Jacqueline Carey
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| Title | : | Kushiel's Avatar (Phèdre's Trilogy #3) |
| Author | : | Jacqueline Carey |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 702 pages |
| Published | : | September 17th 2004 by Tor (first published 2003) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Romance. Fiction. Epic Fantasy. Science Fiction Fantasy |
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The land of Terre d'Ange is a place of unsurpassed beauty and grace. It's inhabited by the race that rose from the seed of angels, and they live by one simple rule: Love as thou wilt.Phèdre nó Delaunay was sold into indentured servitude as a child. Her bond was purchased by a nobleman who recognized that she was pricked by Kushiel's dart, chosen to forever experience pain and pleasure as one. Phèdre's path has been strange and dangerous. She has lain with princes and pirate kings, battled a wicked temptress, and saved two nations. Through it all, the devoted swordsman Joscelin has been at her side, following the central precept of the angel Cassiel: Protect and serve.
But Phèdre's plans will put his pledge to the test, for she has never forgotten her childhood friend Hyacinthe. She has spent ten long years searching for the key to free him from his eternal indenture to the Master of Straights, a bargain with the gods to save Phèdre and a nation. The search will take Phèdre and Joscelin across the world and down a fabled river to a forgotten land ... and to a power so intense and mysterious, none dare speak its name.
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| Original Title: | Kushiel's Avatar |
| ISBN: | 1405034149 (ISBN13: 9781405034142) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Phèdre's Trilogy #3, Kushiel's Legacy #3, Kushiel's Universe #3 , more |
| Characters: | Phèdre nó Delaunay, Joscelin Verreuil, Melisande Shahrizai, Imriel de la Courcel, Hyacinthe (Jacqueline Carey), Ysandre de la Courcel |
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Ratings: 4.36 From 32815 Users | 887 ReviewsWrite-Up Of Books Kushiel's Avatar (Phèdre's Trilogy #3)
Since I read the first two books from the Kushiel series by Jacqueline Carey, I am a huge fan of hers. But nothing, and I mean NOTHING, prepared me for this book! Kushiels Avatar is by far the best book I have ever read! For the first time in my life, I thought I was living in a book. A couple of times, I found myself not to continue reading because I was afraid of what will happen to the characters! I fell in love with them, fought beside them, cried for them, I lost hope as they did and,Beneath it all, I was still a whores unwanted get, struggling to make sense of the world and do what was right. Ah Phèdre, how far we've come from that first meeting in Kushiel's Dart and how much we've ended up learning: about Terre D'Ange and the children of Elua, yes, but also about the wider world, now spanning into Carey's reimagining of Egypt, Carthage, the Middle East and Africa. A voyage of discovery, of cultural exploration and above all, about love (and this book goes beyond just
In equal parts dark, disturbing, challenging, hopeful and quite lovely, this is a fitting end to Carey's epic trilogy. I can't count the number of times I've returned to these books over the years, and I always end up falling in love with them all over again.
I gotta say, this was one of the most all-around satisfying conclusions to any series I've read. Not a word too many, nor too few. So many authors rush the final pages of a series, and I'm happy to say that Carey doesn't. What started as a reading experiment in broadening my reading tastes with Kushiel's Dart has ended in a journey that felt longer than its 3 novels, which is a testament to the writing skill of Jacqueline Carey. Great characters, interesting semi-historical world, and riveting
How can a series with prose this purple and a premise this absurd be so gripping? All three of these books have kept me up reading late into the night. Purple or no, Careys writing is engaging; and somehow I completely buy into the idea that a prostitute with a heart of gold can use her astonishing beauty and hardcore masochism to save the world.In this conclusion to the trilogy, Phèdre seeks nothing less than the Name of God, which she needs to free her friend who was trapped on an island by an
As I finish this trilogy for the second time, I am - no kidding - hugging the book to my chest and willing for Phèdre's story to continue. That is how much I love Kushiel's Legacy. How do I describe my love for these books? Is it Phèdre's courage, to falter at no boundaries in order to achieve what she believes in? Or Joscelin's faith, to - putting it simply - protect and serve? Maybe it is that without a doubt, I would drop everything in a heartbeat to take up residence in Terre d'Ange and
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