The Midnight Breed Series Companion
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1. I broke into Gabrielle's apartment when she was sleeping
2. I kidnapped Dylan and brought her to Berlin
3. I abducted Tess off the street in Boston
4. I broke into Elise's apartment
5. I chased Alex on a snow machine
6. I bit Tess when she was trying to help me
7. I kept Dylan locked up in a room
8. I jumped off the roof of a building with Gabrielle
9. I killed the Ancient by taking him over a cliff in Alaska
10. I killed the human woman who was my lover
11. I killed Tegan's first Breedmate
12. I drank from Jenna Tucker-Darrow in her cabin in Alaska
13. Alex found me in the Alaskan woods with a pack of wolves, naked and covered in blood
14. I turned Tegan's first Breedmate, Sorcha, into a Minion
15. I killed my nephew in front of his mother
16. I took my father's head after he slaughtered my mother
Answers:
1. Good Guy (Lucan) 2. Good Guy (Rio)
3. Bad Guy (Rogues) 4. Good Guy (Tegan)
5. Bad Guy (Zach Tucker)
6. Good Guy (Dante) 7. Good Guy (Rio)
8. Good Guy (Lucan) 9. Bad Guy (Seth)
10. Good Guy (Andreas Reichen)
11. Good Guy (Lucan)
12. Bad Guy (The Ancient) 13. Bad Guy (Seth)
14. Bad Guy (Marek)
15. Good Guy (Sterling Chase) 16. Good Guy (Lucan)
Your Score: __________
Midnight Breed Talent Show
Which ESP Ability Belongs to Whom?
1. Telepathically hears the sins and negative energy of humans
2. Cursed with power to kill with his touch, particularly when provoked
3. Hypnotic manipulation; can make someone see or believe something that’s not there
4. Can sense, and is drawn to, areas of Breed presence
5. Connects psychically with predatory animals, can direct their actions with a thought
6. Heals with by touch; can also rescind the gift of the healing
7. Reads others’ emotional states with a touch
8. Can see and hear the spirits of dead Breedmates
9. Mind-blaster; can debilitate even the strongest of the Breed
10. Shadow-bender; can manipulate shadows to conceal
11. Dreamwalker; can enter someone’s dreams and observe or communicate with them
12. Internal gauge that tells with a touch if someone is being honest or deceptive
13. Cursed with premonitions of death
14. Sonokinesis; can manipulate sound waves to deafening heights or mute them
15. Absorbs and diminishes human pain and suffering with his hands
16. Photographic memory
17. Telepathically generates rapid growth in plant life
18. Psychometry; can read the history of objects with a touch
19. Mind-reader; can hear others' thoughts through psychic focus
20. Blood-reader; siphons memories from blood when drinking from either Breedmate or Breed
21. Precognitive gaze; visions play out for the observer as though in a mirror
22. Pyrokinesis; can start fires psychically
Answers:
1. Elise 2. Rio 3. Lucan 4. Gabrielle
5. Kade 6. Tess 7. Tegan 8. Dylan
9. Renata 10. Sterling Chase
11. Claire 12. Alex 13. Dante
14. Corinne 15. Brock 16. Tavia
17. Nikolai 18. Savannah
19. Danika 20. Hunter
21. Mira 22. Andreas Reichen
Your Score: __________
Who Said This?
1. “Happily ever after. Only in myths and fairy tales.”
2. "Last time I checked, I wasn’t campaigning for any Mr. Congeniality awards.”
3. “Too much gray in your black and white world?”
4. "I can smell you…and I want to...taste you. I want you, and I'm not sane enough to keep my hands off you if I were to see you right now."
5. "It's no easy thing, to kill a brother, no matter what he's done. Ask Lucan, he'll tell you."
6. “We are warriors. Brethren. We are kin. We will not let anyone scatter us in terror.”
7. “It was Mira who gave me the courage to demand my freedom.”
8. "If this was Siberia, our balls would be jingling like sleigh bells and we'd be pissing ice cubes. Boston in November is a picnic."
9. "If I speak it, then everything I've tried to put behind me …everything I've worked so hard to forget…it will all become real again."
10. "You just promised me eternity, you know. I can make you live to regret it."
11. "No birthday is complete without a kiss.”
12. "Don't make me want to stay with you tonight when you will only wish me gone tomorrow."
13. "Dust off your knees, because you may damn well end up walking on them before the night is through.”
14. “I never knew what it was to crave a woman’s touch. Or to hunger for a woman’s kiss.”
