Swallowing Darkness

Swallowing Darkness is the seventh book in the Merry Gentry series by Laurell K. Hamilton.

Plot
Meredith Gentry, princess of faerie, is at long last, with child. Twins fathered by her royal guard. Now she must stay alive to see the children born, as conspirators from every court plot against her and hers.

She still has supporters, and even friends, among the goblins and the sluagh who will stand by her. Those who would defy and destroy her are destined to pay a terrible price. To protect what is hers, she will sacrifice anything –even if it means waging a battle against her enemies on the very soil of faerie.

Characters

 * Princess Meredith

Meredith's guard and consorts:
 * Doyle
 * Frost
 * Rhys
 * Galen
 * Nicca (mentioned)
 * Biddie (mentioned)
 * Mistral
 * Onilwyn
 * Amatheon (mentioned)
 * Abeloec (mentioned)
 * Barinthus (mentioned)

Sluagh:
 * King Sholto
 * Dervil, a nightflyer
 * Gethin
 * Chattan, Sholto's cousin
 * Iomhair, Sholto's cousin
 * Sholto's uncles (mentioned)
 * Dr. Henry
 * Bhatar (mentioned), Meredith's nightflyer tutor
 * Tarlach, Sholto's uncle
 * Mirabella, a seamstress
 * Una, Mirabella's assistant
 * Bebe, a servant

Unseelie court:
 * Queen Andais
 * Prince Essus (mentioned)
 * Prince Cel
 * Siobhan
 * Rozenwyn (mentioned)
 * Pasco (mentioned)
 * Conri
 * Crystall

Goblins:
 * Jonty
 * Holly and Ash
 * Cathmore (mentioned)

Seelie court:
 * King Taranis (mentioned)
 * Cair, Meredith's cousin
 * Eluned, Cair's mother
 * Besaba, Meredith's mother
 * Dacey the Golden, guard
 * Turloch, guard
 * Yolland, guard
 * Uar the Cruel, Meredith's grandfather
 * Lady Clarisse (mentioned, not named)
 * Lord Finbar
 * Barris, Finbar's son

Sidhe:
 * Aodan
 * Dilys

Meredith's other relatives:
 * Hettie aka Gran, Meredith's grandmother
 * Donald, Hettie's human father (mentioned)
 * Hettie's brownie mother (mentioned)
 * Aunt Meg

Humans:
 * Dr. Mason, a "baby doctor" at the hospital
 * Major Walters
 * Specialist Paula Gregorio, a witch
 * Staff Sergeant Dawson, wizard with fey blood
 * Corporal Lance, driver
 * Mercer
 * Jone
 * Kevin
 * Brennan
 * Hayes
 * Orlando

Other:
 * Clothra, mentioned from legend
 * Glenna the Mad, mentioned