false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255629120m/2798094.jpg 2798094 10 I am Meredith, princess of faerie, wielder of the hands of Flesh and Blood, and at long last, I am with child&#8211;twins, fathered by my royal guard. Though my uncle, Taranis, King of Light and Illusion, claims that he is the true father since he abducted me from my home, betrayed, and defiled me. And now he has branded my guards as a threat to my unborn children.<br><br>Bearing an heir has placed me halfway to my aunt&#8217;s throne, that much closer to my reign over the Unseelie Court&#8211;and well ahead of her son, my cousin Cel, in this race. Now I must stay alive to see my children born and claim my place as queen.<br><br>But not all in faerie are pleased with the news, and conspirators from every court in the realm plot against me and mine. They seek to strip my guards, my lovers, from me by poisoned word or cold steel. But I still have supporters, and even friends, among the goblins and the sluagh, who will stand by me.<br><br>I am Meredith Nic Essus, and those who would defy and destroy me are destined to pay a terrible price&#8211;for I am truly my father&#8217;s daughter. To protect what is mine, I will sacrifice anything&#8211;even if it means waging a great battle against my darkest enemies and making the most momentous decision ever made as princess of faerie.<br><br><u><br></u> 2823886 book 4 11 2008 Swallowing Darkness (Meredith Gentry, #7) total:2034|5:827|4:648|3:399|2:121|1:39| 2034 8205 3049 252 5 10 false false Thu Nov 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jun 01 16:06:10 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 06 19:11:29 -0800 2008
I dont want to give any spoilers away, so Im gonna make this review brief.

There is a TON of action in this book. Lots of magic, and unbelievable circumstances... and somehow, Merry doe...more...]]> 3 4 false false Thu Nov 20 07:19:00 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 11 14:41:24 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 07:19:00 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 4 false false Tue Nov 25 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 13:03:53 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 17:06:39 -0800 2008 1
I am THRILLED that she has begun to listen to some of the fan feedback I've seen. I enjoyed this book more than I've enjoyed any of her last 6 or 7 releases, mainly because I managed to find a...more...]]> 5 4 false false Fri Jan 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 20 16:42:17 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 25 13:05:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 3 false false Thu Nov 20 20:57:38 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 21:01:29 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 3 false false Fri Jan 16 08:26:55 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 08:36:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Tue Nov 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Oct 20 16:54:43 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 03 23:31:37 -0800 2008 1
At the end of A Lick of Frost, Princess Meredith NicEssus finally learned that she was pregnant; she was raped by h...more...]]> 5 2 false false Tue Nov 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Aug 25 18:24:06 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 05 13:10:47 -0800 2008
Seriously, in this 7th book of the 'Meredith Gentry' series Meredith is finally pregnant...with twins no less...more...]]> 2 3 false true Thu Nov 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 09 19:28:29 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 20 19:28:23 -0800 2008 Swallowing Darkness is the seventh book in Laurell K. Hamilton's Meredith Gentry series, which follows the events in the life of Princess Meredith NicEssus, who has finally beat out her cousin Cel in the race for the Unseelie throne by becoming pregnant with twins. However, now she has to contend wi...more...]]> 3 2 false false Fri Nov 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 06 10:34:55 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 07 08:30:54 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false true Sun Dec 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 10:20:45 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 14:08:16 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Nov 12 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 10 10:24:03 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 13 10:09:07 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 2 false false Fri Nov 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 28 13:11:58 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 28 13:12:37 -0800 2008 4 1 false false Thu Nov 13 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 08 18:32:46 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 13 12:52:10 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Sun Jan 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 08:55:27 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 07:01:13 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Wed Jan 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 13:37:12 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 13:41:20 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Nov 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 13:36:01 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 26 10:12:18 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Nov 13 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jun 26 13:01:33 -0700 2008 Fri Nov 14 19:12:03 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Nov 15 05:59:21 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 15:45:09 -0800 2008
Fast paced action and developements move the story forward after it seemed to have stalled last year.

Obviously Ms. Hamilton listened to the criticism of her fans and gave them what they've clamored for in the last year...]]> 4 0 false true Mon Feb 23 11:29:04 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 11:36:24 -0800 2009
On the one hand, I'm really glad she didn't have to lose any of her men because I would have missed reading about them.

But on the other hand it was just too ...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2798094