
A Stroke of Midnight
A Stroke of Midnight is a 2005 angel fiction and fae fiction novel by Laurell K. Hamilton. Key subjects include Meredith Gentry, fairies, women private investigators and princesses.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, and 13 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 4 editions.
It runs to roughly 391 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.
About A Stroke of Midnight
I am Meredith Gentry, P.I., solving cases in Los Angeles, far from the peril and deception of my real home--because I am also Princess Meredith, heir to the darkest throne faerie has to offer. The Unseelie Court infuses me with its power. But at what price does such magic come? How much of my human side will I have to give up, and how much of the sinister side of faerie will I have to embrace? To sit on a throne that has ruled through bloodshed and violence for centuries, I might have to become that which I dread the most.Enemies watch my every move. My cousin Cel strives to have me killed even now from his prison cell. But not all the assassination attempts are his. Some Unseelie nobles have waited centuries for my aunt Andais, Queen of Air and Darkness, to become weak enough that she might be toppled from her throne. Enemies unforeseen move against us--enemies who would murder the least among us.The threat will drive us to allow human police into faerie for the first time in our history. I need my allies now more than ever, especially since fate will lead me into the arm of Mistral, Master of Storms, the queen's new captain of her guard. Our passion will reawaken powers long forgotten among the warriors of the sidhe. Pain and pleasure await me--and danger, as well, for some at that court seek only death.I will find new joys with the butterfly-winged demi-fey.
Quick answers
Who wrote A Stroke of Midnight?
A Stroke of Midnight was written by Laurell K. Hamilton and first published in 2005.
What genre is A Stroke of Midnight?
It is usually shelved as Angel Fiction and Fae & Fairy Fiction.
How long is A Stroke of Midnight?
The median edition has 391 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to A Stroke of Midnight?
Readers who like it often enjoy Days of Blood and Starlight, House of Earth and Blood and House of Sky and Breath.
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