A Stroke of Midnight (Meredith Gentry, Book 4) - Hardcover

Hamilton, Laurell K.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0345443578 ISBN 13: 9780345443571

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 2005

Synopsis

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. My guards and I will show all of faerie that violence and sex are as popular among the sidhe as they are among the lesser fey of our court. The Darkness will weep, and Frost will comfort him. The gentlest of my guards will find new strength and break my heart. Passions undreamed of await us–and my enemies gather, for the future of both courts of faerie begins to unravel.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

I am Meridith 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 fairie has to offer.

Enemies watch my every move. My cousin Cel strives to have me killed even now, from his prison cell. My uncle Taranis, The King of Light and Illusion, has invited me and my guards - the Queen's own Ravens - to the realm of Seelie for a ball. Never before have the bright ones allowed so many of the Unseelie nobility inside their shining sanctuary.

Before I risk the treachery of the Seelie Court, I want my allies firmly at my back. I will embrace Sholto, The Lord of that Which Lies Between, in all his alien beauty and as my enemies gather, the future of both courts of fairie begins to unravel.

About the Author:

LAURELL K. HAMILTON is the New York Times bestselling author of the Meredith Gentry novels A Kiss of Shadows, A Caress of Twilight, and Seduced by Moonlight, as well as twelve acclaimed Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, novels. She lives in St. Louis, Missouri.

Visit the author’s official website at www.laurellkhamilton.org

About this edition

• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0345443578
• ISBN 13: 9780345443571
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 384