Daughters of the Moon

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Daughters of the Moon
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Author Lynne Ewing
LanguageEnglish
SeriesDaughters of the Moon
Genre Fantasy, Young adult fiction
Publisher Hyperion
Publication date
2010[ inconsistent ]
Publication placeUnited States

Daughters of the Moon is a novel series by Lynne Ewing. The main characters are mortal goddesses who fight an ancient evil called The Atrox. They have different powers, destinies, dark sides and all wear moon amulets. When they turn 17, they have to make a choice to become something more or continue their lives as mortals giving up their powers, as Daughters of the Moon. All of the daughters live in Los Angeles, battling The Atrox and its dark followers. Sons of the Dark is a companion series. [1]

Contents

Series description

"Vanessa, Catty, Serena, Tianna and Jimena seem like ordinary girls living in Los Angeles. But they each have a secret. Vanessa can become invisible, Catty travels back in time, Serena reads minds, and Jimena has premonitions and Tianna can perform telekinesis. What separates them from others bands them together as Daughters of the Moon." [2]

Second description after 6th book, The Lost One

"Vanessa, Serena, Jimena, Catty, and Tianna are five seemingly ordinary girls from Los Angeles. But the truth is that they are all far from ordinary. They each have a secret power that separates them from others - and makes them Daughters of the Moon."

Characters

Vanessa Cleveland

In the series, a blonde Daughter of the Moon and Daughter of Pandora, who stars in Goddess of the Night (Book #1), Moon Demon (Book #7) where she finds out that she started to fall in love with what Jimena's grandmother called the devil, and The Final Eclipse (Book #13). As a Daughter of the Moon, she is able to expand her molecules and become invisible. Eventually, after she helps to defeat the Atrox she is faced with the choice of becoming a guardian spirit or losing her memories of what she is and her powers. She makes the choice of losing her memories and her powers.

Serena Killingsworth

In the series, Serena has long dark hair with red tips in the beginning of the series then she goes her natural dark brown. She has green eyes, and 3 piercings; one in her tongue, one in her nose, and one in her belly button. She is a Daughter of both Selene and Hekate resulting in her being a goddess of the moon and a goddess of the dark. In the end, after she helps to defeat the Atrox, Serena has to make the choice of losing her memories of what she is and her powers, becoming a guardian spirit, or becoming the goddess of the dark. Stanton asks Serena to rule by his side and become the goddess of the dark and she accepts his offer. She stays in Nefandus with Stanton to make it a world of light.

Jimena Castillo

In the series, Jimena Castillo is the Daughter of the Moon and former member of an LA gang. She stars in Night Shade (#3) and The Choice (#9). She is Mexican and holds the power of premonition, seeing into the future. She lives with her grandmother in an apartment. Jimena used to be an incredibly tough hood chick with her gang from her neighborhood, Ninth Street, or el Nueve until she learned of her destiny.

Catty Turner

In the series, Catty Turner is a Daughter of the Moon and heiress to the Secret Scroll, starring in The Secret Scroll (Book #4) and The Prophecy (Book #11). Catty has the power to travel back and forth through time (chronokinesis). She was abandoned by her birth mother, Zoe Reese, who was a Daughter of the Moon with the powers of telekinesis. She was picked up by Kendra Turner on the side of the road. Kendra originally thought because of Catty's power, that Catty was an alien so she adopted her as her own, to protect her.

Tianna Moore

In the series, Tianna Moore is a girl with the powers of telekinesis who can also use that power to go into other dimensions, she first shows up in The Lost One (Book #6) and in The Becoming (Book #12). She becomes a Daughter of the Moon after she helps Catty get out of Nefandus, the realm of the Atrox. When she first shows up in The Lost One, she has no memory of who she is or where she came from. Ultimately, she pieces together the facts: she grew up in foster homes all over LA because her parents and little sister, Jamie, were killed by Followers when she was a child.

