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Prisoner of Night: The Black Dagger Brotherhood Series, book 17 Audio CD – Unabridged, January 7, 2019

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From #1 New York Times bestselling author J.R. Ward comes an unforgettable story of passion and vengeance in the Black Dagger Brotherhood world.

When Ahmare s brother is abducted, there is nothing she won t do to get him back safely. She is unprepared, however, for the lengths she will have to go to save his life. Paired with a dangerous but enticing prisoner, she embarks on an odyssey into another world.

Duran, betrayed by his father, imprisoned in a dungeon for decades, has survived only because of his thirst for vengeance. He has been biding his time to escape and is shocked to find an unlikely and temporary freedom in the form of a determined young female.

Battling against deadly forces and facing unforeseen peril, the pair are in a race to save Ahmare s brother. As time runs out, and the unthinkable looms, even true love may not be enough to carry them through.

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January 7, 2019
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J. R. Ward is the author of more than thirty novels, including those in her #1 New York Times bestselling Black Dagger Brotherhood series. There are more than fifteen million copies of her novels in print worldwide, and they have been published in twenty-six different countries around the world.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon & Schuster Audio and Blackstone Audio; Unabridged edition (January 7, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Audio CD ‏ : ‎ 1 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1508282676
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1508282679
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.5 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.9 x 0.6 x 5.6 inches

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J. R. Ward lives in the South with her incredibly supportive husband and her beloved golden retriever. After graduating from law school, she began working in health care in Boston and spent many years as chief of staff for one of the premier academic medical centres in the nation. She is the author of the Black Dagger Brotherhood and Fallen Angels series.

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Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2019

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Have you ever read a book that went so against your grain, on the one hand, yet that also had been written with such vivid detail that you didn't want to put it down? About once a year I stumble across a novel that stretches me in so many directions as does "Prisoner of Night." Except that it features vampires, I might well choose to read such a book again next year. For 2019, though, I think this once was plenty. You, dear reader, might love this book, so...

This review is intended for those not familiar with the series by J. R. Ward. I almost never read books featuring vampires. I made an exception with this novel, and am probably better for it, as an author, even if I never delve into the gutsy story telling this author chose to enlighten us with. What I mean is, I greatly respect the writer for daring to write such provocative scenes as she has painted in this fiction.

Now, as to my opinion as a reader, I am a bit mixed. I loved how she was able to show us in vivid detail what the characters were doing and thinking as they proceeded and as they became immersed in one another. Her skill was such that I almost felt as though I were watching a video instead of reading a book. Yet, I just as often found it so over the top that I had to take a break.

BLUSH FACTOR: -- WARNING – If you start reading this book to your prayer group, you will likely be shunned. If you try reading this to your youngster, local authorities might take custody of the child. And, if you try reading this to your elderly parent, I don’t want to be around when the sparks fly… Yes, this has every evil – profanities, sex, violence, and violent sex. If it were a movie it might be rated R or it might be rated X.

POV: Third person.

CHARACTER OR PLOT BASED: Although the characters are well-drawn, this is more of a plot-based story, in my opinion.

WRITING & EDITING: Professionally edited.

EXCERPT:

“What else did he tell you?” The male’s speech was accented with the Old Country. “Tell me exactly.”

“I don’t have time for talk.”

She held her torch out, trying to will the appearance of racks of weapons from the darkness.

“Yes, you do.” He tracked her like the caged predator he was, following on the other side of those bars. “What else?”

Ahmare stopped again. There was something on the wall, hanging from a hook by a lanyard. Closing the torch in, it appeared to be a handheld device of some kind, palm-sized with a single button on it. A detonator? Was this the weapon?

[Expletive deleted] Chalen.

She took whatever it was off by its cord and was shocked by its heavy weight—

The rattling was loud and she wheeled around. A center portion of the cell was rising up, the dozen or so bars disappearing into the stone ceiling.

The male stepped free. And was even more enormous now that there was nothing between them.

She put her torch forward. “Don’t come any closer. Stay back.”

