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Sherrilyn Kenyon

Author of Fantasy Lover

256+ Works 90,353 Members 1,936 Reviews 275 Favorited

About the Author

Sherrilyn Kenyon was born in Columbus, Georgia in 1965. She attended the University of Georgia. She has written novels and nonfiction works using both her real name and the pseudonym Kinley MacGregor. The name was created when she started writing historical romances. She writes several series show more including The Dark-Hunters, The League, Lords of Avalon, BAD Agency and the Chronicles of Nick. In 2018 her title, Death Doesn't Bargain, made the bestseller list. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: Sherrilyn Kenyon at Bad Moon Rising book signing in Portland, Oregon. Photo mine.

Series

Works by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Fantasy Lover (2002) 3,677 copies, 107 reviews
Night Pleasures (2002) 3,497 copies, 89 reviews
Dance with the Devil (2003) 2,974 copies, 57 reviews
Night Embrace (2003) 2,918 copies, 55 reviews
Acheron (2008) 2,763 copies, 108 reviews
Night Play (2004) 2,741 copies, 52 reviews
Seize the Night (2004) 2,659 copies, 52 reviews
Kiss of the Night (2004) 2,608 copies, 43 reviews
Dark Side of the Moon (2006) 2,572 copies, 56 reviews
Unleash the Night (2005) 2,518 copies, 50 reviews
Sins of the Night (2005) 2,495 copies, 38 reviews
Devil May Cry (2007) 2,378 copies, 49 reviews
The Dream-Hunter (2007) 2,212 copies, 48 reviews
Infinity (2010) 2,003 copies, 75 reviews
Dream Chaser (2008) 1,844 copies, 34 reviews
Upon the Midnight Clear (2007) 1,830 copies, 42 reviews
Bad Moon Rising (2009) — Author — 1,775 copies, 41 reviews
One Silent Night (2008) 1,729 copies, 39 reviews
Dream Warrior (2009) 1,510 copies, 23 reviews
Born of Night (2009) 1,485 copies, 42 reviews
No Mercy (2010) 1,474 copies, 33 reviews
Invincible (2011) 1,251 copies, 36 reviews
Dragonswan (2005) 1,211 copies, 23 reviews
Born of Fire (2009) 1,120 copies, 28 reviews
Retribution (2011) 1,066 copies, 31 reviews
Born of Ice (2009) 1,006 copies, 22 reviews
Stroke of Midnight (Anthology) (2004) — Contributor — 977 copies, 15 reviews
Infamous (2012) 977 copies, 25 reviews
Styxx (2013) 924 copies, 29 reviews
Sword of Darkness (2006) 898 copies, 10 reviews
Time Untime (2012) 867 copies, 23 reviews
The Guardian (2011) 849 copies, 26 reviews
Love at First Bite (Anthology 4-in-1) (2006) — Contributor — 827 copies, 12 reviews
Where’s My Hero? (2003) — Contributor — 819 copies, 17 reviews
Born of Shadows (2011) 792 copies, 22 reviews
Inferno (2013) 715 copies, 25 reviews
Son of No One (2014) 696 copies, 12 reviews
Bad Attitude (2006) 681 copies, 10 reviews
Knight of Darkness (2006) 673 copies, 11 reviews
The Dark-Hunter Companion (2007) 671 copies, 11 reviews
Illusion (2014) 635 copies, 13 reviews
Tapestry [Anthology] (2002) — Contributor — 634 copies, 9 reviews
Phantom in the Night (2008) 617 copies, 8 reviews
Born in Sin (2003) 613 copies, 10 reviews
Born to Be Bad (2005) 587 copies, 9 reviews
Born of Silence (2012) 584 copies, 19 reviews
Dragonbane (2015) 570 copies, 13 reviews
Blood Trinity (2010) 566 copies, 16 reviews
Master of Desire (2001) 565 copies, 10 reviews
Claiming the Highlander (2002) 535 copies, 3 reviews
Return of the Warrior (2005) 517 copies, 8 reviews
Taming the Scotsman (2003) 505 copies, 2 reviews
Instinct (2015) 504 copies, 7 reviews
Dark Bites: A Short Story Collection (2014) 484 copies, 11 reviews
A Dark Champion (2004) 472 copies, 4 reviews
Born of Fury (2014) 468 copies, 6 reviews
The Warrior (2007) 456 copies, 8 reviews
Dragonmark (2016) 450 copies, 11 reviews
Man of My Dreams [Anthology 4-in-1] (2004) — Contributor — 417 copies, 3 reviews
In Other Worlds (2010) 403 copies, 6 reviews
Invision (2016) 395 copies, 4 reviews
Deadmen Walking (2017) 395 copies, 10 reviews
Silent Truth (2010) 380 copies, 2 reviews
Born of Defiance (2015) 377 copies, 7 reviews
Dragonsworn (2017) 370 copies, 6 reviews
Big Guns out of Uniform (2003) — Contributor — 359 copies, 4 reviews
Born of Betrayal (2015) 333 copies, 7 reviews
What Dreams May Come (Knightly Dreams/ Shattered Dreams/ Road of Adventure) (2005) — Contributor — 331 copies, 2 reviews
Stygian (2018) 329 copies, 8 reviews
A Pirate of Her Own (1999) 326 copies, 3 reviews
Master of Seduction (2000) 312 copies, 3 reviews
Alterant (2011) 303 copies, 8 reviews
Born of Legend (2016) 299 copies, 4 reviews
The Dark-Hunters, Vol. 1 (Dark-Hunter Manga) (2009) 257 copies, 8 reviews
Born of Vengeance (2017) 251 copies, 4 reviews
Cloak & Silence (2013) 232 copies, 11 reviews
The Curse (2012) 223 copies, 7 reviews
Fear the Darkness (2007) 210 copies, 9 reviews
Naughty or Nice? Four Novellas (2001) — Author — 193 copies, 1 review
Intensity (2017) 180 copies, 5 reviews
Rise of the Gryphon (2013) 179 copies, 3 reviews
Night Pleasures / Night Embrace (2005) 174 copies, 1 review
Shadow Fallen (2022) 163 copies, 4 reviews
The Beginning (2004) 139 copies, 3 reviews
The Dark-Hunters, Vol. 2 (Dark-Hunter Manga) (2010) 128 copies, 2 reviews
Daemon's Angel (1995) 125 copies, 2 reviews
Winter Born [novella] (2016) 125 copies, 5 reviews
Paradise City (1994) 117 copies
Dark-Hunter Collectible Catalog (1957) 97 copies, 1 review
Fire and Ice (2001) 89 copies, 1 review
Second Chances [novella] 85 copies, 1 review
Phantom Lover [short story] (2016) 76 copies, 2 reviews
Insurrection (2017) 58 copies
Darkness Within (2009) 57 copies
The Dark-Hunters: Infinity, Vol. 1 (2013) 52 copies, 1 review
Dark-Hunter: An Insider's Guide (2010) 52 copies, 5 reviews
Born of Blood (2018) 47 copies
Redemption [short story] 47 copies, 1 review
Not That Innocent (2009) — Contributor — 46 copies
A Hard Day's Night-Searcher (2016) 44 copies, 1 review
Born of Rage (1988) 43 copies
Until Death Do We Part [short story] (2016) 38 copies, 1 review
House of the Rising Son (2016) 38 copies, 1 review
The Wager (2017) 34 copies, 1 review
Julian of Macedon (2020) 32 copies, 1 review
Eve of Destruction (2022) 32 copies
Born of Trouble (2018) 26 copies
Dark Places (2021) 25 copies
Sabotage (2023) 24 copies, 1 review
Fire Bound — Co-Author — 24 copies
A Hero for the Holidays (2023) 16 copies
House of Fire and Magic (2024) 16 copies
Omega Rising 14 copies
Last Christmas (2023) 11 copies
Born of Darkness (2019) 10 copies
Savage (2024) 10 copies
Sanctuary (2021) 10 copies
Will of Iron 9 copies
The Character Naming Sourcebook (2014) 9 copies, 1 review
Fist of Fire 8 copies
Heart of Venom 8 copies
Eye of Stone 8 copies
Winter's Night (2015) 8 copies
Queen of All Shadows (2013) 7 copies
Lords of Avalon: Sword of Darkness #1 [of 6] (2008) — Orig Text — 5 copies
Dark-Hunter — Author — 3 copies
Styxx, Part 1 (2019) 3 copies
Turn Up the Heat 3 copies, 1 review
Simi 2 copies
The Promise 2 copies
Lords of Avalon: Sword of Darkness #5 [of 6] (2008) — Orig Text — 2 copies
Love After Midnight, Vol. 1 (2022) — Author — 2 copies
The Cecilian Swan (1934) 2 copies
A kitaszt̕ott (2003) 1 copy
Styxx, Part 2 (2019) 1 copy
Sebastian 1 copy
The Wraith 1 copy
Hunter 1 copy
Lords of Avalon: Sword of Darkness #2 [of 6] (2008) — Orig Text — 1 copy
Lords of Avalon: Sword of Darkness #6 [of 6] (2008) — Orig Text — 1 copy
Lords of Avalon: Sword of Darkness #4 [of 6] (2008) — Orig Text — 1 copy
Lords of Avalon: Sword of Darkness #3 [of 6] (2008) — Orig Text — 1 copy

