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Tag Archives: Kushiel’s Legacy
REVIEW: Kushiel’s Avatar – Jacqueline Carey
Since this is the third book in the Kushiel’s Legacy trilogy, there’ll be a few spoilers for the first two books. Stop reading now if you haven’t read either… The book starts ten years after the end of Kushiel’s Chosen. … Continue reading
Posted in 2013 New Reads, Fantasy, Fiction, Read on my Kindle, Reviews
Tagged families, historical fantasy, Jacqueline Carey, kidnapping, Kushiel's Legacy, love, Master of the Straits, Name of God, quest, sex, travelling, violence
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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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