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We haven’t had a surprise like this year’s Alpha Showdown in years. It’s official, a first-time contender has taken the title. Congratulations to Kane Malloy from Lindsay J. Pryor’s Blackthorn series, your 2016 Alpha Showdown Champion! It’s been a minute since a vampire held the title, and we’re so happy to welcome all the Blackthorn fans who came out in force for this master vampire. He beat former Alpha...
This has been an intense Alpha Showdown. We have our first ever female alpha in the championship round. We have a newcomer in the finale. And we had some of the hottest contested battles in a long time (more than 10,000 votes when Kane fought Barrons). Take a look at the bracket for a recap of how it all went down. Kane as proven himself against some all-time favorites like Jane Yellowrock, Mercy Thompson...
The matches in this year’s Alpha Showdown have certainly lived up to the name. The battles have been close, the champions true alpha. It’s gotten heated, and if you think the choices were hard before, it’s about to get worse. Take a look at the bracket! The alpha who wins this bout will secure himself a space in the championship round. Charles has defeated two mighty vampires in Bones and Vlad. While Kate...
The matches in this year’s Alpha Showdown have certainly lived up to the name. The battles have been close, the champions true alpha. It’s gotten heated, and if you think the choices were hard before, it’s about to get worse. Take a look at the bracket! The alpha who wins this bout will secure himself a space in the championship round. Kane has defeated both Jane Yellowrock and Mercy Thompson. Barrons...
We’ve made it to the semi-finals in the sixth annual Alpha Showdown. We’ve had some intense battles, and some big surprises already. Want to know the current wins/losses? Take a look at the bracket! It’s about to get really vicious in here. Raphael managed to take out our favorite elemental assassin Gin Blanco, and Kate Daniels bested Naasir. Now Kate will take on another Guild Hunter. Can she overcome...
We’ve made it to the semi-finals in the sixth annual Alpha Showdown. We’ve had some intense battles, and some big surprises already. Want to know the current wins/losses? Take a look at the bracket! Both the alphas in Round 11 are powerful. There’s no doubt. They also both have defeated vampires in this year’s Showdown. Adam bested Ethan Sullivan, and Barrons took out Slade. Who will win this match,...
We’ve made it to the semi-finals in the sixth annual Alpha Showdown. We’ve had some intense battles, and some big surprises already. Want to know the current wins/losses? Take a look at the bracket! Charles Cornick already defeated one vampire, can he handle the original? Vlad took out Simon Wolfgard in the first round, and we know he’s good with the pyrotechnics. Who will win the Alpha Showdown Round 10?...
We’ve made it to the semi-finals in the sixth annual Alpha Showdown. We’ve had some intense battles, and some big surprises already. Want to know the current wins/losses? Take a look at the bracket! Kane Malloy came from behind to take out the No. 1 seated Jane Yellowrock in his first match. Mercy Thompson had to fell Merit to get here. Can Kane best another female alpha favorite? Will Mercy continue to...
The Alpha Showdown is underway, and already proving to be a good one. There’s stiff competition this year, just look at the bracket! This isn’t Kate Daniels’s first time in the Alpha Showdown, while Naasir is a newcomer. Both are mighty, but only one can emerge the victor. Who will advance in the Alpha Showdown, though? We’ve lined up excellent bloggers to fill you in on why each alpha deserves to...
The Alpha Showdown is underway, and already proving to be a good one. There’s stiff competition this year, just look at the bracket! The vampire Slade is going up against immortal/we don’t know/care what he is Barrons in Round 7 of the Alpha Showdown 2016. It’s destined to be a bloody match. Who will advance in the Alpha Showdown, though? We’ve lined up excellent bloggers to fill you in on why each alpha... 
