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Midnight Never Come transposes the glittering Tudor court into a world where faerie royalty coexists with earthly monarchs. Under the shadow of Elizabeth I’s reign, a second queen—Invidiana—rules a hidden fae realm beneath London, with power that mirrors the mortal throne.
When the faerie spy Lune is dispatched to infiltrate Elizabeth’s spymaster Walsingham, her mission intertwines with that of Michael Deven, a mortal agent loyal to the court. As they dig into clandestine politics, the two courtiers discover a hidden player threatening to destabilise both worlds.
The novel blends historical intrigue with fantastical elements, exploring loyalty, power, and the fraught coexistence of mortal and fae realms amid the politics of Elizabeth’s England.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Fantasy/Historical Fantasy
Authors: Marie Brennan
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