Kiss of Shadows (2002) (edit title/settings)

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• Meredith "Merry" Gentry: She is the first fairy princess to be born on American soil. She is niece to Queen Andais of the Unseelie Sithen and to King Taranis of the Seelie Sithen. She is 3rd in line to the Unseelie throne and 5th in line to the Seelie throne.
• Doyle: He is the Queen's most feared warrior and assassin. He is known as Darkness. Has stood by the Queen's side as her right hand man for 1,000 years.
• Frost: He is Doyle's second in command and is also a fierce warrior. He is a member of the Queen's Ravens.
• Sholto: He is the King of the Slaugh and a member of the Queen's Ravens or Guard; half Sidhe/half Nightflyer
• Galen Greenhair: The childhood friend to Merry. One of the Queen's Ravens. Has a long history of flirting with Merry.
• Rhys: One of the Queen's Ravens. He is one of the few members of the guard and court to embrace the present time and way of living. A huge film noir fan.
• Kitto: Goblin used between his Goblin king Kurag and Merry to gain alliance between her and the goblins. Kitto has snake features.
• Gethin: one of the Sluagh
• Roane Finn: Merry's lover and colleague at the Grey Detective Agency; a Roane or Selkie.
• Jeremy: Jeremy Grey, the owner of The Grey Detective agency that Merry worked for in L.A.; Trow
• Griffin: Merry's ex-fiance. Member of the queen's court.
• Siobhan: Captain of the King's Guard. Cel's right hand and personal Killer.
• Kurag: The Goblin King.
• Alistair Norton: Wants to be fey. Being used by an unknown sidhe, likely Cel.
• Barry Jenkins: Human newspaper reporter.
• Ringo: Formerly a human gang member, but turned fae after saving fae who ended up in the wrong place at the wrong time. Now works for the Grey Detective Agency.
• Uther: A Jack-in-Irons who works for the Grey Detective Agency.
• Naomi Phelps: Lover of Alistair Norton who approaches the Grey Agency for help.
• Gran: Meredith's brownie grandmother.
• Segna the Gold: Nighthag; member of the Sluagh
• Barinthus: Member of the Queen's raven. Sympathetic to Princess Meredith, and supportive to her power within the court.
• Maury: Maury Klein - Security specialist
• Keelin: A Brownie who was Merry's childhood friend and is now Cel's lover; half Brownie/half Goblin
• Nerys the Grey: A nighthag and a member of the Sluagh.
• Fflur: healer in the Unseelie Court
• Black Agnes: Nighthag, Member of the Sluagh and Sholto's lover.
• Eamon: Consort of Andais, the Unseelie Queen
• Detective Alvera: Detective that is investigating death of Alistair Norton
• Frances Norton: Wife of Alistair Norton who approaches the Grey Agency for help with a death spell.
• Teresa: psychic who works for Grey Detective Agency; can also tell if someone is lying
• Liam: one of the men Naomi Phelps says Alistair Norton brought to her for sex
• Rozenwyn: One of Cel's guard
• Donald: one of the men Naomi Phelps says Alistair Norton brought to her for sex
• Pasco: One of Cel's guard.
• Eileen Galan: Lawyer
• Prince Cel: Son to Queen Andais and heir to the throne. Inherited his mother's sadistic and unpredictable nature. Hates Merry.
• Queen Andais: Queen of the Unseelie court, and a sadistic and unpredictable ruler.
• Conri: friend and supporter of Cel

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• “"That which is not useful to me is discarded, Meredith."”

  Queen Andais

• “Some choices you make with your heart, some with your head, but when in doubt choose head over heart - it will keep you alive.”

  Meredith Gentry

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• Men don’t settle down because of the right woman. They settle down because they are finally ready for it. Whatever woman they’re dating when they get ready is the one they settle down with, not necessarily the best one or the prettiest, just the one who happened to be on hand when the time got to be right. Unromantic, but still true.

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• The second you stop questioning yourself is the second that you become the monster.

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Los Angeles, CA: This is where Meredith works for a Detective agency and lives when she is away from the Sithens.
• Cahokia, IL: This is where the Fairy Sithens are and where almost all of the Fey live.
• Branwyn
• California
• Europe
• Fflur
• Nicca
• St. Louis

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Series & Lists edit see section history

Followed by A Caress of Twilight.

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 K57 2000
• Dewey: 813.54

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Not appropriate for young adults due to S&M references and group sex references

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• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Authors, A-Z › ( H ) › Hamilton, Laurell K.
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Horror › Dark Fantasy
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• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy › Urban
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary

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