Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780312938819
ISBN: 0312938810
Label: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: 2007-02-06
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Release Date: 2007-02-06
Studio: St. Martin's Paperbacks

Customer Rating:
Summary: This was the series that got me hooked
Comment: This series snuck up on me.. didnt realize that she could get me so addicted.. but I wouldnt mind having a Dream Hunter visit me :)

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Take Some Time Off to Meet the Dream Hunters
Comment: The Dream Hunter was a book that I got completely sucked into by page one. It takes the Dark Hunter series in a different direction, and shines the spotlight on yet another group of gods in the pantheon of Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark Hunter universe. I loved how SK integrated the dream world into this book. Dreams are so complex and so fantastical, how could they not be an excellent backdrop for an epic war between good and evil? SK gets that the Greek myths have characters that are not always completely good or evil, that the gods' motivations are often selfish and petty. We see that Arikos is not a bad guy. He's merely a person who has tired of being abused as used as a pawn by the higher gods. He wants happiness and joy just like all us humans want. The closest he has come is through the dreams of the human Megeara. When he is denied the closeness he craves with her through the dreams, he desperately makes a deal with Hades to be human for two weeks to spend time with this human he has become so captivated with. Unfortunately the deal involves giving her up to Hades after the two weeks ends. However, those of us who have studied the myths know that the gods don't make fair deals. Arik says yes before he realizes what the caveat is.
The Dream Hunter introduces new intriguing characters and allows us to reconnect with some old favorites. The time line is about 10 years in the past, which is interesting, as we get to see the time before some pretty big events unfold.
I love this world, and even if there's not much going on, I'd read SK's books just to experience her incredible imagination, and her fantastic writing ability. However, this book does have a lot going on, passion, pathos, vengeance, adventure, fun, and excitement. Also for those of you like me who has a thing for Atlantis, there is a quest to find the lost city that many don't want found, as well. You don't want to put it down because you want to know what happens next. I loved the direction that SK went with this book because it gives me some in depth on some of the Greek myths that always intrigued me. She brings these gods and heroes of the myths to life for me, but also adds her own unique spin that makes me laugh at some times, and cry at others.
This is not a Dark Hunter book in the traditional sense, but it is definitely a great addition to the mythos, and if you are a fan of SK's books, I have trouble believing you won't love this book as well. Let me close by saying I hope that Solin gets his own book.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Not bad
Comment: I am a big fan of SK's dark hunter series. I thought about skipping over the dream hunter books because I thought that they didn't really matter in the dark hunter series, but since some of the characters in the dream hunter series are in the DH series I decided to read them.
Let me just say that this book wasn't as bad as some viewers put it. In no way is this book my fav among the DH series. And for some reason I keep missing the fact that the time frame was set years b4 the first book. Another thing is that I kind of new right away how the story was going to play out. And for some reason there was just something missing in this book. The extra "umph" that is present in SK books was just not present. A certain "je ne se quois" factor.
The characters were developed ok. Their interaction.....ok. The story line was not up to the excitement as the previous books. For the most part I liked this book. But its no where near as good as the other DH books. It was just OK to me. It is good enough to get the other dream hunter books though. And it still hasn't turned me off of the DH series either.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Hey, the boat blew up. Let's go to dinner.
Comment: Ms. Kenyon owes me the time it took me to read this. The only minor positive things were the references to Greek Mythology - but I'm not sure they are correct. The sex encounters were fairly well done and one wonders where she gathered the material for those. The plot development was poor at best.
I'm happy to have this behind me. It was a struggle to slog through it.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: When I was a little girl...
Comment: I would sneak into my parent's library collection and borrow their huge volumes of hardcover Readers Digest books. The ones that held the intrigue of my young mind were all of the stories pertaining to Greek Mythology. Reading this book brought me back to that old childhood obsession. It was pure candy for a reader such as myself. I never give spoilers but I do wish to add that after I finished this book, I had an immense craving for a vat of melted chocolate!

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