A Caress of Twilight (Paperback)

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Reviewed by Butterfly - 12 February 2007

In her previous book, faerie princess Merry Gentry was given a challenge by her aunt, the Queen: If she doesn't produce a child before wicked cousin Cel does, then Cel gets the throne, however, things are getting messy as a mysterious force has left hundreds in California dead, and Merry has to find out why and who. Merry learns that a bizarre, primordial power has been unleashed to murder and what's more, Merry's very presence is beginning to awaken the godlike powers that the Sidhe thought they had lost. As always, Laurell K. Hamilton writes dark fantasy like no other, her descriptions and narratives really bring one's imagination to life. The best part about this book and this series thus far has to be the portrayal of the two courts of the Sidhe; I have never come across such a fascinating and distinctive interpretation of the two courts as in this series. Unseelie Sidhe as the superior court accommodating all children, no matter their parentage and the contrast between the artifice of the Seelie court with their brutality and torture. I'm hooked and looking forward to reading the next novel in the series, one of the best pieces of fiction on fairies I've ever read.