15. "Sweetheart, the only reason you had a chance to drop me was because you played dirty."
16. "You don't write, you don't call . . . Don't you love me no more?"
17. "I love you, and I could give a damn if you're human, cyborg, alien, or some mixed-up combination of all three."
18. "Never in a million years could I have guessed I'd wake up naked in a vampire's arms on Christmas morning."
19. "You've had your fun. Now I'm taking you to bed."
20. "When I look in your eyes, one word leaps to my mind every single time: Forever.”
21. “I'm a wreck for this woman, my friend. She owns me now."
22. “Female, I give you fair warning: you are playing with fire."
23. “I would quit breathing for her, if she asked it of me.”
24. “Thank you for bringing me home.”
Answers:
1. Dante 2. Tegan 3. Kade
4. Rio 5. Tegan 6. Lucan
7. Hunter 8. Kade 9. Alex
10. Gabrielle 11. Dante
12. Gabrielle 13. Lucan
14. Hunter 15. Nikolai
16. Gideon 17. Brock
18. Tavia 19. Lucan
20. Nikolai 21. Rio
22. Tegan 23. Dante
24. Corinne & Hunter (both)
Your Score: __________
Dead People We Never Got to Meet
Who Am I?
1. Dmitri
2. Sorcha
3. Kassia
4. Grigori
5. Richie Maguire
6. Fiona MacBain
7. Sebastian Bishop
8. Evran
9. August Chase
10. Eleanor Archer
Answers:
1. Nikolai's brother 2. Tegan's first Breedmate
3. Dragos's mother 4. Kade's uncle
5. Alex's brother 6. Malcolm's first Breedmate
7. Corinne's Darkhaven brother
8. Lucan and Marek's brother
9. Sterling Chase's father 10. Lazaro's first Breedmate
Your Score: __________
Trivia Scoring: How did you do?
Calculate your overall score and see where you rank!
188 - 209
Congratulations - you are granted honorary membership in the Order!
162 - 187
Stay away from the sun because odds are good that you are Gen One Breed!
136 - 161
Got a peculiar birthmark you're not aware of? You are a Breedmate waiting to be discovered!
110 - 135
Your bestie is a Breedmate and she is constantly telling you secrets about the Order, but you are merely human.
84 - 109
You would like to be a Breed historian, but Jenna isn’t sharing her journals.
58 - 83
Look out! You must be too busy running from Rogues to read the books.
0 - 57
/> It’s very sad, but even a brand-new Minion knows more than you.
The Midnight Breed Series Around the World
Since its United States debut May 1, 2007, the Midnight Breed series has been published in more than 18 languages in countries all over the globe. The series is a #1 bestseller in Germany, selling in excess of one million copies as of 2012. In Italy, the series has also landed on numerous bestseller lists, with sales reported at nearly half a million copies.
United States Random House and Lara Adrian, LLC (self-published works)
United States (audiobooks) Audible.com, Tantor Media and Random House Audio
Brazil Universo dos Livros
China King-in Publishing
Croatia Stilus Knjiga
Czech Republic Brana Publishing
Denmark Forlaget Tellerup
France Editions Bragelonne
Germany (novels) Egmont LYX
Germany (audiobooks) Argon (CD/MP3) and Audible.de (downloads)
Hungary Ulpius-haz Publishers
Italy Fanucci Leggereditore
Japan Oakla Publishing
Netherlands Uitgeverij Luitingh-Sijthoff
Poland Wydawnictwo Amber
Portugal Quinta Essencia
Russia Azbooka-Atticus Publishing
Spain Terciopelo
Thailand Grace Publishing
Turkey Epsilon Yayincilik
United Kingdom/Australia Constable & Robinson
Vietnam Vina Books
For an updated list of translations, or for license inquiries about the series, please contact the author at www.LaraAdrian.com.
The Future of the Midnight Breed Series
Edge of Dawn and Beyond
So, here we are, at the close of this first chapter of the Midnight Breed series. I hope you’ve enjoyed taking an inside look at the characters, the novels, and behind-the-scenes peeks at how Lucan and the Order, the Breed and the Breedmates, the Ancients and the Atlanteans—even Dragos—all came into being on the page.
Looking back on these ten books and the two novellas that now comprise the series, I can’t help feeling a sense of pride for what I’ve created. But more than that, I feel immense gratitude to you, my readers, for embracing the characters, the books, and me as well.
By the time this Companion publishes, the series will have seen the February, 2013, release of the eleventh Midnight Breed book, Edge of Dawn (Mira and Kellan’s story).
