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In a world where the League and its assassins rule, where betrayal and treachery are everywhere . . . the only survivors are those ones who are . . .

BORN OF SHADOWS

For Caillen Dagan, a defiant soldier of fortune, survival isn't a right, it's a brutal daily battle. Moving through the Ichidaian universe like a wraith, his brushes with the law and death are legendary. But when an act of rare heroism reveals his hidden birthright, he's forced into a world much more dangerous and cold-hearted than the bloody streets where he was raised-one of obscene wealth and lethal politics.

Ferocious and determined, Desideria serves as an official bodyguard for her queen. Born of questionable genetics, she will do anything to prove herself worthy of the weapons she carries and the position she's won by combat. But when she uncovers a ruthless plot to assassinate the queen and overthrow her country's government, Desideria is caught in the crosshairs.

With assassination contracts out on both of them, Caillen and Desideria must learn to fight together or die alone. And if they fail, their governments will fall into the hands of an unimaginable evil.

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"Kenyon boldly goes where no author has gone before and claims yet another genre as her own. With her League series, she has created a new, addictive universe and proven herself the undisputed master of the cross-genre novel."―Publishers Weekly

"[A] publishing phenomenon...[Sherrilyn Kenyon is] the reigning queen of the wildly successful paranormal scene."―Publishers Weekly

"Kenyon's writing is brisk, ironic, sexy, and relentless imaginative."―Boston Globe

"Kenyon delivers the goods readers have come to expect, and more."―Booklist

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In just two years, Sherrilyn Kenyon has claimed the #1 spot on national bestseller lists fourteen times. This extraordinary bestselling author continues to soar to the top of every genre she writes, including manga and graphic novels. With more than twenty-five million copies of her books in print in over thirty countries, her series include: The League, Dark-Hunter Lords of Avalon, and Chronicles of Nick. Since 2004, she has placed over fifty novels on the New York Times bestseller list and her manga is an international bestseller. Proclaimed the preeminent voice in paranormal fiction by critics, Kenyon continues to blaze new trails that blur traditional genre lines.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0446573264
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Grand Central Publishing; Reprint edition (January 1, 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 448 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780446573269
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0446573269
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.25 x 1 x 7 inches

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Defying all odds is what #1 New York Times and international bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon McQueen does best. Rising from extreme poverty as a child that culminated in being a homeless mother with an infant and now a phoenix forced to rebuild her career and life after an out-of-control judge violated her civil rights and bankrupted her to set up a “legal fund” with her money to pay his former business associates and threaten the very worlds and universes millions of fans the world over have come to cherish. She has become one of the most popular and influential authors in the world (in both adult and young adult fiction), with dedicated legions of fans known as Paladins–thousands of whom proudly sport tattoos from her numerous genre-defying series.

Since her first book debuted in 1993 while she was still in college, she has placed more than 80 novels on the New York Times list in all formats and genres, including manga and graphic novels, and has more than 70 million books in print worldwide. Her current series include: Dark-Hunters®, Chronicles of Nick®, Deadman’s Cross™, Silent Swans™, Nevermore™, Lords of Avalon® and The League®.

Over the years, her Lords of Avalon® novels have been adapted by Marvel, and her Dark-Hunters® and Chronicles of Nick® are New York Times bestselling manga and comics, and are #1 bestselling adult coloring books.

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Michelle Randall

Smuggler Caillen, friend of The League, is featured and nothing is what you thought!

Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2014

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Caillen Dagan has spent his life taking care of his sisters and getting them out of one scrape or mess or another, so when his sister needs helps he thinks nothing of coming to her aid. It never occurs to him that he might end up with a death sentence on his head. A last second stay of execution turns his world upside down, when he finds out he is not who he always thought he was, and now must adjust to a new life and a new role. Good thing he has friends in high places to help him through it.

Desideria is a bodyguard for the Queen, her mother, but she has much to prove, since her father was not of their planet, she is looked at as less of a warrior. When she overhears a plot to kill her and her mother, no one believes her, until she is attacked and Caillen comes to her rescue, only problem, she jumps to help him in the fight and they end up in an escape pod, only to be later labeled as the murder's of their parents.

Now they must work together, with a few good friends of Caillen's to uncover the plot, and figure out who is out to frame them both and how it all is connected. Especially since they had never meet before that day. At the same time, Caillen and Desideria find themselves falling for each other.

Travel back to the future world of Sherrilyn Kenyon and The League, and those ever rogue good guys, the Sentella. I have to say that this is probably one of my all time favorite series, at this point I am even thinking about going back and rereading the beginning books. It is just that I love the world that the author developed the idea of this League and this band of rogues that need to police it and take care of things no one else can.

