jacqueline carey

Most of the things I have to say about Kushiel's Avatar, the final book in Jacqueline Carey's Phèdre trilogy, amount to you should read the whole thing. Which is ironic given how much time I spent griping when doing a recent readalong of the book. Still, this review assumes you didn’t see any...

Godslayer Jacqueline Carey Tor, August 2005, $25.95, 352 pp. ISBN 0765312395 Long ago the world of Urulat was created by the Seven Shapers who made the races in their own images. The eldest brother Haomane did not like what his brother Satoris did with his creation, giving them free will, the...

Kushiel’s Scion Jacqueline Carey Warner, Jun 12, 2006, $26.95 ISBN: 044650002X When prince of the blood Imriel no Montreve de la Courcel was a child in Terre d’Ange, his parents abandoned him. Pirates abduct him; they sexually abuse the lad in ways that are unmentionable. Life is bleak for the...

Kushiel’s Justice Jacqueline Carey Warner, June 2007, $26.95, 703 pp. ISBN: 0446500038 Imriel was an orphan, a slave and a goat herder until he learned he is a Prince of the Realm. He is engaged to Dorelei of Alba, the niece of Drustan the Cruarch of Alba who is husband to Queen Ysandre of...

Kushiel’s Mercy Jacqueline Carey Grand Central, Jun 2008, $26.99 ISBN: 9780446500043 Prince Imriel de la Courcel struggles with the deaths of his wife and their unborn son although he loves Princess Sidonie, heir to the Terre D’Ange throne. Still with her help he begins to move on and hopes to...

Santa Olivia Jacqueline Carey Grand Central, May 29 2009, $13.99 ISBN: 9780446198172 The town of Santa Olivia lies in between the United States and Mexico in a sort of no “flag” zone except the American military owns this isolated wasteland. Santa Olivia sprung up around a military base where...

Naamah’s Kiss Jacqueline Carey Grand Central, Jun 24 2009, $26.99 ISBN: 9780446198035 From the time she was a young girl in Alba, Moirin of the Maghuin Dhonn, an isolated clan of the Brown Bear worshippers, Moirin heard the voices and saw the faces of other deities. Although she did not know...

Naamah’s Curse Jacqueline Carey Grand Central, Jun 14 2010, $26.99 ISBN 9780446198059 Follower of the Sex Goddess Naamah, Moirin leaves her homeland traveling across Tatar in search of Bao the Chin warrior she met and loved (see Naamah’s Kiss). He possesses half of her diadh-anam divine...

Naamah’s Blessing Jacqueline Carey Grand Central, Jun 29 2011, $26.99 ISBN 9780446198073 After few years away, barbarian witch Moirin of the Maghuinn Dhonn accompanied by her husband Bao returns from the East (see Naamah’s Curse) to Terre d’Ange. She is stunned with what she finds there. Her...

Saints Astray Jacqueline Carey Grand Central, Nov 22 2011, $14.99 ISBN: 9780446571425 Santitos orphans Loup Garron and Pilar Ecchevarria grew up in Santa Olivia, a locked down town in the buffer zone between Mexico and Texas; a place forgotten by the Americans who prefer not to know about...

Dark Currents Jacqueline Carey Roc, Oct 2 2012, $26.95 ISBN 9780451464781 Pemkowet, Michigan is the true melting pot as the small town is home to humans, paranormals and hybrids. Demon-human Daisy Johanssen serves as the liaison between the mortal police and Hel the Norse goddess chieftain of...

Book 1: Banewreaker

I just started reading book 2 in the Imri series and started getting book deja vu, as if the author is using scenes from the prior book in the series. Am I imagining this, or did she start using prior text? For instance... The longest night scene Thanks!

i think that every mature reader here should read the kushiel triogy by jacqueline carey if you read this trilogy with an open mind it is actually i think a very thought provoking piece of literature or then again that might just be me missing the real point of the trilogy yet again

I've looked through the past threads and didn't see any that mentioned this relatively new author. She has an incredible triology out that takes place in a skewed renaissance world. The first is Kushiel's Dart, followed by Kushiel's Choosen and then Kushiel's Avatar. The books aren't for the...