Stanton

In the series, Stanton is an L.A. Follower who becomes the Prince of the Night who stars in the book The Sacrifice (Book #5). He was an invitus, someone who unwillingly came to the Atrox in the 13th Century. His father, a prince, was hunting the Atrox, leaving Stanton at home. Unfortunately, while the prince was away, the Atrox took Stanton to scare his father from ever attempting to destroy it again. In Goddess of the Night (Book #1), he shows Vanessa his memory of his kidnapping. In his memory, she attempts to free him and for that act of kindness, he can never hurt her. He is in love with Serena, even though their love for each other is forbidden.

Maggie Craven

In the series, Maggie Craven was the Daughters' mentor and taught them how to control their respective powers. In The Talisman (Book #10), we find more about her past. Maggie was born in Athens, Greece as Penelope. She is an illegitimate child of Zeus and grew up with her adoptive father and sister, Taemestra. As Penelope grew devoted to Selene, her sister became a follower of the Atrox. She fell in love with a young, handsome soldier named Hector, who later became captured by the Atrox and became the moon demon who tried to marry Vanessa in book 7. Maggie managed to bind the Atrox to its shadow form for the first time, Tianna being the second. Also near the end of The Talisman, Maggie discovers she is pregnant with Hectors child.

Atrox

In the series, the Atrox is the enemy of The Daughters of the Moon. It wants to unleash diseases, terror and other horrible things. But to unleash these terrible things it must destroy the Daughters of the Moon. It created Tianna Moore, and protected Vanessa Cleveland. It took the form of a human male named Ethan. In the End the Atrox ends up being defeated by Catty Turner.

Minor characters

Morgan Page

In the series, Morgan is introduced in "Goddess of the Night" as a wealthy, narrow-minded, and snobbish socialite friend of Vanessa's. Catty, Jimena, and Serena dislike her, mostly due to the fact that her mind seems encompassed around nothing but boys and clothes although Vanessa once noticed that Morgan is deliberately trying to be care free to cover up her own insecurities. However, she is snide and rude, criticizing Serena Killingsworth, on her unique fashion sense although Serena once penetrated her mind and saw that Morgan was jealous of Serena's talent on the cello. She meets Stanton at Planet Bang, and begins dating him, unaware of his status as a Follower. He and the other Followers ultimately steals her hope, and Vanessa brings her to Maggie Craven, the mentor of the Daughters, who restores Morgan's dwindling hope.

Chris

In the series, Chris was Catty's boyfriend and the keeper of the Secret Scroll. His real name is Chryssipus and is from ancient Greece. He met Maggie on her way to destroy the Atrox and helped her bind it to its shadow. Throughout the centuries, he was the keeper of the secret scroll, which he later gives to Catty. He fell in love with her in The Secret Scroll (Book #4). He disappears, but comes back to help Jimena in The Choice (Book #9). In The Prophecy (Book #11), he is held prisoner by Catty's father. He tells Catty that his life is bound to the scroll so that when Catty destroys the scroll, he is destroyed as well.

Cassandra

In the series, Cassandra was a Follower, she was once madly in love with Stanton. She is described as having long maroon hair and icy blue eyes, and has the letters S-T-A carved into her chest with a razor blade. In the third book, she is given an opportunity to destroy the Daughters and gets into the Inner Circle for a little while. Unfortunately for her, she fails the Atrox and becomes an Outcast. She is seen on and off throughout the books, causing trouble and such, in an attempt to win Stanton.

Kyle Ormond

In the series, Kyle is Catty's boyfriend during The Prophecy (Book #11) and The Becoming (Book #12). He is first described as a gorgeous high school boy who attracts girls despite his reputation as a magnet for trouble. It is later revealed that he is a servus, a slave in Nefandus. As a servus, Kyle has the ability to read minds. He is also under a curse that forces him to kill any non-resident of Nefandus that he tries to kiss by slowly absorbing her power.

