false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256164565m/2195178.jpg 2195178 4 England flourishes under the hand of its Virgin Queen: Elizabeth, Gloriana, last and most powerful of the Tudor monarchs. But a great light casts a great shadow. In hidden catacombs beneath London, a second Queen holds court: Invidiana, ruler of faerie England, and a dark mirror to the glory above. In the thirty years since Elizabeth ascended her throne, fae and mortal politics have become inextricably entwined, in secret alliances and ruthless betrayals whose existence is suspected only by a few. Two courtiers, both struggling for royal favor, are about to uncover the secrets that lie behind these two thrones. When the faerie lady Lune is sent to monitor and manipulate Elizabeth's spymaster, Walsingham, her path crosses that of Michael Deven, a mortal gentleman and agent of Walsingham's. His discovery of the "hidden player" in English politics will test Lune's loyalty and Deven's courage alike. Will she betray her Queen for the sake of a world that is not hers? And can he survive in the alien and Machiavellian world of the fae? For only together will they be able to find the source of Invidiana's power -- find it, and break it . . . . A breathtaking novel of intrigue and betrayal set in Elizabethan England; Midnight Never Come seamlessly weaves together history and the fantastic to dazzling effect. 2200915 book 9 6 2008 Midnight Never Come (The Onyx Court Book 1) total:211|5:33|4:68|3:72|2:30|1:8| 211 721 524 63 4 2 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 04 15:08:56 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 04 16:35:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 01 07:42:42 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 07:42:55 -0800 2008
Set in the late 16th century, Midnight Never Comes opens with a pact between two women who will so...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 11 17:35:02 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 11 17:35:33 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Aug 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 25 06:48:49 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 06:41:24 -0700 2008 Midnight Never Come is a tale of twos.

Two Courts – Mortal & Faerie.
Two Queens – Elizabeth I of England & Invidiana of the Onyx Court.
Two Bindings – A Curse & A Pact.
Two Identities – the faerie Lady Lune & her mortal glamour Anne Montrose; Invidiana & Sus...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Jun 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 18:42:02 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 18:58:22 -0700 2009
This book had a very interesting premise - that a fae court existed as a mirror to Elizabeth's court. Except in this case, the mirror is a dark one. The cruel fairy queen rules with an iron fist and becomes the villain of the tale (a very...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Dec 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 27 10:35:15 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 10:35:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Aug 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 11:55:44 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 01:52:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jul 08 01:46:27 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 20:02:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Feb 02 23:08:09 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 23:09:33 -0800 2009
England flourishes under the hand of its Virgin Queen: Elizabeth, Gloriana, last and most powerful of the Tudor monarchs. But a great light casts a great shadow. In hidden catacombs beneath London, a second Quee...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 22 12:06:55 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 17 10:58:59 -0800 2009
One of the best fantasy books I have ever read. The plot was new, not main...more...]]> 2 0 false true Mon Jul 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 18:38:04 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 08:07:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Aug 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 17:09:29 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 17:50:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jan 16 07:41:24 -0800 2009 Tue Apr 14 11:29:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Feb 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 21 07:23:39 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 12 05:25:05 -0800 2009 Midnight Never Come ranges from historical to fantastical, a balance of courtly intrigue and faerie magic. I find the concept of faeries within Elizabethan England incredibly intriguing and Marie Brennan did a great job of meshing Faerie and historical England. The historical and magical...more...]]> 2 1 false false Sat Sep 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 09:03:52 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 06 15:14:34 -0700 2008
If you know and like tales of the fay, you'll find little pieces, gleaming like jewels, among the page...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 02 20:41:00 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 02 20:55:01 -0700 2008 Elizabeth Bear's Stratford Man duology, I find myself wanting to learn as much as I can about Elizabeth and her politics.

The two series have a superficial similarity. Both take Edmund Spenser's metaphor of The Faerie Queen for Elizabeth I, and create a shadow f...more...]]> 3 0 true true Sun Oct 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 08:16:01 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 07 07:54:29 -0700 2008 1
I really thought the author would do more with some of the characters s...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 16 19:30:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 16 14:53:36 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Dec 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Aug 12 22:32:44 -0700 2008 Thu Dec 04 07:00:54 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 08 03:42:22 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 26 18:45:53 -0800 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2195178