Jacqueline Carey
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 678 pages Rating: 4.3 | 34772 Users | 1012 Reviews
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| Title | : | Kushiel's Chosen (Kushiel's Legacy #2) |
| Author | : | Jacqueline Carey |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 678 pages |
| Published | : | March 14th 2003 by Tom Doherty Associates TOR Fantasy (first published April 6th 2002) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Romance. Fiction. Epic Fantasy. Adult Fiction. Erotica |
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Mighty Kushiel, of rod and weal Late of the brazen portals With blood-tipp'd dart a wound unhealed Pricks the eyen of chosen mortals The land of Terre d'Ange is a place of unsurpassed beauty and grace. The inhabiting race rose from the seed of angels and men, 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, the first to recognize that she is one pricked by Kushiel's Dart, chosen to forever experience pain and pleasure as one. He trained Phèdre in the courtly arts and the talents of the bedchamber—and, above all, the ability to observe, remember, and analyze. When she stumbled upon a plot that threatened the very foundations of her homeland, she gave up almost everything she held dear to save it. She survived, and lived to have others tell her story, and if they embellished the tale with fabric of mythical splendor, they weren't far off the mark. The hands of the gods weigh heavily upon Phèdre's brow, and they are not finished with her. While the young queen who sits upon the throne is well loved by the people, there are those who believe another should wear the crown... and those who escaped the wrath of the mighty are not yet done with their schemes for power and revenge. Cover art by John Jude PalencarIdentify Books Supposing Kushiel's Chosen (Kushiel's Legacy #2)
| Original Title: | Kushiel's Chosen |
| ISBN: | 0765345048 (ISBN13: 9780765345042) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Kushiel's Legacy #2, Phèdre's Trilogy #2, Kushiel's Universe #2 , more |
| Characters: | Phèdre nó Delaunay, Joscelin Verreuil, Melisande Shahrizai, Hyacinthe (Jacqueline Carey), Ysandre de la Courcel |
| Literary Awards: | Locus Award Nominee for Best Fantasy Novel (2003) |
Rating Based On Books Kushiel's Chosen (Kushiel's Legacy #2)
Ratings: 4.3 From 34772 Users | 1012 ReviewsEvaluate Based On Books Kushiel's Chosen (Kushiel's Legacy #2)
Another beautifully written epic fantasy.Kushiel's Chosen picks up where Kushiel's Dart left off. But whereas Phedre is initially drawn into intrigue for the sake of her murdered mentor & foster-brother, the tragedies & travails in this second installment are a product of Phedre's own impetus. She doesn't have to become involved, but she makes that choice -- the same way she submits to a patron's whims, but on a larger political scale. Likewise, the intrigue in this book has a moreA solid 3.5 stars.This is the 2nd book in the series and while good and true to the story line, it just seemed to drag on.It's a chunkster and I probably wasn't in the right head frame to be reading something that required me to remember a lot of names, places and previous story lines.Jacqueline Carey is an excellent writer. It is her beautiful writing style that kept me going with this one.This is part of an epic long series (7 books in all, I believe?) and each of them is well over 500 pages+.
W Rating : B-(C+ is more appropriate)Well, this was not a let down sequel, per say, but was definitely a lesser novel than the first. Your sequel really should always be better due to your readers knowing the characters and what the world is about so you, the writer, can spend more time on the rest of your story. The first 350 pages are Phedre, blindly confident in her vision/hunting. She screws over Joscelin and continues throughout. Basically, she was selfish which is pretty annoying. Carey
-Phèdre's pms was terrible- Joscelin is still a cutie patootie- Melisande is the best villain everI liked it less than Kushiel's Dart. That's the only certain thing I can tell you to be honest. The problem for me was Phèdre. Even in the first book I had liked her less than the so-called secondary characters and she certainly didn't do anything to "redeem" herself in my eyes this time around. It's not a matter of her beliefs or her personality, but simply of taste: I do not feel like I can care
I finished this one really fast (for me at least) and delighted at some of the new developments. With that said, it wasn't quite up to the first in terms of quality. I found it lacking a bit, but the world building is still stunning and it's nice to read a fantasy that focuses more on the court intrigue and not the battles.
The second book of the Kushiel trilogy is not quite as rough to get through as the first one. Well, mostly. I had a hard time at the beginning personally, but I think that is due to the fact that I hated how Phedre and Joscelin tortured each other for no good reason. Seriously, by the end, they realized no reason was good enough either - especially with Phedre's penchant for getting into trouble.Anyway, the story itself is fantastic in its detail and pacing. Carey truly knows how to create a
3.5 stars. This is almost as good as the first book, with the same lovely overwrought prose that I am finding quite absorbing.Unsatisfied with her triumph of the previous novel, our heroine travels to a foreign land seeking a traitor who escaped justice. Its interesting to have a strong female character who isnt a warrior, although making her a sexually submissive masochist is going rather far in the other direction.Im not quite convinced by Melisandes supernatural power over Phèdre, and theres
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