Throwing out her free hand, she grabbed for another torch in its wall bracket, that object…’

Ward, J.R.. Prisoner of Night (The Black Dagger Brotherhood series) . Gallery Books. Kindle Edition.

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Although I do admire the artistic skill of this writer, I probably will not buy any similar books authored by her. Even if certain aspects do appeal, the overall storyline and the orientation towards sex repel me, rather than attract me. In other words, for me, this was a two or three star read. Folks looking for an erotic read, though, will probably rate it five stars.

Three stars out of five for me, personally, but probably four or five for people attracted to this genre.

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Stacy Ewing

Not a true BDB story, but still wonderfully written.

Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2019

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Duly noted that this is supposed to be a parallel book in the Black Dagger Brotherhood world...but it is even more removed than the Legacy part of the series. That being said, I enjoyed the storyline and characters! I would like to have seen it tie in more to the BDB world than a few mentions of Wrath, lessers and the city of Caldwell. I hope the future holds more for these characters... Perhaps in the coming battle we keep hearing about!

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T. Baltimore

Disappointed and Bored

Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2019

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I was so excited for this book to come out. Now I just feel disappointed. I feel like this book was phoned in after a long weekend of partying. The characters were so under-developed ... I didn’t care about any of them. The book formula is the same as all the others in the series so I guess that works for the author. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work for me. I was bored throughout the book but frankly, I was pretty bored with the last few books in this series as well. I feel like the author is just cranking them out for $ at this point. You can do better! The first few books were AMAZING and kept me enthralled ... now it’s just ‘meh’ ... Patricia Cornwell anyone??

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Nikki Noffsinger, Author and Reviewer

Cult of Personality BDB Style

Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2019

I liked the story-but was it a great BDB novel, well not really but it is a good story with lots of dramatic climactic ups and downs. There is a very strong female main character that has great chemistry with the male lead character, Duran. So it is worth the price of the book/download, but it is not a Black Dagger Brotherhood book as much as it is a Black Dagger-Verse book. Same neighborhood just not the same address.

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So I'm NOT Alone...

Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2019

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As many others have said...I love BDB...I love everything Ms. Ward writes...that said, this was a big let down...ranked way down there with Tohr's book--I won't even get started with THAT one. Listen to all the things people said--characters were uninteresting, I never could bond with them or care about them. The story line was VERY loosely strung together. I jumped to the end of the book when I hit chapter 5 hoping that it would get better and make me want to finish it...it did not. Even the "passion" was not very passionate. All in all, NOT the high quality of writing we have enjoyed from Ms. Ward over the years. I would rather wait longer for a quality Brotherhood book than read another one of these--I'm not sure what to call it, spin-off or rather spin-out! Very disappointing read--glad I was not the only one that was left scratching my head wondering what I just read.

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Tech Goddess

Meeh it's was barely ok

Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2019

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First off this was not a Black Dagger book. I am so disappointed in J R Ward I don't know where to start. I felt dupped. didn't even read the end of the book I skipped several paragraphs didn't even get to the end of the book because I didn't care about whether the characters lived or died found myself skipping several passages. It's just a weak story has nothing to do with the Black Dagger brotherhood and I feel like I wasted money. my money

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Christina - The bookworm

Prisoner of Night

Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2019

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The odds were stacked against Ahmare and Duran in EPIC proportions, both suffered tragedy that is all too familiar with the BDB. It's one of the characteristics of the series I enjoy the most, Ward takes something horrific then shows you the power of hope and determination it takes to rebuild or create a new normal. In their case they had to get their hands bloody to clear the way. True J.R. Ward style.

This story is a little shorter than I'm used to but it is damn good and I hope to see all of the characters in the future. I found this story to be a bit more intense as Ahmare and Duran race to complete their goals. There isn't much time for the Ward-style normal, everything is condensed and intense. My heart raced in a few scenes. Well Done. Is it April yet????

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Waste of time

Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2019

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Sorry I purchased this book. I thought the book would be about the brotherhood, but no, just a few mentions and that's it.

