Free on Kindle: A Kiss of Shadows by Laurell K. Hamilton

BookishMom · 11-02-2009, 12:42 AM

A Kiss of Shadows
by Laurell K. Hamilton

http://www.amazon.com/A-Kiss-of-Shad.../dp/B000FC1IZE

It looks like it's paranormal/dark fantasy, and reviews seem to indicate it may fall into erotica. Who knows... enjoy, if you want.

Dr. Drib · 11-02-2009, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by BookishMom

A Kiss of Shadows
by Laurell K. Hamilton

http://www.amazon.com/A-Kiss-of-Shad.../dp/B000FC1IZE

It looks like it's paranormal/dark fantasy, and reviews seem to indicate it may fall into erotica. Who knows... enjoy, if you want.

Yes, her books are somewhat erotic, as you suggest - soft porn to titillate a certain demographic.

As you say, "enjoy, if you want."

Don

Elfwreck · 11-02-2009, 09:54 AM

A Kiss of Shadows is first in the Merry Gentry series, and has an erotica level about equal to books 5-8 of her Anita Blake series. Later Merry Gentry books pick up the pace a bit. Which is great if you like erotica, and more than a bit daunting if you don't.

Other than sex involving a fairy princess and a handful of warrior-fey men, there's Seelie/Unseelie Sidhe politics, several varieties of monsters, mild BDSM, some murder attempts, hardcore polyamory, interspecies squabbling & negotiations, and tentacles.

I am firmly in favor of all these things in books, and am impatiently waiting for book 8 to come out this December.

rcuadro · 11-02-2009, 12:03 PM

Whew! Added to the long list of books to read

Jonas777 · 11-02-2009, 02:17 PM

" This title is not available for customers from your location in:
Europe"

BOOOOOOOOOORING!

cmbs · 11-02-2009, 02:48 PM

It's available from several places in several formats, check http://www.suvudu.com/freelibrary/ for links. There's also two other books newly available.

AnemicOak · 11-02-2009, 03:40 PM

Also available as a free ePub from Shortcovers (don't know if there are geo restrictions)...
http://shortcovers.com/mixes/A-Kiss-...r1w/page1.html

FlorenceArt · 11-03-2009, 07:50 AM

The only book I read by this author had not much erotica, but the erotic parts had a definite S/M tendency. It would have been bearable if the main character didn't take so much pain in explaining how disgusting she found it. Rather hypocritical and distasteful. Just my personal opinion of course.

ardeegee · 11-03-2009, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

The only book I read by this author had not much erotica, but the erotic parts had a definite S/M tendency.

The first few of her Anita Blake books were interesting-- I liked the character, I liked the setting, and the plots. But over the next few, they became nothing but hard-core porn-- and Anita stopped being interesting, the setting stopped being interesting, and the plots stopped being interesting. I stopped reading them entirely after book 8. There is some entertainment in reading some of the tons of 1-star reviews of her later books on Amazon, though.

stustaff · 11-04-2009, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by ardeegee

The first few of her Anita Blake books were interesting-- I liked the character, I liked the setting, and the plots. But over the next few, they became nothing but hard-core porn-- and Anita stopped being interesting, the setting stopped being interesting, and the plots stopped being interesting. I stopped reading them entirely after book 8. There is some entertainment in reading some of the tons of 1-star reviews of her later books on Amazon, though.

However the latest book in the series is back to form, there is very little actual sex and its not used as a solution to every problem, Its back to an action series with a superpowered female hero in a mans world type thing. thouroughly entertaining if light reading.

worktolive · 11-04-2009, 10:41 PM

I just read the book (courtesy of the free download) and I have to say, there's a lot less sex than everyone made it out to have. It's actually less than in quite a few of the other PNRs that I've read. I wonder if the reason there such vociferous objections to it is that it is not monogamous sex? I can only think of about 5 or 6 sex scenes in the whole 500 or so page book, but each one of those scenes involves a different partner with the lead character and this seems to be a hot button issue for quite a few people.

After a bit of a slow start, I tore through the rest of the book and have already purchased the second to read, so if you are interested, don't let the negative reviews put you off unless you don't like books with multiple sex partners - that is definitely an integral part of the book and you are unlikely to enjoy it if you aren't okay with that.

koland · 11-05-2009, 10:17 AM

I like both of the series (mostly), especially the early books, all the way up to her discovery of BDSM in the Anita Black series - that book I didn't like much and the next few are a bit over the top, until the last one. I'm not sure you'd miss anything if you skipped over the series at that point and took up with the latest one. For the Meredith series, I suspect it's all a bit more tame (although, again, there are multiple partners and it's extra men, not women, and, as you mentioned, I think that turns off some).

