Pale Kings and Princes [SEP] series
Pale Kings and Princes
Pale Kings and Princes is a Spenser novel by Robert B. Parker. The title is taken from John Keats's poem "". Following the murder of a reporter, Spenser is hired by a newspaper to investigate drug smuggling around the area of Wheaton, Massachusetts. There he encounters many troubles, including the death of a policeman and his son. Spenser, with the help of his friend, Hawk, eventually secures the downfall of the local cartel.
An adaptation of the novel was released as
Dame sans Merci is identified as The Lady of the Lake and is a hidden antagonist.
David Foster Wallace's 2011 novel "The Pale King" alludes to the poem in its title.
Cassandra Clare's 2016 collection of novellas "Tales From the Shadowhunter Academy" includes a novella titled Pale Kings and Princes, named after the line "I saw pale kings and princes too/Pale warriors, death-pale were they all". Three of the poem's stanzas are also excerpted in the story.
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