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'A wonderful excursion into the magic of desire' Alice Borchardt author of Night of the Wolf; 'As wild as the novel's premise is, memorable characters and wicked wit make it 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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TWENTY-THREE STORIES UP AND ALL I COULD SEE OUT THE windows was grey smog. Read the first page
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46 of 48 people found the following review helpful
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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!!!
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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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.
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.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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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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really good adult read
im nearly finished reading this book, i cant put it down! ive just ordered the second book :)
if you like Fantasy books about mythical creatures and so on. Read more
if you like Fantasy books about mythical creatures and so on. Read more
Published 4 months ago by looby
Not very erotic and story doesn't go anywhere
I got this book in a charity shop and decided to give it a go. Unfortunately it lacked any real story, I understand it's a series but as the chapters passed nothing substantial... Read more
Published 10 months ago by LouC
waste of time
total waste of time! i would give it zero rating if possible or minus one
i dont know how i managed, where i found patience to actually finish it. Read more
i dont know how i managed, where i found patience to actually finish it. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Korova
Meredith Gentry Series... could not put them down...
Laurell K Hamilton never ceases to amaze me ! her writing never fails to keep me from reading on and on and on. Read more
Published 13 months ago by C. L. Tierney
great read
One of the best LKH books ive read in a while.
Good characters and a great plot. I definitely recomend.
Good characters and a great plot. I definitely recomend.
Published 13 months ago by helllllooooolaaa
Not Anita...
Its different, Im not sure if I truly like it, maybe Im reading all of them because I loved the Anita Blake books. I did like Doyle, Frost and Galen. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Nat-Nat
A KISS OF SHADOWS
THANK YOU THE BOOK WAS GREAT, MERRY'S WORLD JUST CONTINUES TO DRAW YOU IN WITH HER SADISTIC AUNT AND MAD UNCLE
Published 17 months ago by Kevin Pemberton
Loved it
I think this is either a book you love, or a book you hate. There's not much of an in-between. Personally, I rather enjoy this book and have reread it a few times - generally once... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Rebecca
Great ADULT read
I enjoyed the book it was well written with a good story line,would definatly class it as an adult read due to the amount of sex scenes and adult content. Read more
Published on 1 May 2010 by A. Hayden
bit dissapointing
I started the series as read previous L.Hamilton's books about Anita Blake. WAs hoping this will be something different. Read more
Published on 12 Feb 2010 by Alicja
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