Cover of Swallowing Darkness

Swallowing Darkness

a novel

  • 2008 first published
  • 391 pages
  • 6 editions

Laurell K. Hamilton's Swallowing Darkness (2008) is a fae fiction and occult fiction novel. Readers will find themes of Meredith Gentry, women private investigators, fairies and conspiracies.

16 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 6 editions. It appeared on the New York Times Hardcover Fiction bestseller list in 2008.

It runs to roughly 391 pages β€” 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.

Awards & lists

  • πŸ“°New York Times bestseller list β€” Hardcover Fiction, 2008

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Meredith Gentry
  • Women private investigators in fiction
  • Women private investigators
  • Fairies
  • Conspiracies
  • Inheritance and succession
  • Gentry, meredith
  • Women sleuths mystery & detective
  • Private investigators
  • Occult & supernatural
  • Fantasy

Quick answers

Who wrote Swallowing Darkness?

Swallowing Darkness was written by Laurell K. Hamilton and first published in 2008.

What genre is Swallowing Darkness?

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

How long is Swallowing Darkness?

The median edition has 391 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Swallowing Darkness?

Readers who like it often enjoy Heartless, Wicked and Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1).

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