Seduced by Moonlight (2004) (edit title/settings)

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• Meredith Gentry: aka Merry Gentry, Princess, Princess Meredith, Daughter of Essus, Meredith NicEssus. She is a Fairy Princess (the first royal born on American soil) and is in a race to become Queen. She is the Daughter of Essus (who was killed) and niece to Andais the Queen of Air and Darkness and ruler of the Unseelie Court. Private investigator in the human world.
• Doyle: ( DOLE ) aka Darkness, One of the Queen's Ravens, Had stood by the Queen's side as her right hand man for 1,000 years; Merry's lover and bodyguard
• Rhys: ( REESE ) AKA Cromm Cruach, One of the Queen's Ravens, Merry's bodyguard and lover, Former Death God
• Galen: ( GAY-len ) One of the Queen's Ravens, Merry's bodyguard and lover
• Kitto: ( KIT-toe ) Snake Goblin assigned to Merry as part of her alliance with Kurag. Half Sidhe and Half snake goblin
• Kurag: ( CUR-ahg ) King of Goblins, Merry's ally. Was ally of Merry's father prior to his death. Has a conjoined twin that is attached to the side of his head. When formally addressed by Merry, she addresses both Kruag and his twin.
• Adair: ( a-DARE ) One of the Queen's Ravens
• Eamon: ( AY-mon ) One of the Queen's Ravens, The Queen's current consort.
• Miniver: ( min-E-ver ) Head of her House in the Unseelie court
• Taranis: ( TAR-a-nis ) King of Light and Illusion; King of the Seelie Court; Merry's great-uncle
• Frost: One of the Queen's Ravens, Merry's bodyguard and lover a.k.a Killling Frost
• Barinthus: ( BA-rinth-us ) Merry's friend, one of the Queen's Ravens
• Holly: Half Red Cap and half Seelie sidhe. His brother (Ash) wants very badly to gain sidhe magic powers so he can have power undreamed of to the goblins. Remains to be seen how much his hatred toward the sidhe will have an effect on Ash's chances towards this.
• Nerys: ( Ner-IS ) a noble of the Unseelie court
• Madeline Phelps: Assistant to the Queen
• Creeda: ( CREE-da ) Queen to the goblins
• Maeve Reed: ( MAY ) Seelie Sidhe outcast from the Seelie court. Merry and her men live in Maeve's guest house.
• Mistral: ( MISS-tra-el ) One of the Queen's Ravens
• Onilwyn: ( ON-ill-win ) One of the Queen's Ravens
• Hawthorne: One of the Queen's Ravens
• Walters: Major of St Louis police department
• Sholto: ( SHOLE-toe ) He is the King of the Slaugh and a member of the Queen's Ravens, Half sidhe and half nightflyer.
• Sage: One of Queen Niceven subjects
• Nicca: ( NICK-uh ) part Demi-fey, one of the Queen's Ravens, Merry's bodyguard and lover.
• Amatheon: ( A-math-eon ) One of the Queen's Ravens
• Niceven: ( NIS-ah-ven ) Queen of the Demi-fey
• Siun: ( sigh-ON ) Queen of the snake goblins
• Tyler: Queen Andais' current human lover
• Maelgwn: ( MAYL-goon ) Member of the Unseelie Court
• Griffin: ( GRIF-in ) Merry's ex-fiancee

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• “I will try. I still do not agree that I pout, but I will try not to do it.”

  Frost

• “Prepare for what your enemy can do, not what they will do.”

  Doyle

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Los Angeles, California
• Cahokia, IL: Where the entrance to the different Sithen are located. The Sithen technically exists in a place of its own. Like the Black Coach, it has a life of its own and frequently redecorates at its own will.

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• Seelie Court: (Pronounced SEE-lee) Also called "the Bringers of Beauty and Wishes" whose power descends from their King or Queen. The Seelie Court is ruled by King Taranis. It is the court of light.
• Unseelie Court: (Pronounce UN-see-lee) Also known as the lesser court or the dark court ruled by Andais, Queen of Air and Darkness. They take in all those turned away from the Seelie court.
• Demi-Fey: Small, often winged fey ruled by Queen Niceven. It is said that where the demi-fae travel, faerie follows. The demi-fey seem to have many secrets, one of which is that a few are able to grow larger to become human-size. They are masters of glamour and often appear as birds, butterflies, or other winged insects.
• Goblins: Goblins are considered the foot soldiers of the Unseelie Court since they do most of the fighting during war. Described as intimidating horrific creatures (from a human perspective) the Goblins consider moles and extra limbs and eyes marks of beauty. Goblin society is violent and taking blood and flesh during sex is expected among them. Kingship among the Goblins comes not through inheritance but battle challenge. Kurag is the goblin king. They consider anything that comes out of the body more valuable than jewels or weapons. It was also an insult if the men did not leer at your women. It implied that she was ugly and infertile. An alliance can be formed with the goblins if the rights of both blood and flesh are invoked. Sex should always be negotiated before starting when dealing with goblins.
• Slaugh: (Pronounced SLEW-ah) Nightmarish creatures, the Sluagh are feared even among the Unseelie where inhumanity is common. Among the Sluagh are the nightflyers and nighthags. The Slaugh were the original Unseelie Court. They are the creatures of the Wild Hunt.

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Glossary edit see section history

• Fey: (Pronounced FAY) A general term for all inhabitants of faery, the sidhe are the highest ranking and most powerful members of the fae and considered the nobility. There are lesser non-sidhe fey, some of whom have interbred with humans.
• Sidhe: (Pronounced SHE) The royalty of the fae, the Sidhe are divided into the Seelie and Unseelie courts. Usually marked with triple irises and bright glowing skin.
• Glamour: Magic that can change a fey's appearance for the eyes of humans. Only few sidhe can work glamour on other sidhe. This is considered an insult to do so without permission.

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by A Caress of Twilight, and followed by A Stroke of Midnight.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Laurell K. Hamilton (Author)

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Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: PS3558.A443357 S43 2004
• Dewey: 813.54

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Sexually explicit material

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• Laurell K. Hamilton: Author's Website

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