Bride of the Midnight King Daughter of the Midnight King now The Midnight Queen brings the story full-circle. (Note: this is a novelette.) Once upon a time there was a princess who was as lovely as a night-blooming flower, the first natural-born vampire in centuries. And unless something can be done, Princess Joie will be the last. The Midnight Queen is the conclusion of a three-part tale chronicling the goings-on in the Shadow Palace of Eindar, the "Divided Kingdom" where vampires rule a realm of humans and vampires who don't always get along. The Midnight Queen weaves elements of the classic "Sleeping Beauty" and "Snow Queen" fairy tales into the mythos of the Shadow Palace as Princess Joie, daughter of Yalira, the human-turned-vampire queen and Idrax, the Midnight King, comes of age—only to discover she's dying. Read the achingly romantic conclusion to the Shadow Palace series.