Dawn Skyla Cameron
Author of Solomon's Seal
About the Author
Image credit: Taken at Orono Jungle Cat World. Skyla with a fifteen month old wolf, Cheyenne.
Series
Works by Dawn Skyla Cameron
Livi's Eve 1 copy
The Ritual 1 copy
Livi Talbot - vol II 1 copy
Hell Fire (draft) 1 copy
Livi Talbot - Vol I 1 copy
Amends 1 copy
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- Birthdate
- 1982-09-21
- Gender
- female
- Education
- High School graduate
- Occupations
- novelist
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cover designer - Short biography
- Award-winning author Skyla Dawn Cameron has been writing approximately forever. Her early storytelling days were spent acting out strange horror/fairy tales with the help of her many dolls, and little has changed except that she now keeps those stories on paper. She signed her first book contract at age twenty-one for River, a unique werewolf tale, which was released to critical and reader praise alike and won her the 2007 EPPIE Award for Best Fantasy. Skyla lives in Southern Ontario where she dabbles in art, is an avid gamer, and watches Buffy reruns. If she ever becomes a grown-up, she wants to run her own pub, as well as become world dictator. You can visit her on the web at www.skyladawncameron.com for free fiction, book news, a community forum, and tons of other totally awesome stuff.
- Places of residence
- Ontario, Canada
- Associated Place (for map)
- Ontario, Canada
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Reviews
What a riot this book was! I felt like rediscovering what the genre of urban fantasy is about all over again. Loved it!
Zara Lane was a snarkalicious, wonderful, cheeky and at the same time ruthless heroine. She is an assassin for hire with only a few friends, so when an order taken from one of them sends her into a trap and all hell breaks loose, Zara is seriously pissed off.
Enter a gorgeous, rogue warlock, his friend Peter, - a bookish demonologist, and a fellow vamp with no morals. Add an show more inter dimensional, inter species conspiracy intent on ruling the world of supernatural, a whole lot of shooting and fighting, some sexy times and a great love story, and I was bloody hooked.
A winsome heroine, non-stop action, and a heart-breaking ending with constant stream of snark equals to a great read in my book. Very much recommended! show less
Zara Lane was a snarkalicious, wonderful, cheeky and at the same time ruthless heroine. She is an assassin for hire with only a few friends, so when an order taken from one of them sends her into a trap and all hell breaks loose, Zara is seriously pissed off.
Enter a gorgeous, rogue warlock, his friend Peter, - a bookish demonologist, and a fellow vamp with no morals. Add an show more inter dimensional, inter species conspiracy intent on ruling the world of supernatural, a whole lot of shooting and fighting, some sexy times and a great love story, and I was bloody hooked.
A winsome heroine, non-stop action, and a heart-breaking ending with constant stream of snark equals to a great read in my book. Very much recommended! show less
Peri is on a mission for Bravo Division, the company that took her in after the tragedy in her life, a tragedy meant for her. For three years Peri's been waiting for the information promised her for doing the field work; killing, retrieving, whatever they need done, today a small piece of that information comes her way. She's given off, vacation time, to look into it. Away she goes, this piece of information takes her across the world dragging up some past and Zara Lain, along with a few show more others we know and love as well. All Heck is about to break loose, and Peri... is part of it?
This book should come with a warning: If blood makes you queasy, beware. Otherwise, have gauze and bandages at the ready.
We jump start with fast action, seeing Peri at her best in her mercenary mode, which holds through for just about every scene Peri is in. Deadly. Peri is smart and deadly. More deadly than with fists and guns, she's quarter demon with suicidal tendencies which lead her to do just about anything. Except! She has a plan and can't die before she sees it out, after that, well...
Peri is not perfect, or an angel, she knows that and she's okay with that. I'm great with that! She's violent, yet I understand why. Peri's motto seems to be: Shoot first, ask questions later...er...maybe? if that small chance happens to be, that they live.
I LOVE the connection to Bloodlines! Wow! And the connection with Hunter. Skyla has a crafty little mind. I never thought of the tangled web she has woven from Bloodlines, and Hunter. (I think I need to go back and re-read Bloodlines, even more now after this.) Happenings from prior books have a deeper meaning, bigger reason, for coming to pass. The reasons come to light here.
This is where I need to mention, we have to remember this series is called, "Demons of Oblivion" and we are seeing all angles of this, really getting to know the creatures and powers associated with Lo, Lord of Oblivion. The thread of 'Demons of Oblivion' is there, strongly there, and I love that about this series. There's more to these books than meets the immediate eye. Skyla has a talent for creating suspense, and drawing it out just long enough before giving you what you want, or a piece of what you want, enough to sate you and keep going.
Zara is present, and we see she has more information from behind the scenes than we know of just yet. Again, Zara and her selection of words, makes me chuckle. Even some of Peri's picks, just fun. I'm glad to say, we see many of our friends from Bloodlines and Hunter once again. In seeing them, Skyla has mastered refreshing my worries and thoughts on all of them, with just a few words.
Some scene's are so detailed I could easily see this book as a movie. AND as a movie, it would be one the husband would enjoy -- full of action and mystery, oh yeah, a few pretty women too. LOL. I even felt Peri starting to come out of the harsh shell she had built for herself in the presence of strangers whom she doesn't care what they think, as long as they help her get to her end result, she's not going to be around much longer afterward anyway... so she thinks.
Sunrise
The short story in the back of Lineage print, and ebooks purchased from Mundania Press only.