Associated Works

My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding (2006) — Contributor — 1,502 copies, 31 reviews
Dangerous Women (2013) — Contributor — 1,164 copies, 47 reviews
Blood Lite (2008) — Contributor — 901 copies, 32 reviews
Midnight Pleasures (2003) — Contributor — 842 copies, 17 reviews
The Writer's Complete Fantasy Reference: An Indispensable Compendium of Myth and Magic (1998) — Contributor, some editions — 528 copies, 5 reviews
The Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance (2009) — Contributor — 422 copies, 16 reviews
Blood Lite III: Aftertaste (2012) — Contributor — 213 copies, 9 reviews
All I Want for Christmas [Anthology 4-in-1] (2000) — Contributor — 189 copies, 2 reviews
Hex Life: Wicked New Tales of Witchery (2019) — Contributor — 184 copies, 5 reviews
Love Is Murder (2012) — Contributor — 183 copies, 13 reviews
Elemental (2006) — Contributor — 183 copies, 4 reviews
Dark Duets: All-New Tales of Horror and Dark Fantasy (2014) — Contributor — 104 copies, 4 reviews
Dark Cities (2017) — Contributor — 91 copies
Seize the Night: New Tales of Vampiric Terror (2015) — Contributor — 78 copies, 11 reviews
Dangerous Women 3 (2014) — Contributor — 78 copies
Break Into Fiction: 11 Steps to Building a Powerful Story (2009) — Foreword, some editions — 76 copies, 2 reviews
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 75 • August 2016 (2016) — Contributor — 7 copies

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Works
256
Also by
20
Members
90,353
Popularity
#109
Rating
3.9
Reviews
1,936
ISBNs
1,415
Languages
15
Favorited
275

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