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Een streling van de schemer (2002)

door Laurell K. Hamilton

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Fantasy. Fiction. Romance. HTML:??I am Princess Meredith, heir to a throne??if I can stay alive long enough to claim it.?

After eluding relentless assassination attempts by Prince Cel, her cousin and rival for the Faerie crown, Meredith Gentry, Los Angeles private eye, has a whole new set of problems. To become queen, she must bear a child before Cel can father one of his own. But havoc lies on the horizon: people are dying in mysterious, frightening ways, and suddenly the very existence of the place known as Faerie is at grave risk. So now, while she enjoys the greatest pleasures of her life attempting to conceive a baby with the warriors of her royal guard, she must fend off an ancient evil that could destroy the very fabric of reality. And that??s just her da… (meer)
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Truly, I just love this series... I mean, what's not to love? A kick-ass heroine that discovers more and more about herself and her abilities as she goes, that doesn't back down from a fight and I'm not even mentioning the men yet! (Doyle being my absolute favorite so far *sigh*)

For this instalment, we're staying in LA, but no worries, trouble just has a way of finding Merry :) All environments and scenes were detailed and well described, right down to all the blood clinging to Queen Anais at a certain time, lovely.

Character development was good. As I've already said, Merry keeps on learning about her abilities, about what it means to be (a possible) Queen and mostly how to handle the men alongside her. Not an easy task when they are so different. The men themselves open up more to her, some even letting festering wounds heal at long last.

Pacing and flow were really good. A great balance between conversation and action (and yes, that kinda action too!). The book kept my attention from start to finish and made me get the next instalment immediately afterwards (yes, it's just so good!).

While this isn't as bad as the Anita Blake series, there is a lot of sex described. However, not once did it feel too much or just, nope. These highly erotic books are very well written and if you don't mind a few extra partners in or out of bed... hop on, you won't be disappointed! ( )
  Nemerith | Oct 30, 2023 |
I love this book. No it isn't the best book ever, but it is such a fun read. I devoured the pages and when it was finished I immediatly went for the next one. I love Merry and her lovers/guardians. ( )
  weaver-of-dreams | Aug 1, 2023 |
Synopsis: 'It is December, and Merry and the Sidhe warriors she has chosen as her lovers have returned to Los Angeles, California. Merry has resumed working for the Grey Detective Agency and several of the Sidhe have also joined the payroll.
Merry is approached by Maeve Reed, previously known as Conchenn before her exile from the Seelie Court and now a famous Hollywood actress. Maeve asks Merry to perform a fertility rite that will permit her to have a child by her dying human husband. In return, she tells the princess that the reason for her exile was that she had refused to become the wife of Taranis, King of Light and Illusion, because she believed he was sterile.
Galen, badly injured by the demi-fey during A Kiss of Shadows, has yet to heal, despite the usually phenomenal healing abilities of a sidhe warrior. Merry approaches the Queen of the Demi-Fey, Niceven, regarding a cure. The price of the cure and an alliance is a weekly drink of Merry's blood by a surrogate to be chosen by Niceven.
During Merry's first night in bed with Doyle, they are interrupted by Andais who reveals that the Nameless has been freed. The worst of both courts, the Nameless was the last great spell that Seelie and Unseelie had cooperated upon. They had stripped themselves of everything too awful for them to be permitted to stay in the United States, and from it had been formed the Nameless.
A strange murder brings members of the Grey Agency, including Merry, to the scene. However, their presence is challenged by others of the police force and they are thrown off site. However, this is not before they have a chance to suspect that supernatural forces are at work. It is suspected that the lives had been sucked from the murder victims by the ghosts of dead gods. Nothing is said to the police, however, as the only known person to work such a spell was a sidhe and, if it were discovered, that fact could result in all sidhe being banished from the country.
Healed from his injuries by Niceven's representative, Sage, Galen acts the part of the Green Man in the fertility ritual with Merry which results in Maeve Reed becoming pregnant.
It begins to become clear that Taranis is also planning something as various social secretaries insist upon Merry attending first the Yule Ball and then a feast in her honour. This culminates in a conversation between Merry and Taranis himself.
Finally, the Nameless attacks Maeve Reed's home. It is finally defeated by Merry and her companions, Merry herself showing for the first time her second Hand of Power - the Hand of Blood. The result of the destruction of the Nameless is the release of the magics which formed it; these magics transfer themselves to the victors, who begin to exhibit unforeseen side effects.'
Review: I can totally see Galen as 'the Green Man'. And we still don't know if Maeve is really pregnant. ( )
  DrLed | Jan 28, 2022 |
I am a big fan of Laurell K. Hamilton. I do prefer her Anita Blake series but her Merry Gentry series is quite good too. As usual, for her, it is a very well developed world with lots of violence. It can be a bit tricky to keep all the guys straight but in general I find the books to have far more positives than negatives. ( )
  KateKat11 | Sep 24, 2021 |
blah blah more comfort porn time, this time with less tentacles. I'd forgotten these earlier books had more by the way of plot than just OPERATION KNOCKED UP, it's kind of nice. ( )
  kickthebeat | Nov 1, 2020 |
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AuteursnaamRolType auteurWerk?Status
Laurell K. Hamiltonprimaire auteuralle editiesberekend
Bloomquist, RuthDirectorSecundaire auteursommige editiesbevestigd
Merlington, LauralVertellerSecundaire auteursommige editiesbevestigd
Palencar, John JudeArtiest omslagafbeeldingSecundaire auteursommige editiesbevestigd
Sovis, JillEngineerSecundaire auteursommige editiesbevestigd
Stevenson, DavidOmslagontwerperSecundaire auteursommige editiesbevestigd

