Curse the Dawn
core novel 2009 Cassandra Palmer
Record
| First published | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.15 (21,700 ratings, collected 2026-11-05) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780451412706 |
| Internal chronology | 4 |
Synopsis
Cassandra Palmer is now the all-powerful Pythia, but many supernatural power players want her dead because they oppose an independent-minded chief clairvoyant. The Vampire Senate protects her, but only in exchange for an alliance with the master vampire Mircea, who has claimed her as his own. Even with that protection she faces danger from Apollo, the self-styled god who gives the Pythia her power and has turned against her. To save herself and the world, Cassie must confront her creator.
Where it sits
- Universe: Cassandra Palmer
- Series: Cassandra Palmer core; position 4 of 15 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Karen Chance
Notes
- From the series record (Cassandra Palmer): Cassie Palmer, a clairvoyant, becomes the Pythia and is drawn into wars among vampires, mages, fey and gods.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Cassandra Palmer: position 4 of 15: previous Embrace the Night (2008) · next Hunt the Moon (2011)
- Internal chronology, within Cassandra Palmer: position 9 of 24: previous Fury's Kiss (2012) · next Shadow's Bane (2018)
Sources
← Cassandra Palmer dossier · All universes
Part of the Library. Fields without an identified source are omitted, never guessed.