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Wicked Abyss
by Kresley Cole
About this book
This fairy tale doesn’t end with a kiss in this spellbinding Immortals After Dark tale from 1 New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole!
The terrifying king of hell...
As a boy, Abyssian “Sian” Infernas had his heart shattered by a treacherous fey beauty who died before he could exact vengeance. Millennia later, a curse has transformed him into a demonic monster—just as she’s been reincarnated. Sian captures the delicate but bold female, forcing her back to hell.
Meets his match.
Princess Calliope “Lila” Barbot’s people have hated and feared Abyssian and his alliance of monsters for aeons. When the beastly demon imprisons her in his mystical castle, vowing revenge for betrayals she can’t remember, Lila makes her own vow: to bring down the wicked beast for good.
Can two adversaries share one happily-ever-after?
As Calliope turns hell inside out, the all-powerful Sian finds himself defenseless against his feelings for her. In turn, Lila reluctantly responds to the beast’s cleverness and gruff vulnerability. But when truths from a far distant past are revealed, can their tenuous bond withstand ages of deceit, a curse, and a looming supernatural war?
- Publication Date
- May 25, 2026
- ASIN
- B06XPHSVWG
Reader Reviews
November 15, 2017
FINAL DECISION: A adventurous, angst filled, humorous entry in the Immortals world, this book expands the scope of the Immortals world but also gives us a beauty and the beast retelling with a twist. THE STORY: Ten thousand years ago, Abyssian Infernas was betrayed by his fey mate. He has never forgotten and has waited for her resurrection in order to get his revenge. Now the demon king of hell, Sian has his opportunity. Princess Calliope Bardot is brought by bounty hunters to Sian's domain...
April 15, 2022
Wicked Abyss is the seventeenth novel in Kresley Cole’s Immortals After Dark series. This was my first time reading Wicked Abyss. It reminded me of a retelling of Beauty and the Beast and Hades and Persephone, which both are my favorite to read in romance books. I purchased it a long time ago since Kresley Cole is one of my auto-buy authors. I never got a chance to read it since I was working full-time, and I’m making up for it now, especially since the most recent novel was released in early...
April 25, 2017
After reading this book, I think I'd like my next vacation to be in hell. I mean, Mrs. Cole painted an amazing picture of Sian's home. The castle, the sea, the volcanoes, and the creatures were given so much detail that I could picture them all in my mind long after I closed my kindle. I really, really, REALLY appreciated the fact that she did so much world-building in this book, and I loved how she managed to tie the scenery with the characters' emotions and the plot. Another thing that I...
November 24, 2017
This was so incredibly good! I think I love Cole’s demon’s the best out of all her characters. Abyssian being the primordial demon takes the cake. I mean seriously you can’t get any more badass than that. This is the first of Cole’s books that I have listened to via audiobook. Robert Petkoff is an excellent narrator and I had no problem immersing myself into this world. This is one of those series that I want to start over from the beginning are read over and over again just so I can revisit...
May 4, 2017
I absolutely love this entire series. Kresley's imagination is limitless & her unique writing style enraptures me at every flip of the page. How she creates her characters & their intricate personalities, mystical identities, quirks, idiosyncrasies, humor & sexuality is beyond my comprehension. I'll read a story synopsis & think to myself, \"Self, how is she going to make this an HEA with a demon & fey?\" I just can't even begin to fathom how that or any of the other couplings in her stories...
