arrogant and a tyrant at times. He is a predator and is the leader of his people. He is a law unto himself. I think that Raven does a pretty good job of standing up to him and showing him that she can occasionally take care of herself. Raven does do something stupid things that makes matters worse for everyone and she suffers greatly for those actions. I love Gregori so much. He has always been one of my favorite characters in this series. I am sure readers these days would have a great deal of trouble reading this and any of the first several of the books in this series. They are very much the product of the times. However, Ms. Feehan has grown into her story telling and it shows in this extended edition book.
    • 4/5
      I just finshed and icouldnt say what the new pages were. I like this series. but could do without the sex scenes. this is the first book in the series. how Mikhail the prince of carpathiahns is wanting to give up his life and all of sudden a human raven talks to him in his mind. this lays the foundation of series. how as a people they are dieing out. they need to find thier lifemates so they can have emotions, colors and not turn vampire.
    • 3/5
      Originally published on my blog, My Urban FantasiesDark Prince is centered around a species called Carpathians. The best way I can describe them is pre-vampires. They have to drink blood to survive and stay out of the sunlight, but they are not undead. Compared to humans, Carpathians have superior hearing and eyesight. Carpathians can speak to animals, control the weather, find safety and sanctuary in the earth, shapeshift into various animals and shift into a mist like form. Carpathians can also have children, go to church and wear crosses. As for how they're pre-vampires and not just vampire like, I'll get to that in a minute.There is a price for all those amazing gifts. Carpathians are cursed with the need to find their one mate, the other half of their soul. The males can only find a lifemate with Carpathian women. Carpathian women are the light to the males darkness. The problem with that is there are no Carpathian women left to give birth to lifemates. The few remaining women left can only give birth to males, even then many of the children do not live past their first year. The Carpathians are now a dying species. Without a lifemate the males will remain in the darkness. Over the past few centuries Carpathian men have lost the ability to see color. They literally live in a drab gray world. Around the same time they also lost their emotions. The rely solely on will, integrity and memory to keep them honorable. The temptation to kill while feeding is a present danger. If they kill while feeding, Carpathians feel "a rush" taking over their mind. That's as detailed as Feehan got, "a rush." I'm assuming it's a rush of emotions along with a jolt to the system, the equivalent of getting a shot of Adrenalin straight to the heart, and in those few moments is the only time they get to feel anything. The down side is that every time they kill they will loose a part of their soul to darkness, eventually becoming the aforementioned vampire. A foul creature, rotting from the inside out, choosing the rush of killing over their soul. Carpathians recognize it as the trading of soul, honor, and salvation for momentary pleasure and endless damnation. Since there are no more women to bring them out of the darkness the Carpathian men fear that they will eventually become vampires or decide to meet the sun, the Carpathian version of suicide. Human women cannot be converted without becoming deranged. It's a seemingly helpless situation, that is until Mikhail meets a human women , Raven Whitney. Mikhail notices that her eyes are blue and realizes that Raven could possibly be his lifemate.I have a love-hate relationship with this book. I absolutely love the concept for Dark Prince. The Carpathian history and the fact that vampires come form a different species, it's just fantastic. What I did not like was the actual writing. Dark Prince has these weird sporadic points, not a lot, but enough that's noticeable. You'd be heading in a certain direction and the next paragraph you're taking a sharp right turn. There was no subtle shift and it did take a few seconds to figure out what happened. Dark Prince was also terribly repetitive, the same descriptions were being used over and over again. I think I even read the same conversation at four different points in the book. I love you, I don't know you, we're soul mates, I'm scared, I need you, blah, blah, blah. Most of the problems seemed to take place in the first half of the book, which is probably why some people never bothered to finish it. The second half is pretty good though.The main characters were a little off as well. Raven Whitney was supposed to be this strong women who chased after serial killers, basically a bad ass chick. To me she came off a highly annoying in the first half of Dark Prince; trying to run away when she did not want to deal with her feelings, putting herself in danger simply because she could. I liked Raven a little more in the last half when she grew a backbone and a brain. Mikhail is your typical hot, brooding, neanderthal, alpha type. I only had a problem with him during the first few chapters. Mikhail came across as a potentially abusive person with definite stalker tendencies. Later it shifts to the whole, you're the most important person in the world to me, I need to protect you without being controlling and suffocating, I love you for who you are, type of person. All in all it was a good book. I'm going to have faith and assume the mild annoyances and inconsistencies are because this was Christine Feehan's debut novel.
    • 5/5
      I love ALL of the Carpathian novels by Christine Feehan. I am almost done reading every one written so far in the series, and I just started reading them less than a year ago. This was the 1st one I read and I was immediately hooked! There needs to be more books just like these.
    • 1/5
      Didn't finish. Raven was too stupid to live. In addition, there were a few borderline rape scenes. Not cool.
    • 5/5
      i love and have read every book to the series thus far and can no longer read any other author i am hopelessly hooked
    • 5/5
      love this series
    • 5/5
      i love the book with the mistery ,vampires, and the magical bounding of the people
    • 4/5
      Me encantó la serie. Cada uno de los libros es emocionante y entretenido.
    • 5/5
      great story line and one of the best paranorm
    • 5/5
      I love this series, I think this is brilliant, waiting for the latest!!!
    • 1/5
      all I can say is UGH. Avoid this one, it's a stinker