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Fae & Fairy FictionHorror

A Kiss of Shadows

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  • 2000 first published
  • 474 pages
  • ★ 3.9 (10 ratings)
  • 10 editions
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A Kiss of Shadows is a 2000 fae fiction and horror novel by Laurell K. Hamilton. The story is set in Los Angeles, Calif.. It deals with Meredith Gentry, fairies, women private investigators and princesses.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.9 out of 5 from 10 ratings, and 54 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 10 editions.

At about 474 pages, most readers finish it in 8–9 hours.

About A Kiss of Shadows

"All it would take was my true name being mentioned after dark, and it would float back to my aunt. She was the Queen of Air and Darkness, and that meant that anything said in the dark was hers to hear, eventually. The fact that spotting the missing Elven American Princess had become more popular than spotting Elvis helped. Her magic was always chasing blind leads. Princess Meredith skiing in Utah. Princess Meredith dancing in Paris. Princess Meredith gambling in Vegas. After three years I was still a front-page story for the tabloids, though the latest headlines had been speculating that I was as dead as the King of Rock and Roll . . ." In fact, Meredith has been posing as a human in Los Angeles, living as a private investigator specializing in supernatural crime. But now Doyle, the Queen's chief bodyguard and assassin, has been dispatched to fetch her back - whether she likes it or not. And suddenly Meredith finds herself a pawn in her dreaded aunt's plans . . . plans that affect the future of the entire UnSeelie Court. The requirements of the job: to enjoy the constant company of the most beautiful - and immortal - men in the world. The reward: the crown - and the opportunity to continue to live. The penalty: death.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Meredith Gentry
  • Fantasy fiction
  • Fairies
  • Women private investigators
  • Fantasy
  • Supernatural
  • Princesses
  • Women sleuths mystery & detective
  • Private investigators
  • Gentry, meredith
  • Contemporary fantasy
  • Horror

Quick answers

Who wrote A Kiss of Shadows?

A Kiss of Shadows was written by Laurell K. Hamilton and first published in 2000.

What genre is A Kiss of Shadows?

It is usually shelved as Fae & Fairy Fiction and Horror.

How long is A Kiss of Shadows?

The median edition has 474 pages, about 8–9 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to A Kiss of Shadows?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Magician's Nephew, The Hobbit and A Court of Mist and Fury.

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