Continuing the trend of the first two volumes, Dark Hunters Volume 3 is a good adaptation of Sherrilyn Kenyon's well known paranormal romance series by the same name. Volume 3 is the first part of book 3 in the Dark Hunters series titled Night Embrace. It features Talon, an ancient Celtic warrior turned Dark Hunter, and Sunshine, a quirky, scatter-brained yet strong and lovable artist who happens to possess the reincarnated soul of his long dead wife. Talon was cursed while still human, and fears that becoming close to Sunshine will get her killed somehow. While he is right to be fearful of his curse and past catching up to his present, things are not quite the way he thinks they are and the resolution of this story is not certain until the very end.
Night Embrace is one of my favorites in the Dark Hunter world. I absolutely love Sunshine as a leading lady. She possesses such contradictory character traits she comes off as fascinating. Sunshine is very strong, very independent, and turns Talon's well managed emotional stability on its head. She is completely different from her former incarnation as his past wife, and it is just what he needed even though he never realized it before meeting her. Even then it takes him a while to truly understand and appreciate the differences. Talon is a tortured hero, much the same as the rest of the Dark Hunters. He is very charismatic and manages to charm his way into readers' hearts even in this abbreviated version of the story. Their relationship has plenty of chemistry, but is also very tender. Some of the chemistry and tenderness is lost in the translation to graphic novel, but there is still enough of it to carry this story.
I enjoyed the introduction of Zarek and Valerius in this book. They were a little different from what I imagined they would look like in a graphic novel, but still very well done. I am looking forward to their stories being told and hope this series will continue for as long as the original one.
This is a graphic novel based on a paranormal romance novel. Readers should be aware that sexual relations are heavily implied although not explicitly shown. Readers should also be aware that because of the format it is impossible to bring every scene from the book into this story exactly as in the original. Regardless, the story is told with fidelity to the original and the changes do not change the premise or the feel of the plot and characters. Volume 4, coming out in 2011 will have the second half of this particular novel, so don't expect the entire book to be in this volume. The trend for this series seems to be 2 books per novel of the original series.
Fans of the Dark Hunters series should like this version of the story as well. It is also good enough to be enjoyed by people completely new to the Dark Hunters universe and may lure some new fans to the original series in order to get the whole story. The bottom line: this is a solid adaptation of a very good paranormal romance novel which should entertain old fans and new readers alike.
Here is the product description of the original Night Embrace novel:
Dear Reader,
Life is great for me. I have my chicory coffee, my warm beignets, and my best friend on the cell phone. Once the sun goes down, I am the baddest thing prowling the night: I command the elements, and I know no fear. For centuries, I've protected the innocent and watched over the mankind, making sure they are safe in a world where nothing is ever certain. All I want in return is a hot babe in a red dress, who wants nothing more from me then one night.
Instead, I get a runaway Mardi Gras float that tries to turn me into roadkill and a beautiful woman who saves my life but can't remember where she put my pants. Flamboyant and extravagant, Sunshine Runningwolf should be the perfect woman for me. She wants nothing past tonight, no ties, no long-term commitments.
But every time I look at her, I start yearning for dreams that I buried centuries ago. With her unconventional ways and ability to baffle me, Sunshine is the one person I find myself needing. But for me to love her would mean her death. I am cursed never to know peace or happiness-not so long as my enemy waits in the night to destroy us both.
--Talon of the Morrigantes
Night Embrace (Dark Hunter)
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Great comic-book adaptation of the novels
Reviewed in Canada on November 10, 2010