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Tag Archives: intrigue
REVIEW: Swordspoint – Ellen Kushner
(Bantam Books 2003, novel originally published 1987) I don’t recall where I first read about Swordspoint, but it was certainly on Redhead’s blog where I read about the sequel, The Privilege of the Sword. Although for her the sequel didn’t … Continue reading
REVIEW: Kushiel’s Chosen – Jacqueline Carey
Since this is a sequel to Kushiel’s Dart, there’ll be a few spoilers for the first book in the trilogy. I’ll try not to make them too glaring. The book starts after the end of Kushiel’s Dart by about six … Continue reading
REVIEW: Kushiel’s Dart – Jacqueline Carey
Phèdre is the child of a Servant of Naamah, and was sold by her mother into indentured servitude at Cereus House, oldest of the Court of Night-Blooming Flowers in the City of Elua. A nobleman named Anafiel Delaunay recognised her … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Fiction, Re-read, Reviews
Tagged desire, historical fantasy, intrigue, Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Legacy, love, sex, treachery, war
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The Sarantine Mosaic – Guy Gavriel Kay
(HarperCollins 2011) Sailing to Sarantium (1998) / Lord of Emperors (2000) I’m not sure why I haven’t read more books by Guy Gavriel Kay. Back when I was a student, a friend lent me all three books of the Fionavar … Continue reading
Posted in 2011 New Reads, Fantasy, Fiction, Read on my Kindle, Reviews
Tagged art, assassination, Byzantium, chariot racing, depiction of the god, Guy Gavriel Kay, historical fantasy, intrigue, love, mosaic, myths, politics, revenge, strong women
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