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| Title | : | Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy #1) |
| Author | : | Jacqueline Carey |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 1015 pages |
| Published | : | September 5th 2003 by Tor Fantasy (first published June 23rd 2001) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Romance. Fiction. Epic Fantasy. Adult Fiction. Erotica |
Jacqueline Carey
Paperback | Pages: 1015 pages Rating: 4.03 | 67295 Users | 3955 Reviews
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The land of Terre d'Ange is a place of unsurpassing beauty and grace. It is said that angels found the land and saw it was good... and the ensuing race that rose from the seed of angels and men live by one simple rule: Love as thou wilt.Phèdre nó Delaunay is a young woman who was born with a scarlet mote in her left eye. Sold into indentured servitude as a child, her bond is purchased by Anafiel Delaunay, a nobleman with very a special mission... and the first one to recognize who and what she is: one pricked by Kushiel's Dart, chosen to forever experience pain and pleasure as one.
Phèdre is trained equally in the courtly arts and the talents of the bedchamber, but, above all, the ability to observe, remember, and analyze. Almost as talented a spy as she is courtesan, Phèdre stumbles upon a plot that threatens the very foundations of her homeland. Treachery sets her on her path; love and honor goad her further. And in the doing, it will take her to the edge of despair... and beyond. Hateful friend, loving enemy, beloved assassin; they can all wear the same glittering mask in this world, and Phèdre will get but one chance to save all that she holds dear.
Set in a world of cunning poets, deadly courtiers, heroic traitors, and a truly Machiavellian villainess, this is a novel of grandeur, luxuriance, sacrifice, betrayal, and deeply laid conspiracies. Not since Dune has there been an epic on the scale of Kushiel's Dart-a massive tale about the violent death of an old age, and the birth of a new.
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| Original Title: | Kushiel's Dart |
| ISBN: | 0330493744 (ISBN13: 9780330493741) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Phèdre's Trilogy #1, Kushiel's Legacy #1, Kushiel's Universe #1 , more |
| Characters: | Phèdre nó Delaunay, Joscelin Verreuil, Melisande Shahrizai, Anafiel Delaunay, Hyacinthe (Jacqueline Carey), Ysandre de la Courcel |
| Setting: | Terre D'Ange |
| Literary Awards: | Locus Award for Best First Novel (2002), Gaylactic Spectrum Award Nominee for Best Novel (2002), Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award (RT Award) for Best Fantasy Novel (2001) |
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Ratings: 4.03 From 67295 Users | 3955 ReviewsWrite Up Appertaining To Books Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy #1)
I don't care how long a book is, if it's failed to wow me by page 361 then I think it's time to give up, right?I understand a few things about this book. Firstly, that Jacqueline Carey is actually not a bad writer, that the world created and the politics of it are well thought out... but I still don't understand why this book hasn't got more mixed reviews. Are there that many people into hardcore bdsm? Let's face it, that's what this book is really about.Yeah, so... sex. I am open-minded aboutJust a disclaimer here: This will be a very difficult review to write. In order to truly review this book, I have to talk about my own views on things and how books affect me personally. I am opening myself up here, which always makes me squirm. If you are reading this review and you don't agree with my beliefs on things, that's totally fine. But, I am not going to deny how I feel, because that is very important to me when I review a book, since I read books emotionally and not from a detached
ORIGINALLY POSTED AT Fantasy Literature.I read and enjoyed Kushiels Dart years ago after it won the Locus Award for Best First Novel and Ive recently re-read it so that I can finish the series (Ive read only the first trilogy) and move on to Ms. Careys newer books. This time I listened to Tantor Audios version, which was read by the incredibly talented Anne Flosnik.The Kushiel series is set in an alternate Europe which is easily recognized by its geography, language, culture, religion,
No. Didn't really like it. Still haven't gotten halfway into it. Sadly, I also bought the next two volumes. Just too slow and convoluted and uninteresting. Maybe I'll give it another try sometime, but...Okay... so... three years later, I gave this novel a second chance, and my opinion of it could not have changed more drastically! Whereas the book began very, very slowly and introduced so many characters that they were difficult to keep track of, after I picked it up again and kept reading, I
This is going to be a very unpopular review. So, to all of you who may hate me after reading this, I apologize in advance. From the rave reviews, and based on the vast number of people who seemingly loved this book enough to tattoo a representation of it on their body, I expected it to blow me away. I love fantasy, I love stories with a kick-ass female lead, and despite the fact that this might tell you a bit more about me than you bargained for, I was really looking forward to enjoying a bit of
Feels like I just finished a whole series in a matter of days. Not quite fantasy but epic in scope and depth. There's a lot of world building that can seem like tedious writing at first, but all the disordered pieces of the puzzle do come together at the end and there's a huge pay off--the battle at the end had me on the edge of my seat for days.Star rating to be determined at a later date because I just don't know at the moment. There's a lot to unpack, still, but I'll definitely finish this
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