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Beka

Just cheap filler, NOT A true LEGACY BOOK

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 11, 2019

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The overall story was good, granted nothing too original. However, this could have easily been slotted into one of the ACTUAL legacy books which have been focusing on the trainees, their progress and slices of the BDB we know and love. It's a short story which has little to no links what so ever to the either of series we know. She introduces three to four new characters, yeah we all love a new face but the story felt somewhat rushed and honestly boring.

I find it hard to believe Wrath would have no clue about a cult within his area and this mysterious token 'bad guy' has never been mentioned before in any story despite the backstory of being a fearsome warrior in the Bloodletters camp.
This storyline could have been easily worked into a few new longer books easily, given how long she dragged out the whole Sola and Assail thing before dropping it and picking it back up again. Approaching it as a side plot rather than stand-alone would have rated it higher for me. It felt a little forced and in your face, a little random and messy at times with no real connection as to why or what was happening to 'Duran' other than some random, not quite fully communicated feud with the token bad guy.

I've never been disappointed in her books until lately, I really hope she's not turning her series into a cash cow like Sherrilyn Kenyon did with her Dark Hunter series. It would be such an awful shame to what is a really good series and spin-off.

Something to read in a few hours but adds nothing to the overall experience of the longer running story arcs.

36 people found this helpful

Opal

Disappointing and Confusing Novella

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 19, 2019

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I love the BDB books and initially found the Legacy series to be a good support to the main series. However, recent books have muddied the waters, with stories crossing over between the two threads so you feel you have to read the Legacy books that come out between the main BDB books or you might get spoilers. As a result I pre-ordered this book, despite the pre-release information being scarce, confusing and contradictory as to whether this was from the main or Legacy series. To make matters more confusing on reading the book I discovered it was a novella with no real connection with either series, other than Wrath being name checked a couple of times late on in the book!
Going back to the story itself, I found the characters difficult to connect with and very two dimensional. If the main 'bad guy' had been brought up in a previous book I could understand the tie-in but this just felt like a sub-plot that has been hacked from her upcoming novel to drum up a bit more cash. I hope the new book returns to more established BDB characters; I for one would love to know more about Lassiter's back story!

19 people found this helpful

Erw974

Oh dear...........

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 16, 2019

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Very disappointed. I’m a great fan of the BDB, this however wasn’t worthy of JR Ward. Messy and frankly, I got bored about a couple of chapters in. Persevered, but it didn’t get any more interesting. And like a previous reviewer mentioned, not believable that Wrath was unaware of what was going on in his territory. I hope JR Ward will redeem herself with The Savior.

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Ms. Theresa M. Derwin

Prisoners and Parental Loss

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 29, 2019

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Linking sideways to Black Dagger Brotherhood Books and The drug business of Caldwell, Ahmare, a female vampire, and self defence teacher, has to rescue her brother Ahlan, who stoke $276 from a lesser drug deal, and it’s owner Chalen, a vampire drug lord.
Ahmare is sent off to find Chalen’s ‘beloved’ along with his weapon ‘Duran’; son of a cult leader, sold to him for slavery twenty years ago, just after his transition.
This is kind of a heist, snatch and grab, buddy romance book, which opens up yet more characters into the Brotherhood world, including Shadow Nexi.
I missed the regular worlds but by the end of this I was fully immersed.
Great fun.

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Mary Heron

Amazing how much one man can withstand

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 8, 2019

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JR Ward really knows how to make her characters suffer. In this story we have a male locked up his whole life,kept captive, emotionally tortured by one and physically tortured by another. Then there's the female, who did have a good life till.the lesser attacks that destroyed so many families. Now she has only her brother and he is in grave danger, to succeed and rescue him she must complete a mission, one which will require her to use the male returning him to his bullish existence when she's finished. We always see the nobility of the Vampire race in the BDB books but these sketchbooks show us the corrupt decaying lives lived by the unfortunate few with little hope.of.rescue.

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