A Kiss of Shadows

By Laurell K. Hamilton

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Average Rating: (See all 5 reviews) Format: Paperback, 480 pages Published In: United States, February 2002 Quantity Available: 168 Ships within 6-10 days "My name is Meredith Gentry, but of course it's not my real name. I dare not even whisper my true name after dark for fear that one hushed word will travel over the night winds to the soft ear of my aunt, the Queen of the Air and Darkness. She wants me dead. I don't even know why." Meredith Gentry, Princess of the high court of Faerie, is posing as a human in Los Angeles, living as a P.I. specializing in supernatural crime. But now the Queen's assassin has been dispatched to fetch her back-whether she likes it or not. Suddenly Meredith finds herself a pawn in her dreaded aunt's plans. The job that awaits her: enjoy the constant company of the most beautiful immortal men in the world. The reward: the crown-and the opportunity to continue to live. The penalty for failure: death. About the Author Laurell K. Hamilton is the bestselling author of nine acclaimed Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter novels. She lives in Kirkwood, Missouri, with her daughter, two attack pugs, three birds, and a partridge in a pear tree. Visit her official Web site at www.laurellkhamilton.com. Praise Praise“I’ve never read a writer with a more fertile imagination.”–DIANA GABALDON“SEXY . . . MERRY’S ADVENTURES ARE ENGAGING AND KEEP THE READER TURNING THE PAGES.”–St. Louis Post-Dispatch“STUNNING . . . STEAMY . . . AN EXCITING AND ORIGINAL WORLD.”–San Jose Mercury News“A STORY THAT MIXES MYSTERY, ROMANCE, AND POLITICAL INTRIGUE.”–The Denver Post Read an excerpt Publisher: Ballantine Books ISBN: 0345423402 EAN: 9780345423405 Dimensions: 16.51 x 11.79 x 2.69 centimeters (0.23 kg)

Hamilton brings us in to a world of magic, politics & lustful sex. Merry the main character is an independant strong female who is thrust back in to her fey world. The faeries are very different from those of childhood novels they are ruthless and also terribly sensual, with many extremes. This book is what sexual fantasies are made from, yet it has a strong story line, which is very fast paced. I was up until 4am reading this and it was done in 2 nights and I was left wanting the next in the series immediately. Sometimes books are just not long enough :)

I would recommend this to fantasy and erotica lovers alike.

Twisted and wicked. A faerie princess has managed to escape the convoluted lifestyle that is the Unseelie court but she has been found when she chases after a faerie cult. Dark and twisted this puts conventional faerie tales on their ear. Again in the courts of her aunt she has to protect herself from her conniving cousin who tries to kill her and since she had mortal blood that is easier than some. but with the right allies everything can work out. if you read this keep a open mind as it is dodgy as. at least five different sexual partners and there would have been more if one hadn't had his bits eaten off by a wicked little pixie. I love it.

Meredith Gentry is a faerie princess. Not the disneyfied children's version either. This one lives in Los Angeles, and much like Angel, is a private investigator of sorts, and looks into problems associated with the supernatural world a lot of the time.

She is also involved with the politics of the faerie realm, and this is why she is hiding out. She gets discovered, and has to fight back against the relatives that want to bump her off.

While the words fairy porn spring fairly quickly to mind this book is much more than that. If anything these are even better than the Anita Blake series of books (speaking of the Merry Gentry series as a whole), better written and erotic without being over the top.

Highly recommended.

Amazing and original! This is the first book of the Meredith Gentry series by that highly accomplished author Laurell Hamilton. Meredith is a Sidhe princess hiding from her Sidhe brethren in the real world. Unfortunately circumstances compell her to reveal her true identity and she has to journey back to the Sidhe realm where she is confronted with both political and real threats to her life. A truly fascinating and sexually sizzling story that will take your breath away.Wonderful!