With the Meredith series, I think the weirdness level gets up there when one has tentacles...

Elfwreck · 11-05-2009, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by koland

For the Meredith series, I suspect it's all a bit more tame (although, again, there are multiple partners and it's extra men, not women, and, as you mentioned, I think that turns off some).

1) There are no women... in the first book.
2) It's fairly tame... in the first book.
3) In the long run, Anita Blake's bizarre metaphysical sexual emergencies got nothin' on Meredith's. As powerful as Anita gets by the later books, her orgasms don't bend time & space in her local region.

koland · 11-05-2009, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Elfwreck

1) There are no women... in the first book.

Well, there is one!
Not as conflicted, of course, as Anita is (which takes more than even two books).

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2) It's fairly tame... in the first book.
3) In the long run, Anita Blake's bizarre metaphysical sexual emergencies got nothin' on Meredith's. As powerful as Anita gets by the later books, her orgasms don't bend time & space in her local region.

All of which proves we both read too many in both series.... only a month or so to the next Meredith!

FlorenceArt · 11-06-2009, 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Elfwreck

1) There are no women... in the first book.
2) It's fairly tame... in the first book.
3) In the long run, Anita Blake's bizarre metaphysical sexual emergencies got nothin' on Meredith's. As powerful as Anita gets by the later books, her orgasms don't bend time & space in her local region.

Well now, that sounds interesting

11-02-2009, 12:42 AM	#1
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Elfwreck Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,185 Karma: 25133758 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area, California, USA Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3 (Past: Kobo Mini, PEZ, PRS-505, Clié)	A Kiss of Shadows is first in the Merry Gentry series, and has an erotica level about equal to books 5-8 of her Anita Blake series. Later Merry Gentry books pick up the pace a bit. Which is great if you like erotica, and more than a bit daunting if you don't. Other than sex involving a fairy princess and a handful of warrior-fey men, there's Seelie/Unseelie Sidhe politics, several varieties of monsters, mild BDSM, some murder attempts, hardcore polyamory, interspecies squabbling & negotiations, and tentacles. I am firmly in favor of all these things in books, and am impatiently waiting for book 8 to come out this December.

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rcuadro Wizard Posts: 1,686 Karma: 874275 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Device: Kindle DX	Whew! Added to the long list of books to read

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cmbs non-believer Posts: 384 Karma: 713 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: USA Device: Cybook Gen 3, JetBook Lite	It's available from several places in several formats, check http://www.suvudu.com/freelibrary/ for links. There's also two other books newly available.

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AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	Also available as a free ePub from Shortcovers (don't know if there are geo restrictions)... http://shortcovers.com/mixes/A-Kiss-...r1w/page1.html

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FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	The only book I read by this author had not much erotica, but the erotic parts had a definite S/M tendency. It would have been bearable if the main character didn't take so much pain in explaining how disgusting she found it. Rather hypocritical and distasteful. Just my personal opinion of course.

11-04-2009, 10:41 PM	#11
worktolive Guru Posts: 805 Karma: 4344613 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Paperwhite, iPad	I just read the book (courtesy of the free download) and I have to say, there's a lot less sex than everyone made it out to have. It's actually less than in quite a few of the other PNRs that I've read. I wonder if the reason there such vociferous objections to it is that it is not monogamous sex? I can only think of about 5 or 6 sex scenes in the whole 500 or so page book, but each one of those scenes involves a different partner with the lead character and this seems to be a hot button issue for quite a few people. After a bit of a slow start, I tore through the rest of the book and have already purchased the second to read, so if you are interested, don't let the negative reviews put you off unless you don't like books with multiple sex partners - that is definitely an integral part of the book and you are unlikely to enjoy it if you aren't okay with that.

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koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	I like both of the series (mostly), especially the early books, all the way up to her discovery of BDSM in the Anita Black series - that book I didn't like much and the next few are a bit over the top, until the last one. I'm not sure you'd miss anything if you skipped over the series at that point and took up with the latest one. For the Meredith series, I suspect it's all a bit more tame (although, again, there are multiple partners and it's extra men, not women, and, as you mentioned, I think that turns off some). With the Meredith series, I think the weirdness level gets up there when one has tentacles...

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