House of Night: Marked
By: P.C. Cast
Summary:
When a Vampire Tracker Marks her with a crescent moon on her forehead, making her a new vampyre, 16-year-old Zoey Redbird enters the House of Night. But she finds out she is no normal vampyre fledgling. She has been Marked as special by the vampyre Goddess Nyx and has affinities for all five elements: Air, Fire Water, Earth and Spirit. When she discovers that the leader of the Dark Daughters, the school’s most elite club, is mis-using her Goddess-given gifts, Zoey must embrace her destiny – with a little help from her new vampyre friends. To become the leader of the Dark Daughters and som.
“...Night has chosen thee; thy death will be thy birth. Night calls to thee; harken to Her sweet voice. Your destiny awaits you at the House of Night.”
― P.C. Cast, Marked
Characters
Zoey Redbird
Aphrodite Lafont
Damien Maslin
is a fun-loving member of the Nerd Herd, known for his impeccable vocabulary and ability to get along with everyone. Damien has an affinity for Air.
Erin Bates
is best friends with “Twin” Shaunee Cole, who is also her roommate at the House of Night. She is very fashion-forward and boy conscious!
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Shaunee Cole
Is the other half of “Twin” Erin Bates. Like Erin, she loves staying up-to-date with the latest trends. Shaunee is a member of the Nerd Herd and has an affinity for Fire.
Stevie Ray Johnson
Other Characters
Nyx- the vampyre goddess
Nala- Zoey's cat
Heath Luck- Zoey's on again off again human boyfriend, who after Zoey became a vampyre was banned from seeing her.
Grandma Sylvia Redbird- Zoey's grandma, and Cherokee traditions help Zoey and her friends get out of several scrapes
John and Linda Heffer- are Zoey's parents and not a fan of her being a vampyre and pretty much disown her
Neferet- is the current High Priestess of the Tulsa House of night, and isn't as nice and sweet as she may seem.
Professor Loren Blake- is the youngest Vampyre Poet Laureate in history
Professor Anastasia Lankford- "is the Spells and Rituals professor at the House of Night. She is married to Dragon Lankford." House of Night, Marked
Professor Dragon Lankford
This Professor Lankford prefers to be called “Dragon.” He is the undefeated World Fencing Champion and the fencing instructor at the Tulsa House of Night. "House of Night, Marked"
Professor Lenobia- is the Equestrian teacher with high standards and low tolerance. She has developed a very close friendship with Zoey. "House of Night, Marked"
"House Rules"
Rule #1:
If you’ve been Marked by a Tracker, night has chosen thee. You will go through the Change and turn into a vampyre. However, if your body rejects the Change, you die.
Rule #2:
If you are Marked, you must leave your home and move into the House of Night school, where you will take your place as a fledgling and live for four years.
Rule #3:
At the House of Night School, classes begin at 8pm and end at 3am. The gym is open until dawn.
Rule #4:
You can never be far from an adult Vampyre for long. And it’s not like you’ll turn into a pumpkin. It’s a much bigger deal than that.
Rule #5:
Formal rituals are held at Nyx’s Temple twice a week. At the ceremony’s commencement, turn to the east, south, west and north to summon (in order) air, fire, water and earth.
Rule #6:
If one of the cats at the school chooses you, you will belong to him or her. Not the other way around.
Rule #7:
Every High Priestess is given an affinity, or special powers, by the Goddess.
Rule #8:
If you ever leave school grounds, you cannot wear any part of your uniform (which is primarily basic black) and must conceal all tattoo markings.
Rule #9:
Here at the House of Night school, there are no lockers. You will have cabinets in your homeroom. If someone steals something, the vamps will know it. As will Nyx.
Fledgling Essentials
More information
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Other books
Books in series
Marked
Betrayed
Chosen
Untamed
Hunted
Tempted
Burned
Awakened
Destined
Hidden
The Fledgling Handbook
Other books
Dragons Oath
Lenobia's Vow
Neferet's Curse
Website
Go to http://www.houseofnightseries.com/ to learn more about the books
you can... buy the books, meet the cast, take a tour of Tulsa, watch videos, make your own vampyre tattoo, and find out were P.C. Cast is going to be next!
Reviews
"From the moment I stuck my face in this book it hooked me! Totally awesome new take on vampires! Marked is hot and dark and funny. It rocks!"
-Gena Showalter, author of MTV's Oh My Goth
"Cast reeled me in from paragraph one. I snorted and giggled through the whole thing, and devoured it in one sitting."
-MaryJanice Davidson, New York Times best-selling author of the Undead series
quotes
“You are old beyond your years Zoeybird. Believe in yourself and you will find a way. But remember darkness does not always equate to evil just like light does not always bring good.”
― P.C. Cast, Marked
“The problem, of course, was that turning into a monster was the brighter of my two choices. Choice Number 1: I turn into a vampyre, which equals a monster in just about any human’s mind. Choice Number 2: My body rejects the Change and I die. Forever.
So the good news is that I wouldn’t have to take the geometry test tomorrow.”
― Kristin Cast, Marked
“Do vampyres play chess? Were there vampyre dorks? How about Barbie-like vampyre cheerleaders? Did any vampyres play in the band? Were there vampyre Emos with their guy-wearing-girl’s-pants weirdness and those awful bangs that cover half their faces? Or were they all those freaky Goth kids who didn’t like to bathe much? Was I going to turn into a Goth kid? Or worse, an Emo? I didn’t particularly like wearing black, at least not exclusively, and I wasn’t feeling a sudden and unfortunate aversion to soap and water, nor did I have an obsessive desire to change my hairstyle and wear too much eyeliner.”
― Kristin Cast, Marked
Extra
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