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'I have spent time at both courts, Mother. There is not a great deal to choose between the two.'

'How can you say that to me, Meredith? I have done my time at the dark court, and I know how hideous it is.'

'I have spent my time in the shining court, and I know that my blood is just as red on shining gold-laced marble as it is on black.'

She frowned, looked confused. 'I don't know what you mean.'

'If Gran had not interceded for me, would you really have let Taranis beat me to death? Beat your own daughter to death in front of your eyes?' (chapter 32)
[Merry to Hedwick]
'It was agreed that my title in the Unseelie Court supersedes my Seelie title. Now that I am heir to the Unseelie throne I can no longer acknowledge my uncle as high king. For me to acknowledge the title might imply that he's also high king of the Unseelie, and that is not true.' (chapter 26)
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Fantasy. Fiction. Romance. HTML:??I am Princess Meredith, heir to a throne??if I can stay alive long enough to claim it.?

After eluding relentless assassination attempts by Prince Cel, her cousin and rival for the Faerie crown, Meredith Gentry, Los Angeles private eye, has a whole new set of problems. To become queen, she must bear a child before Cel can father one of his own. But havoc lies on the horizon: people are dying in mysterious, frightening ways, and suddenly the very existence of the place known as Faerie is at grave risk. So now, while she enjoys the greatest pleasures of her life attempting to conceive a baby with the warriors of her royal guard, she must fend off an ancient evil that could destroy the very fabric of reality. And that??s just her da

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Merry Gentry werkt in Los Angeles bij detectivebureau Grey, dat zich heeft gespecialiseerd in bovennatuurlijke zaken. Wat maar weinigen van haar weten, is dat haar echte naam Prinses Meredith is, en dat ze aanspraak maakt op de troon van het Onheilige Hof.

Terwijl Merry de intriges van het hof op een afstand probeert te houden, krijgt ze opdracht om Maeve Reed te beschermen, een bloedmooie beroemde actrice met elfenbloed.

Merry’s werk wordt echter bemoeilijkt doordat iemand een moordlustig wezen heeft losgelaten dat paniek zaait in de straten van de stad. Al snel wordt duidelijk dat dit wezen twee specifieke doelen heeft: Merry en Maeve...
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