England flourishes under the hand of its Virgin Queen: Elizabeth, Gloriana, last and most powerful of theTudor monarchs.But a great light casts a great shadow.In hidden catacombs beneath London, a second Queen holds court: Invidiana, ruler of faerie England, and adark mirror to the glory above. In the thirty years since Elizabeth ascended her throne, fae and mortal politicshave become inextricably entwined, in secret alliances and ruthless betrayals whose existence is suspectedonly by a few.Two courtiers, both struggling for royal favor, are about to uncover the secrets that lie behind these twothrones. When the faerie lady Lune is sent to monitor and manipulate Elizabeth's spymaster, Walsingham, herpath crosses that of Michael Deven, a mortal gentleman and agent of Walsingham's. His discovery of the"hidden player" in English politics will test Lune's loyalty and Deven's courage alike. Will she betray herQueen for the sake of a world that is not hers? And can he survive in the alien and Machiavellian world of thefae? For only together will they be able to find the source of Invidiana's power--find it, and break it...

Dark Matter Zine has posted this review of Midnight Never Come here.