Find Me A Series Name — CONTEST IS CLOSED! I am now debating the merits of the names! HWAITING!
Okay… I’ve been putting this off because my brain’s just been really lean. Like hella lean…
I have to come up with a name for a series. Usually it’s pretty easy. Something hits. This time… not so much. I don’t want to do something corny like The Four Horsemen. But it has to be a bit catchy.
Oh, and this is dark urban fantasy… from DSP Publications.
The focus in this book is Kismet, the human and his interactions with The Four. Primarily. Yes.
The winner will be determined by the name that tickles my fancy. I won’t make a decision until 9:30 tomorrow. I kinda have to make a decision because I’m being looked at askance by the powers that be.
What will you win? Besides my eternal gratitude, you can certainly beta The Four BUT you can also be a character in the next book in my queue, Sloe Ride.
Time starts now…. *grins* Leave your suggestion below in the comments and make sure I can get a hold of you. *grins*
Here is the blurb…. for THE FOUR
Kismet Andreas lives in fear of the shadows.
For the young tattoo artist, the shadows hold more than darkness. He is certain of his insanity because the dark holds creatures and crawling things only he can see—monsters who hunt out the weak to eat their minds and souls, leaving behind only empty husks and despair.
And if there’s one thing Kismet fears more than being hunted—it’s the madness left in its wake.
The shadowy Veil is Mal’s home. As Pestilence, he is the youngest—and most inexperienced—of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, immortal manifestations resurrected to serve—and cull—mankind. Invisible to all but the dead and insane, the Four exist between the Veil and the mortal world, bound to their nearly eternal fate. Feared by other immortals, the Horsemen live in near solitude but Mal longs to know more than Death, War and Famine.
Mal longs to be… more human. To interact with someone other than lunatics or the deceased.
When Kismet rescues Mal from a shadowy attack, Pestilence is suddenly thrust into a vicious war—where mankind is the prize, and the only one who has faith in Mal is the human the other Horsemen believe is destined to die.
Shadow Land
Shadow Wars
The first thing that springs to mind is Jim Morrison – Riders of the Storm. I know that’s hackneyed and, knowing you, you’ve thought of and rejected it already, but the song popped into my mind as I read the blurb. I’ll think harder.
Break on Through
The Other Side
Darkness
The Hands of Midnight
Chaos
In the Shadow
Apocalyptic Souls
Dark Fates
Shadowed Souls
Sign of Four
Out of the darkness
Or just ‘The Four’ then the first is One of Four, Two of Four, Three of Four and completing it Four of Four.
Oh man this is hard lol. This is all i’m coming up with: 1). Dark Riders 2) Shadow Riders. 3) The Fatal Four 4) Romp and Ruin (idk i assume sexy times will occur and the four probably lay waste to everything so yeh lol) 5)
Shadowriders (Shadow Riders)
Shadowsiders (Shadow Siders)
Darkriders (Dark Riders)
Harbingers
Dires
The Rule of Four
Enshadowed
In the Balance
Shadow’s Edge
And my favorite: Fourshadowed
End Times
Cataclysm
The Tragedy of Four
To The Fourth
Degrees of Four
Dark Shadows
Shadow Touched
The Apocalypse Four – Kismet
How about
Karma and Kismet
Or for a more direct nod to the four
On Through the Dead Of Night
Branded by the Dark Horse- Kismit
I posted it on FB, but will put it here. IV is Roman for 4. So, Ivy League. And, apparently 4 is a death number for Asian cultures? Is there a word or a play you can make on that?
War actually calls Death “Shi”… *nods*
Shadow Heir — there’s a book by this name but not a series to my knowledge. Shadow Destiny was another thought but there is a Shadow of Destiny Series by L. Shaw also a video game…it’s really hard to find something unique these days.
Notorious
Infamous
The Prophesied
The Harbingers
Between Worlds The Four
Ink and Shadoows
Or if I could actually spell this early…that’s Shadows…
Honey… I have decided to go with yours… Ink and Shadows.
Does Kismet have his own studio? Because Apocalypse Ink is calling to me. It leaves an opening to play with Kismet’s art and/or a playful or sarcastic reference someone can use for the Horsemen (Apocalypse Inc.).
He does not but I won’t rule that out 😀
In Between
Crown, Sword, Scales & Scythe
Riders of Change
Well my first response of “Shi” was taken so my second choice is going to be “”Fire Through the Veil”. I know “Fire” doesn’t sound impressive as a series name but I does mean four in Norwegian.
Fate’s Shadows
The Harbingers Series
Harbingers of the End Series
Divine Harbingers Series
Four Ever Series…examples
Four Ever Hidden
Four Ever Hungry
Four Ever Hunting (Hunted)
Four Ever Hurting
Death Four Ever
Kismet’s Karma?
