Kenyon, Sherrilyn

Entry updated 13 January 2025. Tagged: Author.

(1965- ) US author of romance fiction, who has also written as by Kinley MacGregor and Sherrilyn McQueen; much of her work can be categorized as paranormal romance [for this and Supernatural Fiction see The Encyclopedia of Fantasy under links below], including the extensive Dark-Hunter sequence beginning with Fantasy Lover (2002), about a Spartan hero, son of Aphrodite, who is imprisoned in a bottle till he is allowed out in 2003 to service a Sex therapist. Some further volumes in the series suggest hints of explanations of the SF Megatext, but normally fall short of sustaining arguments. A connected sequence, the Chronicles of Nick series beginning with Infinity (2010), Equipoisally introduces characters and plot elements from the future of the planet.

Kenyon's second major sequence, The League: Nemesis Rising, a romantic Space Opera series beginning with Born of the Night (1996), is of greater sf interest; multiple heated contacts and conflicts among the large cast of heroes, operatives and those with special powers titivate various Planetary Romance venues, these connections between various worlds mostly enabled through a competent (if cursory) use of Space Opera engines. The League itself, a more or less Secret-Master praetorian guard whose function is to keep the circumambient Galactic Empire intact, is either evident throughout, or lurks in the wings. [JC]

Sherrilyn Kenyon

born Fort Benning, Georgia: 11 December 1965

works (selected)

series

The League: Nemesis Rising

Paradise City (New York: Love Spell, 1994) [The League: Nemesis Rising: pb/]
- Born of Ice (New York: St Martin's Press, 2009) [rev vt of the above: The League: Nemesis Rising: hb/]
Born of the Night (New York: Kensington Publishing/Pinnacle Books, 1996) [The League: Nemesis Rising: pb/]
- Born of Night (New York: St Martin's Press, 2009) [rev vt of the above: The League: Nemesis Rising: hb/]
Born of Fire (place not given: iPublish.com, 2001) [ebook: The League: Nemesis Rising: na/]
- Born of Fire (New York: St Martin's Press, 2009) [rev of the above: The League: Nemesis Rising: hb/]
Born of Shadows (New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2011) [The League: Nemesis Rising: hb/Michael Racz]
Born of Silence (New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2012) [The League: Nemesis Rising: hb/Michael Racz]
Cloak & Silence (New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2013) [The League: Nemesis Rising: hb/]
Born of Fury (New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2013) [The League: Nemesis Rising: hb/]
Born of Defiance (New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2015) [The League: Nemesis Rising: hb/]
Born of Betrayal (New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2015) [The League: Nemesis Rising: hb/]
Born of Legend (New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2016) [The League: Nemesis Rising: hb/]
Born of Vengeance (New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2017) [The League: Nemesis Rising: hb/]
Born of Blood (Spring Hill, Tennessee: Mighty Barnacle, 2018) [The League: Nemesis Rising: hb/]
Born of Rage (Spring Hill, Tennessee: Mighty Barnacle, 2018) [chap: The League: Nemesis Rising: hb/]

Dark-Hunter

Fantasy Lover (New York: St Martin's Press, 2002) [Dark-Hunter: hb/]
Night Pleasures (New York: St Martin's Press, 2002) [Dark-Hunter: hb/]
Night Embrace (New York: St Martin's Press, 2003) [Dark-Hunter: pb/]
Kiss of the Night (New York: St Martin's Press, 2004) [Dark-Hunter: hb/]
Night Play (New York: St Martin's Press, 2004) [Dark-Hunter: hb/]
Winter Born (New York: St Martin's Press, 2004) [Dark-Hunter: pb/]
Seize the Night (New York: St Martin's Press, 2005) [Dark-Hunter: pb/Bob Osonitsch]
Sins of the Night (New York: St Martin's Press, 2005) [Dark-Hunter: pb/]
Unleash the Night (New York: St Martin's Press, 2006) [Dark-Hunter: pb/]
Dark Side of the Moon (New York: St Martin's Press, 2006) [Dark-Hunter: hb/Craig White]
The Dream-Hunter (New York: St Martin's Press, 2007) [Dark-Hunter: pb/]
Fear the Darkness (New York: St Martin's Press, 2007) [ebook: Dark-Hunter: na/]
Devil May Cry (New York: St Martin's Press, 2007) [Dark-Hunter: hb/]
Upon the Midnight Clear (New York: St Martin's Press, 2007) [Dark-Hunter: hb/]
Dream Chaser (New York: St Martin's Press, 2008) [Dark-Hunter: pb/]
Acheron (New York: St Martin's Press, 2008) [Dark-Hunter: hb/]
One Silent Night (New York: St Martin's Press, 2008) [Dark-Hunter: hb/]
Dream Warrior (New York: St Martin's Press, 2009) [Dark-Hunter: hb/]
Bad Moon Rising (Waterville, Maine: Thorndike Press, 2009) [Dark-Hunter: hb/]
No Mercy (New York: St Martin's Press, 2010) [Dark-Hunter: hb/Von Glitschka]
Retribution (New York: St Martin's Press, 2011) [Dark-Hunter: hb/Von Glitschka]
The Guardian (New York: St Martin's Press, 2011) [Dark-Hunter: pb/Patricia Schmitt]
Time Untime (New York: St Martin's Press, 2012) [Dark-Hunter: hb/Ervin Serrano]
Styxx (New York: St Martin's Press, 2013) [Dark-Hunter: hb/Ervin Serrano]
Son of No One (New York: St Martin's Press, 2014) [Dark-Hunter: hb/Ervin Serrano]
Dragonbane (New York: St Martin's Press, 2015) [Dark-Hunter: hb/Ervin Serrano]
Dragonmark (New York: St Martin's Press, 2016) [Dark-Hunter: hb/Ervin Serrano]
Dragonsworn (New York: St Martin's Press, 2017) [Dark-Hunter: hb/]
Stygian (New York: Tor, 2018) [Dark-Hunter: hb/]
Shadow Fallen (New York: Tor, 2022) [Dark-Hunter: hb/]

Chronicles of Nick

Infinity (New York: St Martin's Griffin, 2010) [Chronicles of Nick: hb/Cliff Nielsen and Colin Thomas]
Invincible (New York: St Martin's Griffin, 2011) [Chronicles of Nick: hb/Cliff Nielsen and Colin Thomas]
Infamous (New York: St Martin's Griffin, 2012) [Chronicles of Nick: hb/Cliff Nielsen and Colin Thomas]
Inferno (New York: St Martin's Griffin, 2013) [Chronicles of Nick: hb/Cliff Nielsen and Colin Thomas]
Illusion (New York: St Martin's Griffin, 2014) [Chronicles of Nick: hb/Cliff Nielsen and Colin Thomas]
Instinct (New York: St Martin's Griffin, 2015) [Chronicles of Nick: hb/Cliff Nielsen and Colin Thomas]
Invision (New York: St Martin's Griffin, 2016) [Chronicles of Nick: hb/Cliff Nielsen and Colin Thomas]
Intensity (New York: St Martin's Griffin, 2017) [Chronicles of Nick: hb/Cliff Nielsen and Colin Thomas]

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