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Laurell K Hamilton (Author)
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Publication Date: 1 Oct 2001 | Series: Meredith Gentry 1

Laurell K. Hamilton's 'Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter' novels have established her as a force to be reckoned with. Her voice is fresh, her style sensual, her characters leap off the page and her blend of the contemporary and the supernatural is both original and exciting. Now, in A KISS OF SHADOWS, she introduces readers to an unforgettable new heroine: Meredith Gentry.

A Los Angeles private investigator with a strange speciality - supernatural crime, Merry has an even stranger secret: she's a Faerie princess in hiding, and on the run from her own otherworldly realm. For her aunt, the malevolent Queen of Air and Darkness, has dispatched her chief bodyguard back to the mortal world to fetch Meredith back, whether she likes it or not. She is to be the pawn in a plot that will transform the future of the Seelie and Unseelie Courts. Her role: to enjoy the constant company of the most beautiful - and immortal - men in the world of the Sidhe. Her reward: the crown. The penalty for refusal: death...

Rich, sensual and full of earthly pleasures, dazzling magic and memorable characters, some as deadly as they are beautiful, A KISS OF SHADOWS is an unbridled tour-de-force of the imagination where folklore, myth and legend come together with thrilling, erotically-charged adventure.

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  • Paperback: 528 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam; paperback / softback edition (1 Oct 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0553813838
  • ISBN-13: 978-0553813838
  • Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 3.3 x 17.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (55 customer reviews)
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A wonderful excursion into the magic of desire (Alice Borchardt )

As wild as the novel's premise is, memorable characters and wicked wit make is all delicious, ribald fun (Publishers Weekly )

An edgy story of sex, violence and magic that manages to be both disturbing and entertaining. Highly recommended (Library Journal )

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Edgy, erotic and dangerously exciting - the spellbinding new dark fantasy by the bestselling author of the 'Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter' series.
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48 of 50 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A KISS OF SHADOWS is hot, hot, hot!!! 28 May 2001
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
A KISS OF SHADOWS is the first book in Laurell K. Hamilton's new series on the fey. It features Princess Meredith NicEssus, aka Merry Gentry, a politically-savvy, kick a** heroine. Merry, a mixed-blood, has been hiding in Los Angeles for three years, from her wicked Aunt Andais, the Queen of Air and Darkness. After botching up a case at the Grey Detective Agency where she works, Merry is discovered and forced to go back to the Unseelie court at Cahokia, Illinois, accompanied by Andais's personal Darkness, Doyle. There, Merry discovers that times have changed at the court. The fey grows weak, and the Queen wants Merry to bed some of the most gorgeous sidhe men in the world. In a race for the throne against her sadistic cousin, Cel, Merry has to produce a child within three years. The loser will die...

I think that this book was even better than LKH's Anita Blake series. Why? Well, Ms. Hamilton introduces a bunch of gorgeous sidhe males, like Doyle, Frost, Rhys, Barinthus, Galen, etc. Most of the Ravens (Queen's Guards) lust after Merry badly, since the cruel Queen makes all of them celibate. My personal fave is Prince Cel, Andais's darkly handsome, evil son. I just LUV bad guys in black! However, this book is NOT for kiddies. Meredith seems to have sex or sexual activities with almost every male in the book. All in all, it is definitely much more erotic, much more sensual than the Anita Blake books. Merry is 33, and not shy at all with men in sexual matters, whereas Anita had been initially uncomfortable with her sexual status. Throughout this book, readers get a sense of Merry's growing powers, as the Princess of Flesh (just as Anita's power had grown). I can't wait to read CARESS OF TWILIGHT, the 2nd book in this fascinating series!!!

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant, unputdownable read. 21 Oct 2001
By Ms. P. Hall
Format:Paperback
This is the first book by the author I've read. I intend to get as many more as possible. It's a thriller, part fantasy, but grounded in the world as we know it. It is extremely well plotted, in fact it has so many sub-plots going on you occassionally have to turn back a page, to make sure you haven't missed something. It also explores sex and sexuality and its politics and, refreshingly touches on some of the sides of sex that are generally not talked about.
Ms Hamilton also creates really great characters. Given she's already written a series, I do hope she feels another series coming on. Don't miss it.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars How long 'till the sequel? 14 Dec 2001
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
I couldn't put this book down from the moment I started it. I am a massive Anita Blake fan and LKH has now introduced us to a different world and a whole new set of characters in this book. The world is as enthralling as in the Anita Blake series and the characters just as strong. However, this book was obviously just an introduction, and the ending has left me screaming to read the next one....immensly frustrating and unsatisfying as the story only just seems to have started. Also, the book is very focused on sex, sex and yet more sex....something a little different from time to time might have been appreciated, but even so a cracking read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Really exciting.
I came across this series by accident. I just typed 'The Gentry' into my Kindle and up popped these 4 books. Read more
Published 1 hour ago by Pyewacket
1.0 out of 5 stars Stomach churning
This review is for Books 1-3 of this series, the only three I have read, or will be reading.

It took me a while before I realized what bothered me most about the heroine... Read more
Published 11 days ago by FantasyWriter
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this Book
Really well written, so descriptive I felt like I was there! The storyline kept me hooked and I am going to get the next book as I can't wait to see how things play out for Merry. Read more
Published 22 days ago by dawn1007
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
My principal grump is that this was just Anita Blake does fantasy. (Meredith Gentry is an almost identical character to AB. Read more
Published 23 days ago by Lindsay
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
I have now read all the Merry Genrty books and have loved each and every one of them.
Would love it if Ms Hamiliton would write some more about her.
Published 1 month ago by S Sugar
5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous read
Having read 2, 3 and 4 that someone lent me I just had to read this one too. It did not dissapoint
Published 2 months ago by Carole
4.0 out of 5 stars Impressive as always
Having read all of the Anita Blake series, I thought it was time to sample some of Ms. Hamilton's other work. Read more
Published 4 months ago by S. Risley
1.0 out of 5 stars Rubbish
I would give this no stars if I could. She has ruined a good idea.
Certainly wouldn't buy any others of the series.
Published 4 months ago by mcdon
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
The fairies have teeth. Hamilton has returned and given us a series of new characters to fight alongside and another strong female lead.
Published 4 months ago by Janice Wakefield
5.0 out of 5 stars Saucy but captivating.
You can't help but fall in love with our princess in this tale, and you defiantely can't help but fall in love with her warriors. Read more
Published 5 months ago by ColourfulOwl
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