You will again see favorite characters from the first two book, since this book goes back to the first generation again.

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Debbie M

Not what I was expecting...

Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2013

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I'm a big sci-fi fantasy fan but this is the first book I've ever read by Sherrilyn Kenyon. I was very surprised to find that the plot seemed to take a backseat to the romance aspect of the novel. As another reviewer pointed out there wasn't a lot of sex. But the two lead characters couldn't seem to be in the same room without drifting off into long soliloquies about their feelings & physical responses to one another. The middle of the book dragged for me as the characters flashed back to earlier times sometimes reliving the same scenes repeatedly. Meanwhile the actual conversations struck me as somewhat rambling. I guess I was expecting more action & intrigue & less angst.

The storyline didn't strike me as very believable. I would agree with the reviewer that mentioned the abundant twists & turns at the end. I do enjoy a story that is not predictable but this just didn't seem believable. It wasn't even that the sci-fi aspect didn't ring true. It was more that the storyline seemed so convoluted & the characters behavior so uneven that I just didn't buy it.

Obviously there are many fans but I'm afraid that I'm just not one of them. I'm inclined to believe that this was written more with the romance reader than the sci-fi reader in mind.

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K. L. Wilson

A great, gritty science fiction adventure

Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2013

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Born of Shadows is yet another smashing hit in the League series of novels by author Sherrilyn Kenyon. I am a huge fan of science fiction, and this series blends sci fi, action and romance so well that I just cannot read them enough.

In Born of Shadows, the 4th in the series, we get rogue Caillen Dagan's tale. He has played a prominent role in Born of Night (Nyk's tale) and Born of Fire (Syn's tale.) His oldest sister, Shahara, is actually now married to Syn. In this story, Caillen comes into his own. He is sarcastic, funny and a smart ass, but also unwaveringly loyal, brave and honorable to those he cares about. His life has been filled with one problem after the other, until he learns the truth about his birth. Now more of an outsider, he is trying to fit in with the politics and schemes of the aristocracy when he stumbles upon an assassination plot. With Cai's luck, things go awry quickly, and he is once again hunted for something he did not do. With him on his misadventures is a Qillaq princess, who'd just as soon have his head on a platter that have to work together with a male. Through it all, they learn to trust and rely on each other, and yes, they fall in love. And of course, despite horrific odds, they manage to survive and in the end, they are able to be together. This may sound like a bit predictable for a story line, but I love it! I love for the hero and heroine to find a way to be together - it makes the book for me.

S.K.'s characters are very dimensional, and have mouths on them that will leave you laughing out loud. There are too many great lines in this story to really try listing them. Still, I can't help but offer a few:
"Subtlety is for those you lack the skill and the balls to be bold." Caillen
"Just FYI, bud, you might want to put on some pants before you go see her. Hard to sweep a woman off her feet and look badass in a hospital gown when your bare ass is hanging out." Syn
"I swear I'm wrapping you in a padded, blaster-proof suit and locking you inside a shielded bomb shelter." Desideria

Another great book from this author. If you haven't had a chance to read anything in this series before, I highly recommend it. The books are stand alone, and do not have to be read in order. It is always fun to see the characters you've met before pop up in the other stories as well, and the League series has some of the best characters around hand down.

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ELIZABETH CASTLE

Brilliant

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 28, 2013

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My son has the complete set of these books and reading the last one as I give this review. He reads lots of stuff but taken to this author and the Born of trilogies as if the books were going out of fashion. He no sooner finishes one book and straight onto the next follow up book. He highly recommends these books and that you won,t be disappointed if buy the complete set as you will lose yourself in the books for days until finish them,

Hazelowl

Fantastic read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 14, 2012

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Thoughly enjoyed the previous stories and couldn't wait for the next one and Born of Shadows didn't disappoint. Sherrilyn sets the scenes so well, so much so, I am transported into a world that is now like a second home. Loved Caillen, he's strong, sexy and perfectly flawed.

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Loved it.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 26, 2018

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A superb book. Relished every word. The futuristic stores are my favourites. Although the hero's seem superhuman when wounded, they carry on regardless. Yay !!!!!!

SDS

Introducing another new race

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 10, 2017

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So we meet a female dominated race in the form of the Quills ( a nickname they hate 😋)
We finally learn bout Callien, Shahara's younger brother. There's so much I wasn't expecting

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 24, 2013

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I have all the series so far and have found them very entertaining so much so that I could not put them down until I had read them from start to end!!!!

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