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A Kiss of Shadows | 
| Author: Laurell K. Hamilton
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Category: EBooks
List Price: $6.99
Buy New: $5.59
You Save: $1.40 (20%)
Rating:  307 reviews
Sales Rank: 2484
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Edition: 1st
Pages: 480
Number Of Items: 1
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
ASIN: B000FC1IZE
Publication Date: January 18, 2001
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Amazon.com Review
Laurell K. Hamilton revitalized vampires, werewolves, and zombies in the popular Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter books. In this new series, she updates faeries. A Kiss of Shadows introduces Merry Gentry, a.k.a. Meredith NicEssus, a faerie princess of the Unseelie Court, where politics is a blood sport. Merry, who's part sidhe (elvish), part brownie, and part human, never really fit in. She's short, not skilled in offensive magic, and mortal because of her human blood. These are real liabilities when your family, especially aunt Andais, Queen of Air and Darkness, is out to kill you. Merry has been in hiding for three years, living in Los Angeles and working for the Grey Detective Agency, which specializes in "supernatural problems, magical solutions." A new case sets her against a man who uses forbidden magic to seduce fey women and drain their power. A plan to trap him goes awry and Merry's cover is blown. Now Andais knows where she is. But things have changed in Andais's court, and Merry is changing too. Despite the selkies, brownies, goblins, and ogres in this book, it's not for children. The fey are "creatures of the senses"--and in the Unseelie court, sex and pain go together. Merry is sexually adventurous and surrounded by gorgeous, powerful males, most of whom want her badly. She's politically savvy and no coward, though she's not the warrior Anita is. Hamilton fans and readers of adult fairy tales like Anne Bishop's Black Jewels trilogy will want to give Merry a look. --Nona Vero
Product Description
“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.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 302 more reviews...
Short Book December 15, 2008
K. Carmody
Seller was great, book got here in time, in good condition. Was a little disappointed that this book is much shorter than the rest of the collection, but at least now I've got it in hard back.
 Amazing Read!!! December 15, 2008
Christine M. McSpedon (Westchester, NY)
I ordered this book on a whim after reading a review of it on Charlaine Harris' website (she is the author of the Sookie Stackhouse "True Blood" books) I have to say I am enamored by this book. The sexual content is strong so if you are adverse to that then dont bother. It is so beautifully written I find myself putting it down because I want to save it! It makes me sad to know it will soon come to an end! Hanilton has a SERIOUS imagination and the way she weaves it all together is seamless. Get lost in this magical adventure. You will never think of fairy princesses the same again!
 Wow....this is bad October 11, 2008
surprised reader (USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Wow. I was really looking forward to reading something by Anita Blake as I heard so many great things about her books, but I could not even finish this book. (that is not common for me). I read over half of the book hoping that it would improve and it did not.
This started off sounding pretty promising....a case that involved a dead man's wife and mistress (who are now friends). Quickly though, the case seems to be left behind. I found Meredith was having (mostly meaningless) sex with pretty much every male creature she encounterd. I like the supernatural type books, but some of the creatured were a bit over the top.
Very disappointing. I did purchase the audio version of this book (I was pretty sure I would like it) and the reader was okay, but did not like the way she portrayed the male characters.
I would not recommend this book.
Super series for the paranormal romantic October 6, 2008
G. G. Rich (Mitchell, South Dakota USA)
Beginning with A Kiss of Shadows, Laurell Hamilton has an excellent series. I recently re-read all six and cannot wait for the next installment. Please tell me there will be a next installment.
Great September 27, 2008
Carol Smith
Product arrived in a timely fashion and in great shape!
Really enjoyeable purchasing experience.
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