title: Dark Slayer (Carpathian)
author:  Christine Feehan 
description: Even new readers daunted by 40 pages of appendixes and a two-page family tree will love the tender romance in the 20th installment of Feehan's Carpathians series. Benign blood-drinking Carpathians turn into evil vampires if they fail to find their destined life mates. Broken and left for dead after a family betrayal, Ivory Malinov gradually heals, becoming a loner and dedicated vampire slayer. Razvan's evil grandfather, the mage Xavier, forced him to commit unspeakable deeds against fellow Carpathians. Ivory discovers Razvan near death, and after realizing they are life mates, she nurses him back to health and they plot to combine forces and defeat Xavier. The slow-to-trust Ivory fights her growing feelings for Razvan, whose self-hatred juxtaposes brilliantly with his innate gentle nature. Fans looking for a departure from Feehan's usual alpha male heroes will enjoy this lengthy but powerful tale. <i>(Sept.)</i> <br />Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
zlib_text: Table of Contents
  
  Title Page
  
  Copyright Page
  
  Dedication
  
  Acknowledgements
  
  Chapter 1
  
  Chapter 2
  
  Chapter 3
  
  Chapter 4
  
  Chapter 5
  
  Chapter 6
  
  Chapter 7
  
  Chapter 8
  
  Chapter 9
  
  Chapter 10
  
  Chapter 11
  
  Chapter 12
  
  Chapter 13
  
  Chapter 14
  
  Chapter 15
  
  Chapter 16
  
  Chapter 17
  
  Chapter 18
  
  Chapter 19
  
  Chapter 20
  
   **Chapter 21**
  
  APPENDIX 1 - Carpathian Healing Chants
  
  APPENDIX 2 - The Carpathian Language
  
   _Titles by Christine Feehan_
  
  MURDER GAME
  
  PREDATORY GAME
  
  DEADLY GAME
  
  CONSPIRACY GAME
  
  NIGHT GAME
  
  MIND GAME
  
  SHADOW GAME
  
  HIDDEN CURRENTS
  
  TURBULENT SEA
  
  SAFE HARBOR
  
  DANGEROUS TIDES
  
  OCEANS OF FIRE
  
  BURNING WILD
  
   **Page 1**
  
  WILD RAIN
  
  DARK SLAYER
  
  DARK CURSE
  
  DARK HUNGER
  
  DARK POSSESSION
  
  DARK CELEBRATION
  
  DARK DEMON
  
  DARK SECRET
  
  DARK DESTINY
  
  DARK MELODY
  
  DARK SYMPHONY
  
  DARK GUARDIAN
  
  DARK LEGEND
  
  DARK FIRE
  
  DARK CHALLENGE
  
  DARK MAGIC
  
  DARK GOLD
  
  DARK DESIRE
  
  DARK PRINCE
  
   _Anthologies_
  
  LOVER BEWARE
  
   _(with Fiona Brand, Katherine Sutcliffe, and Eileen Wilks)_ FANTASY
  
   _(with Emm