Edge of Dawn kicks off the new story arc featuring the Order’s offspring and many new characters I can’t wait for you to meet. Don’t worry that you’ll be missing Lucan, Gabrielle, Gideon, Savannah, Dante, Tess, Tegan, Elise, and the rest of the original cast. They play an active role in Edge of Dawn, and will continue to be a big part of the series as it moves forward. And I can assure you that as much as I loved writing the first ten books, I’m having even more fun with the new ones.
After Edge of Dawn, I have plans for potentially seven more novels and a handful of novellas. If you’ve enjoyed the first leg of the series, I hope you’ll join me on this next adventure too!
Next up after Mira and Kellan is Nathan’s story, Crave the Night, currently slated for hardcover release from Random House early 2014.
In the meantime, I want to thank you for embracing my work so generously and so enthusiastically. Writing books for a living is my dream come true, but none of this would be possible without you, my dear readers.
You honor me well!
Lara Adrian Biography
LARA ADRIAN is the New York Times and #1 internationally best-selling author of the Midnight Breed vampire romance series, with nearly 4 million books in print worldwide and translations licensed to more than 19 countries. Her books regularly appear in the top spots of all the major bestseller lists including the New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, Indiebound, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, etc. Her debut title, Kiss of Midnight, was named Borders Books bestselling debut romance of 2007. Later that year, her third title, Midnight Awakening, was named one of Amazon.com’s Top Ten Romances of the Year. Reviewers have called Lara’s books “addictively readable” (Chicago Tribune), “extraordinary” (Fresh Fiction), and “one of the best vampire series on the market” (Romantic Times).
Writing as TINA ST. JOHN, her historical romances have won numerous awards including the National Readers Choice; Romantic Times Magazine Reviewer’s Choice; Booksellers Best; and many others. She was twice named a Finalist in Romance Writers of America’s RITA Awards, for Best Historical Romance (White Lion’s Lady) and Best Paranormal Romance (Heart of the Hunter). More recently, the 2011 German translation of Heart of the Hunter debuted on Der Spiegel bestseller list.
With an ancestry stretching back to the Mayflower and the court of King Henry VIII, the author lives with her husband in New England, surrounded by centuries-old graveyards, hip urban comforts, and the endless inspiration of the broody Atlantic Ocean.
Visit the author’s website and sign up for new release announcements at www.LaraAdrian.com.
Connect Online with Lara Adrian
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Websites
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Although Lara appreciates fan interest and creativity with regard to the Midnight Breed series and her other writings, she has no affiliation or presence with any site other than those listed here on this page.
APPENDIX
RESOURCES FOR WRITERS
The following is by no means a complete list, but hopefully a good starting point for anyone interested in learning more about writing, or in reading more about the books and organizations that have helped me hone my storytelling craft, particularly as it relates to the creation of the Midnight Breed series. I've also included some links to self-publishing information and publishing industry resources that I've found particularly useful.
For those of you who are aspiring writers, I wish you much inspiration and success!
~Lara Adrian
Books
Cowden, T., LaFever, C. & Viders, S. (2000). The Complete Writer's Guide to Heroes & Heroines: Sixteen Master Archetypes. Hollywood, CA: Lone Eagle.
Kenyon, S. (1994). The Writer's Digest Character Naming Sourcebook. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books.
King, S. (2000). On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft. New York, NY: Scribner.
Le Rouzic, P. (1994). The Name Book. Fairfield, IA: Sunstar Publishing, Ltd.
McKee, R. (1997). Story: Substance, Structure, Style & The Principles of Screenwriting. New York, NY: Regan Books.
Schmidt, V. (2005). Story Structure Architect: A Writer's Guide to Building Dramatic Situations & Compelling Characters. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books.
Swain, D. (1982). Techniques of the Selling Writer. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press.
Vogler, C. (1992). The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers. Studio City, CA: Michael Wiese Productions.
Organizations & Conferences
Romance Writers of America (www.rwa.org) -- open to unpublished and published writers
International Thriller Writers (www.thrillerwriters.org) -- published only; not open to indies
Novelists, Inc. (www.ninc.com) -- published only; indie friendly
/> Websites & Online Groups
Publishers Lunch (http://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/)
The Passive Voice (www.thepassivevoice.com)
Digital Book World (www.digitalbookworld.com)
A Newbie’s Guide to Publishing (http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/)
Self-publish Group on Yahoo (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/selfpublish/)
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