Four the Hard Way
Shadows of Four
Shades of Four
Shadow Veil
veil of darkness
When Darkness Descends
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Veiled Fate
Shadow Script
Art of Shadows
Shadows
The Harbingers series
The Shadowlands series
Through the Veil series
The Other Side series
I Can See You series
Okay – because the “I can see you” is a total play on words if one MC is seeing the “real” horseman (’cause we gotta have some love going on here)
Shadow Quartet
Shadowed Corners
Four Degrees of Darkness
Four Degrees of Havoc
Four Times the Darkness
Shades of Shadows
Shades of Darkness
Life in the Shadows
Shadow Life
because ur dongsaeng is bored and she is a fail at titles herself…she will play…XD
Shadow Whispers
Prize of Four
Through the Eyes of Kismet
A Mortal Amongst Immortals
Soul Survivor
Sovereignty of the Insane
Kismet’s Immortal
Immortal Resurrections
Fated Bound/Eternal Ties/Eternal Bound
Soul Shadows/Shadow of the Souls
Cull of the Four
Curiosity of Mal
Mal of the Veil
Ink Death Heart
Veiled Threats
The Shadowed
Revelations
Veiled Revelations
Crazy Revelations
The Veiled Threat Series
What Is (a play on the Star Trek concept of what is is)
Veil of Truth
Veil Touched
Living in Shadows
The Shadowed Truth
Shadow Realms
Shadow Nexus
Tattoos & Shadows
Veils & Ink
Kismet & Karma
Shadows & Ink
Shadows & Karma
Ink & Shadows
Ink & Darkness
Beyond the Veil
Tribulations
Veil Rider series
Shade Rider series
Four Shades of the Veil Series
More than Darkness
Shadow Saviour
The Quarter Series? Since there are four of them, each is one quarter of the whole. The books could be like Death’s Quarter, Mal’s Quarter, etc….
Racing Armageddon or Riding Armageddon
or even Inking Armageddon
Apocalypse Four
Insane Ink or Ink of Insanity
Insane inkiness
The Tartar Horsemen (from a quote by T.S. Eliot–“Here, across death’s other river The Tartar horsemen shake their spear.”
Four Shores
Four by Four
The Apocalypse Quartet– because I like the way it sounds
Infernal Imperator
(Imperator. This was a special title given to commanders who had been hailed as such by their troops after a victorious battle. Under the empire it was only used by the emperor himself and his designated successor or collegue.)
This is certainly a challenge hmm…..
The Veil’s Destined Four
Kismet’s Gamble
Kismet’s Four Horses
The Veil’s House of four
Shadow’s Fate / Fate & Shadow
Shadow’s Destiny / Shadows of Destiny / Shadows of Fate
Veil of Shadows
Broken Seals
Madness & Mayhem
Ink & Shadows
Dark Ink
Pestilence Kaos
Kismet’s Kaos
Since The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are in the Book of Revelations, I’d hazard a guess:
Shadow Revelations
Mortal Revelations
The Fourth Revelation
The Revelations of Sin 🙂
As in “bane of my existence”… Or humanity’s existence, in this case!
Bane’s Veil
Bane’s Revealed
Four Banes
The Fallen
The Fallen Four
Chaos Agents
Culled and Conquered
The Final Four
The War of the Four
(Because Omega means the End): The Omega Wars, The Omega Four, The Agents of Omega
Oooh….found this in the Urban Dictionary : “An Alpha Male MUST absolutely be perceived by his peers as the toughest, most popular, and smartest. An Omega Male cares little for this recognition…but knows that he is all those things and more.
Alpha males must have the support of his “boys.” This can be the foundation for many shallow and superficial relationships. An Omega Male needs support from time to time, but has few true friends who know him intimately and generally shuns shallow acquaintences. ” Thinking this describes the 4 horsemen perfectly!
This is what happens when my brain starts churning when I’m tired & on pain meds!
PS- did you say the winner gets a dragon too? 😇
The Prophecy of Tribulations
Book 1- Kismit’s Petulance
How about: Apocalyptic Quad or Apocalyptic Shadows
Um…. Shadow Fighters?
Kismet’s trials
Shadowed Dreams
Since you said the contest was closed, I would just like to say that the title that absolutely caught me the most on the first read (which is how I pick names for my characters) is Riders of the Storm. It is especially good for a series name and you can find some language that has appealing names for each of the Riders.
I also just saw that the contest is closed. I agree with Elorie. I like Riders of the Storm. It has potential, especially as you can work in the meanings of Mal Which is bad or ill and Kismet Andreas which is fate/destiny strong; so we have a strong fate that is looking bad:)