A Caress of Twilight
core novel 2002 Merry Gentry
Record
| First published | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.08 (43,030 ratings, collected 2026-08-31) |
| Page count | 348 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780345423429 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
A Caress of Twilight (2002) is the second novel in the Merry Gentry series. Faerie princess and private investigator Merry Gentry returns to her work in Los Angeles, now leading a guard of Sidhe warriors who serve as both protectors and romantic partners. A Hollywood actress hires Merry to help with a fertility ritual for a former Seelie Court exile, even as a mysterious force known as the Nameless, formed from the darkest impulses of both faerie courts, is unleashed and begins posing a growing supernatural threat. Merry must also contend with pressure from the Seelie King Taranis and continuing demands from her aunt's court, while one of her guards requires aid from the treacherous Demi-Fey, help that comes with a steep price. The mounting dangers draw Merry deeper into faerie politics even as she tries to protect those around her.
Where it sits
- Universe: Merry Gentry
- Series: Merry Gentry core; position 2 of 9 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Laurell K. Hamilton
Notes
- From the series record (Merry Gentry): Nine published novels; a tenth was announced as delivered to the author's editor but not yet published, so Core Canon here covers only the nine already in print.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Merry Gentry: position 2 of 9: previous A Kiss of Shadows (2000) · next Seduced by Moonlight (2004)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merry_Gentry_(series)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Caress_of_Twilight
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