A Sliver of Shadow (2012) (edit title/settings)

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Characters edit see section history

• Abby Sinclair: TouchStone for Moira, the Faery Princess and the Protectorate; Phineas and Talivar.
• Talivar: Faerie Prince, Abby's bodyguard.
• Brystion: Incubus, Sonja's brother and Abby's former lover.
• Phineas: Unicorn who has Abby as his TouchStone
• Moira: Protectorate, Faerie Princess
• Benjamin: Moira and Robert's son
• Charlie: Robert's TouchStone and lover
• Sonja: Brystion's sister, a succubus
• Brandon: Bartender of the Hallows, a werewolf.
• Katy: Brandon's TouchStone
• Robert: An angel and formerly Moira's bodyguard. He's the father of their son, Benjamin. Charlie's lover.
• Roweena DuMont: Fae Court liaison
• Maurice Delacroix: Former TouchStone for the Protectorate who unleashed a diabolical plan to permanently serve in the Fae world
• Melanie St. James: Gifted violinist who is Talivar's TouchStone. She performs at the Hallows.
• Tresa ce Drindal: Fae claiming to be the new Protectorate.
• True Thomas of Ercildune: Scottish bard and Faery Queen's steward/TouchStone
• Didi: Pixie
• Jimmy Squarefoot: Lesser Fae, a pig with a unique sense of smell
• Kitsune: Lesser Fae fox-woman with mysterious power
• Nobu: Daemon
• Queen of Elfland: Faery queen, Moira and Talivar's mother

Quotes edit see section history

• “It’s like having my very own pet Legolas.”

• “Why can’t I quit you?””

  Abby Sinclair

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Portsmyth: Setting of the story
• Barras: Marketplace in Faery land. Traveling kingdom of the members of the Unseelie Court.
• Eildon Tree: Site of the original CrossRoads and birthplace of the TouchStones

First Sentence edit see section history

Table of Contents edit see section history

Glossary edit see section history

• TouchStone: Mortal who provide OtherFolk the ability to cross between worlds by contract.
• KeyStone: Normally a place or object but in rare instances a mortal, providing abilities similar to a TouchStone but through easier, almost instant connection without a contract.
• Incubus: Male daemon who gains power by providing orgasms to Dreamers while they sleep.
• Succubus: Female daemon who gains power by providing orgasms to Dreamers while they sleep.
• Light Path: Occupied by the angels and OtherFolk who are incorruptible.
• Dark Path: Occupied by daemons
• Middle Earth: Occupied by the Fae.
• Heart of the Dreaming: Place each Dreamer connects to while dreaming, unique to each and represents a place of solace and comfort
• OtherFolk: Those of the Faery Land, immortals.

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by A Brush of Darkness, and followed by Trace of Moonlight.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Allison Pang (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 813

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Profanity. Sexual content.

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy › Contemporary
• Books › Literature & Fiction

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• Heart of the Dreaming: Author's website for the series

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history