We get what many of us have been waiting for since the ending of Bloodlines. Enough time has passed. What is it? Nate. But, we are also reminded of the possibilities with his special circumstances. There isn't much I can say about Sunrise that won't spoil it for others. You just have to read it. It's pure eviltry at it's best. So cruel, yet so sad, and I want more of it! show less
This book should come with a warning: If blood makes you queasy, beware. Otherwise, have gauze and bandages at the ready.
We jump start with fast action, seeing Peri at her best in her mercenary mode, which holds through for just about every scene Peri is in. Deadly. Peri is smart and deadly. More deadly than with fists and guns, she's quarter demon with suicidal tendencies which lead her to do just about anything. Except! She has a plan and can't die before she sees it out, after that, well...
Peri is not perfect, or an angel, she knows that and she's okay with that. I'm great with that! She's violent, yet I understand why. Peri's motto seems to be: Shoot first, ask questions later...er...maybe? if that small chance happens to be, that they live.
I LOVE the connection to Bloodlines! Wow! And the connection with Hunter. Skyla has a crafty little mind. I never thought of the tangled web she has woven from Bloodlines, and Hunter. (I think I need to go back and re-read Bloodlines, even more now after this.) Happenings from prior books have a deeper meaning, bigger reason, for coming to pass. The reasons come to light here.
This is where I need to mention, we have to remember this series is called, "Demons of Oblivion" and we are seeing all angles of this, really getting to know the creatures and powers associated with Lo, Lord of Oblivion. The thread of 'Demons of Oblivion' is there, strongly there, and I love that about this series. There's more to these books than meets the immediate eye. Skyla has a talent for creating suspense, and drawing it out just long enough before giving you what you want, or a piece of what you want, enough to sate you and keep going.
Zara is present, and we see she has more information from behind the scenes than we know of just yet. Again, Zara and her selection of words, makes me chuckle. Even some of Peri's picks, just fun. I'm glad to say, we see many of our friends from Bloodlines and Hunter once again. In seeing them, Skyla has mastered refreshing my worries and thoughts on all of them, with just a few words.
Some scene's are so detailed I could easily see this book as a movie. AND as a movie, it would be one the husband would enjoy -- full of action and mystery, oh yeah, a few pretty women too. LOL. I even felt Peri starting to come out of the harsh shell she had built for herself in the presence of strangers whom she doesn't care what they think, as long as they help her get to her end result, she's not going to be around much longer afterward anyway... so she thinks.
Sunrise
The short story in the back of Lineage print, and ebooks purchased from Mundania Press only.
We get what many of us have been waiting for since the ending of Bloodlines. Enough time has passed. What is it? Nate. But, we are also reminded of the possibilities with his special circumstances. There isn't much I can say about Sunrise that won't spoil it for others. You just have to read it. It's pure eviltry at it's best. So cruel, yet so sad, and I want more of it! show less
There are some books you can't help but love, this is one of those books.
My formative years and early twenties were filled with Indiana Jones, Relic Hunter, the Librarian, Tomb Raider games and movies. For the last decade or so, there hasn't been much in way of treasure hunter stories that captivated me the same way.
Until now.
Livi is a strong female character who doesn't succumb to the bad guy charm and has common sense. She feels fear but faces it. She recognizes her weaknesses and her show more strengths. And she is not ashamed.
Livi hunts down treasured artifacts for her clients, unlike her rival and brother Martin who works for the museums and is always getting in her way.
She enjoys the work on some level, but ultimately she is doing it to provide for her daughter Em. Em is an endearing, intelligent, no-nonsense little girl. The book addresses not only the excitement and joy of paranormal/supernatural relic hunting but also the challenges of being a parent and navigating childhood.
I don't think there was a character I didn't like in this book. With cave dwelling dragons, Solomon's Seal, a mysterious benefactor, lots of action, and lots of emotion packed into this book you can't go wrong.
You'll devour this one quickly. show less
My formative years and early twenties were filled with Indiana Jones, Relic Hunter, the Librarian, Tomb Raider games and movies. For the last decade or so, there hasn't been much in way of treasure hunter stories that captivated me the same way.
Until now.
Livi is a strong female character who doesn't succumb to the bad guy charm and has common sense. She feels fear but faces it. She recognizes her weaknesses and her show more strengths. And she is not ashamed.
Livi hunts down treasured artifacts for her clients, unlike her rival and brother Martin who works for the museums and is always getting in her way.
She enjoys the work on some level, but ultimately she is doing it to provide for her daughter Em. Em is an endearing, intelligent, no-nonsense little girl. The book addresses not only the excitement and joy of paranormal/supernatural relic hunting but also the challenges of being a parent and navigating childhood.
I don't think there was a character I didn't like in this book. With cave dwelling dragons, Solomon's Seal, a mysterious benefactor, lots of action, and lots of emotion packed into this book you can't go wrong.
You'll devour this one quickly. show less
This one's pretty dang good. 4.75 stars, rounded up. I had some quibbles, but in the light of the fact that I read the last third without pause, and was satisfied with the ending, they remain just quibbles. As other reviewers have said, so I say: NOTHING bad happens to the cats. The rest is between creepy and EEEK! I didn't like the longest jump in time from two harrowing events in a row to... like, three weeks later, I think. And there's a choice made that was just kinda dumb in light of show more what our MC already knew. But. I don't care, now. Because whew. And also, yeah. But mostly, whew. show less
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