Justin and Mason

In the series, Justin and Mason are two Followers who killed Tianna's parents and sister. They went back in time to kill Tianna, not aware that she was created by the Atrox. In book 12, they become Outcasts and want Tianna to go to the Atrox to ask it to let them back in.

Hector

In the series, Hector is Maggie's old lover. He fell in love with Maggie and wanted to marry her, but she could not accept because she promised herself to Selene until the Atrox was destroyed. As a result, he challenged the Atrox for Maggie, but it tricked him and he became the moon demon. In book 7, the Atrox summons him to destroy the Daughters but he falls in love with Vanessa. He tries to marry her and have her rule with him but in the end, Vanessa frees him and he peacefully dies.

Lambert Malmaris

In the series, Lambert Malmaris is a member of the Inner Circle and allowed to wear the Phoenix Crest, which makes him very powerful. Lambert first appeared in The Sacrifice (Book #5), where he joined forces with Cassandra to destroy the Atrox and take over. In the end, Stanton destroys his body but he shows up again in Possession (Book #8). Stanton imprisoned him in his memories of the Atrox but Aura, Lambert's lover, possessed Serena to get close to Stanton and use Serena's powers to free Lambert. After Stanton destroyed him in book 5, he becomes a sphere of light that can possess anyone. He is also known as Darius.

Aura Triton

In the series, Aura Triton is Lambert's lover. She was born in A.D. 1223 to a peasant father, with a jewel clutched in her hands, which subsequently disappeared. Her fate was thus sealed: all good would slip through her fingers. Aura, known then as Ursula, became renowned for her unearthly beauty, attracting even the Atrox, who offered her father great treasures if she would betroth it.

Tymmie and Karyl

In the series, Tymmie and Karyl are two of the first Followers that the Daughters encounter in the series. They were once apprenticed to Stanton but since Stanton's appointment as Prince of the Night, Karyl has not been mentioned. However, Tymmie joins Lambert. In Goddess of the Night he is blond with black roots but in the 7th book he shaves his head and tattoos "Atrox" on it. In book 13, he reunites with Karyl to work for Catty's father.

Adamantis

In the series, Adamantis is one of the members of the Inner Circle of the Atrox and Catty's father, he is trying to overthrow the Atrox. Despite being on the same side of the Daughters, he never loved Catty and tried to have Stanton destroyed. Vanessa fights him and defeats him. He leaves Nefandus but it is unknown whether or not he is in Earth's Realm. His goal is to stay with Catty.

Zoe Reese

In the series, Zoe is Catty's biological mother and a former Daughter of the Moon with the power of telekinesis. She became frightened of her impending metamorphosis and turned to the Atrox, who promised her the gift of immortality. However, the Atrox sensed that her commitment was made out of fear and tricked her. Zoe had failed to ask for perpetual youth. From the moment she turned immortal, she was condemned to age for all of eternity. She first blamed Maggie for her misfortune but eventually comes to accept that her fate was due to her own lack of courage. As a follower, Zoe falls in love with Adamantis and gives birth to his child Atertra, later known as Catty.

International titles

Series, in Order

Daughters of the Moon & Sons of the Dark:

  1. Goddess of the Night (2000)
  2. Into the Cold Fire (2000)
  3. Night Shade (2001)
  4. The Secret Scroll (2001)
  5. The Sacrifice (2001)
  6. The Lost One (2001)
  7. Moon Demon (2002)
  8. Possession (2002)
  9. The Choice (2003)
  10. The Talisman (2003)
  11. The Prophecy (2004)
  12. Barbarian (2004)
  13. Escape (2004)
  14. The Becoming (2004)
  15. Outcast (2005)
  16. Night Sun (2005)
  17. The Final Eclipse (2007)

Omnibus editions

References

  1. "Publishers pitch the witch". The Washington Times. August 17, 2001.
  2. Ewing, Lynne (2001). The Secret Scroll (1st ed.). New York, NY: Hyperion. p. Back Cover. ISBN   078680709-1.