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Merry Gentry Books in Order

Merry Gentry by Laurell K. Hamilton contains 10 books, published between 2000 and 2026. The first book is A Kiss of Shadows (2000) and the newest is A Glimmer of Death (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
2000–2026
Confirmed
10 of 10 titles
Pages on record
2,760 in 7 of 10 books
Reading time
46–69 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,760 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 10 titles with a page count on record.

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Meredith Gentry, called Merry, is a faerie princess working as a private investigator in a world where faeries are public knowledge. Laurell K. Hamilton's urban fantasy sequence opens with A Kiss of Shadows, published by Del Rey on 3 October 2000, and runs through A Caress of Twilight (2002), Seduced by Moonlight (2004), A Stroke of Midnight (2005), Mistral's Kiss (2006), A Lick of Frost (2007), Swallowing Darkness (2008), Divine Misdemeanors (2009) and A Shiver of Light (2014). Hamilton announced a tenth book in July 2025, catalogued as A Glimmer of Death (2026). Los Angeles is among the settings.

How many Merry Gentry books are there?

Merry Gentry has 10 books, released between 2000 and 2026.

Merry Gentry Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Merry Gentry books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of A Kiss of Shadows by Laurell K. Hamilton, book 1 of the Merry Gentry series (2000)
  2. Cover of A Caress of Twilight by Laurell K. Hamilton, book 2 of the Merry Gentry series (2002)
  3. Cover of Seduced by Moonlight by Laurell K. Hamilton, book 3 of the Merry Gentry series (2004)
  4. Cover of A Stroke of Midnight by Laurell K. Hamilton, book 4 of the Merry Gentry series (2005)
  5. Cover of Mistral's Kiss by Laurell K. Hamilton, book 5 of the Merry Gentry series (2006)
  6. Cover of A Lick of Frost by Laurell K. Hamilton, book 6 of the Merry Gentry series (2007)
  7. Cover of Swallowing Darkness by Laurell K. Hamilton, book 7 of the Merry Gentry series (2008)
  8. Cover of Divine Misdemeanors by Laurell K. Hamilton, book 8 of the Merry Gentry series (2009)
  9. Cover of A Shiver of Light by Laurell K. Hamilton, book 9 of the Merry Gentry series (2014)
  1. 1
    A Kiss of Shadows2000 · 468 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000468
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  2. 2
    A Caress of Twilight2002 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002368
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  3. 3
    Seduced by Moonlight2004 · confirmed 3/4
    2004–
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  4. 4
    A Stroke of Midnight2005 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005416
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  5. 5
    Mistral's Kiss2006 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006336
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  6. 6
    A Lick of Frost2007 · confirmed 3/4
    2007–
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  7. 7
    Swallowing Darkness2008 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008416
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  8. 8
    Divine Misdemeanors2009 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009384
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  9. 9
    A Shiver of Light2014 · 372 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014372
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  10. 10
    A Glimmer of Death2026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026–
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Is there a chronological order for Merry Gentry?

No separate chronological order is on record for Merry Gentry, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Merry Gentry books in order?

You should read the Merry Gentry books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Merry Gentry book also stands alone.

What order should you read Merry Gentry books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with A Kiss of Shadows (2000), the earliest published title. After it come A Caress of Twilight (2002), Seduced by Moonlight (2004), A Stroke of Midnight (2005), Mistral's Kiss (2006), A Lick of Frost (2007), Swallowing Darkness (2008), Divine Misdemeanors (2009), A Shiver of Light (2014) and A Glimmer of Death (2026).

What is the newest Merry Gentry book?

A Glimmer of Death (2026) is the newest Merry Gentry book released so far.

Is there a new Merry Gentry book coming?

No next Merry Gentry book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Award nominations for Merry Gentry

Wikidata records 1 nomination for Merry Gentry. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Merry Gentry at a glance

Still running
Merry Gentry is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Merry Gentry books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
2,760 pages across the 7 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 384 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Merry Gentry books, 8 of 10, were published in the 2000s.

What the Merry Gentry books are about

9 of the 10 Merry Gentry books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fairies is tagged on 6 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Laurell K. Hamilton

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.