Special Agent Scott Phillips Consul Luscian (Water Sentinel): The Wind of Water, dyad brother of Nicholas Jameson
Rafael Tervilant (Nightwalker): Spacer Guild, Captain of the Jumpvessel Starlight
THE COURT OF SHADOWS:
Imperator Lorcan Ruarc Magister Diluthical (Daywalker): The Prince of Subterfuge, Huntmaster of the Court of Shadows
Yvette Primogenitor Daviroquir (Nightwalker): Court of Shadows Ambassador to the Triumvirate Council
Thomas Magister Daviroquir (Nightwalker): The Prince of Slaughter
William Consul Daviroquir (Nightwalker)
THE DISTRIBUTED NETWORK:
Strings (5th generation AI): Personal AI client of Tobias Jameson
Rapier (3rd generation AI): Personal AI client of Nicholas Jameson
The Nexus Council
Icarus (6th generation AI): Neurochip-based advanced prototype
Spartacus (4th generation AI): Leader of the Opposition
THE AMERICANS:
Andrea Daniels (Human): Daughter of Kevin Daniels
Kevin Daniels (Human): President of the United States
Alexander Collins (Human): Vice President of the United States
Faith Jameson (Human): Physician, sister of Nicholas and Tobias Jameson
Sebastian Avery (Human): Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Ethan Clark (Human): Musician (Watered Silk)
Noah Miller (Human): Musician (Watered Silk)
Matthew Thompson (Human): Musician (Watered Silk)
Reese Wahl (Human): Leader of the Organic Underground
IN MEMORIAM:
Catherine Daniels (Human, deceased 2042, natural causes): First Lady of the United States
Edgar Jameson (Fire Sentinel, deceased 2024, killed by the Inquisition): Father of Nicholas, Tobias, and Faith Jameson
Antonio Martinez (Fire Sentinel, deceased 2020, killed by Layla Magister Curallorn): The Wind of Fire (1999-2015)
Michael Danvers (Water Sentinel, deceased 2041, killed in defense of Anchorpoint): Spacer Guild, Captain of the Jumpvessel Horizon
TIMELINE
1504 Lorcan born
1525 Lorcan turned
1601 Connor dies
1792 Rafael born
1815 Rafael turned
1993 Rory, Takeshi, Anaba born
2001 Scott born
2003 Nick born
2008 Sentinel assault on Court of Shadows defeated
2015 Nightfall kindles (Winds of Earth, Fire, Air); Jeremy born
2016 Toby born
2020 Antonio Martinez killed by Layla; Rory turned by Jiao-long Firstborn; the Pact Arcanum
2021 Armistice Declaration signed
2022 Andrea born
2023 Anaba develops recursion drive; Armistice space program established
2024 North American coastal defense barrier established; Edgar Jameson killed by the Inquisition
2026 The Citadel founded; Michael Danvers born
2030 Spacer Guild established
2032 Nick and Rory meet at Christmas party and renew friendship
2033 Nick turned by Luscian Firstborn; the Burning; the Fall of the Citadel
2034 Scott kindles (Wind of Water); Nick meets Lorcan
2035 Rafael defects from House Tervilant to join the Armistice
2038 Lorcan appointed Court Ambassador to the Triumvirate Council
2039 Nick appointed Triumvirate Ambassador to the Court of Shadows; Michael Danvers kindles (Water)
2040 Los Angeles incident
2041 Toby kindles (Fire); Michael Danvers killed in defense of Anchorpoint; Lorcan assassinates the Fourth Council of the Court of Shadows to become Huntmaster; Nick assumes the position of Archangel and marries Jeremy; Yvette Primogenitor Daviroquir appointed Court of Shadows Ambassador to the Triumvirate Council
2042 Wind of Fire kindles (identity unknown), Catherine Daniels dies
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Thank you to those who made this third edition possible, with advice, criticism and encouragement. I especially want to thank my editors, Greg Ioannou, Karlyn Thayer, Erin Roof, Jessica Meigs, Deborah Blicher, and D. Kai Wilson-Viola of IndieUnbound.com for their comments, as well as my beta readers, Jerry, Eric, Karul, and Katy. Thank you also to Jason and Juniper for their proofreading skills. And of course, props to Craig Payst for his terrific illustrations.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Arshad Ahsanuddin is a practicing hematopathologist, a physician specializing in the diagnosis of diseases of blood, bone marrow, and lymph nodes using laboratory data and microscopic evaluation of tissue biopsies. Yes, he’s a blood doctor writing a series of vampire novels. The irony isn’t lost on him. If you enjoyed this story, or if you have questions about the Pact Arcanum saga, check out his website at http://pactarcanum.com and leave him some feedback.
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OTHER WORKS
Fiction
THE PACT ARCANUM SAGA
Sunset (Book One)
Sunrise (Book Two)
Moonlight (Book Three)
Starlight (Book Four)
Cathedral of the Sky
Non-Fiction
First Words: 13 Short Essays on Writing from a Neophyte Author’s Perspective
Stepwise: eBook and Print-on-Demand Formatting using Word 2010
COPYRIGHT
First Edition: June 2011
Second Edition: March 2012
Third Edition: October 2012
Text © 2012 by Arshad Ahsanuddin
“Revenant” artwork incoporates licensed images © iStockphoto.com/Henrik Jonsson and Kurt Drubbel.
All other interior artwork © 2011 by Arshad Ahsanuddin
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, organizations, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, government institutions, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.