Property of a Lady Faire
core novel 2014 The Nightside / Secret Histories
Record
| First published | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.00 (1,975 ratings, collected 2026-08-30) |
| Page count | 384 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780451414311 |
| Internal chronology | 8 |
Synopsis
The eighth Secret Histories novel centers on a dangerous auction where a mysterious and highly sought supernatural item, described as the property of a legendary lady, draws bidders from across the hidden world's rival factions. Eddie Drood is sent to secure or neutralize the item before it falls into hands that could use it to devastating effect, navigating a gathering of collectors, criminals, and old adversaries each pursuing their own agenda. As bids escalate and hidden loyalties surface among the attendees, Eddie must rely on his family's reputation and his own resourcefulness to keep the auction from becoming a flashpoint for a much larger conflict within the secret world the Droods have sworn to protect.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Nightside / Secret Histories
- Series: Secret Histories core; position 8 of 12 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Simon R. Green
Notes
- From the series record (Secret Histories): Follows the Drood family of secret agent-sorcerers; a separate urban-fantasy sequence from this same author's already-admitted Nightside series, with its own cast and premise (occasional cross-references between the two exist but neither series requires the other to be read).
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Secret Histories: position 8 of 12: previous Casino Infernale (2013) · next From a Drood to a Kill (2015)
- Internal chronology, within The Nightside / Secret Histories: position 16 of 24: previous The Unnatural Inquirer (2008) · next Just Another Judgement Day (2009)
Sources
← The Nightside / Secret Histories dossier · All universes
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