false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1204801545m/2956400.jpg 395962 15 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: <i>Love as thou wilt.</i> 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&mdash;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. 848910 book 2002 Kushiel's Chosen (Kushiel's Legacy, #2) total:3273|5:1639|4:1071|3:473|2:80|1:10| 3273 14068 4098 164 5 2 false false Wed Sep 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 16 02:11:51 -0700 2008 Tue Jan 20 14:38:06 -0800 2009 first review)...more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sat Jan 05 23:48:11 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 11 12:54:58 -0800 2008
Phedre is a courtesan's daughter, born to one of the Houses of Night-Blooming Flowers as a result of an illicit union between a m...more...]]> 2 1 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Aug 30 22:34:58 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 31 07:31:39 -0700 2007 Kushiel's Dart, this book suffers from Omniscient Bad Guy syndrome in the form of Melisande. This book is more intense than Dart, partly because the whole book can be devoted to the main plot and the author doesn't have to spend pages introducing the main characters. A friend of mine describ...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Wed Feb 27 09:42:22 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 27 09:42:22 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Feb 03 03:55:18 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 03:57:00 -0800 2009 you can say that I’m slowly getting accustomed to her style and characters. For one thing, it felt relaxing going back to characters I’d grown to appreciate in the first book, namely Phèdre and Joscelin but also Ys...more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 10:37:37 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 08:56:03 -0800 2009
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 ...more...]]> 5 0 false true Mon Mar 02 19:45:34 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 15:16:02 -0800 2009 2
Phedre and Joscelin have saved the nation once and are now sent to find the traitor Melisande. The hunt takes them across the world and through more perils than e...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon May 25 16:51:29 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 17:44:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Dec 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 07:50:33 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 08:19:30 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 09:12:23 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 07:35:30 -0700 2009
More action, more supernatural stuff, more adventure. Better race-to-the-finish-line ending. The final battle is not of the epic size, but it's still very cool.

I'm a sucker for cool places (cities, monuments, castles, fortresses). Put a Great Wonders...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Oct 03 13:05:48 -0700 2007 Thu Jan 03 04:46:42 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Wed Dec 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 00:22:54 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 00:27:31 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 3 false false Thu Sep 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 12:30:40 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 02:11:02 -0700 2009
So often, books in a series ha...more...]]> 3 0 false true Sat Jan 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 03 09:54:16 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 04 09:39:24 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false true Tue Jul 29 15:50:58 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 20 18:13:37 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 29 15:50:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jun 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 27 07:26:05 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 19 08:33:21 -0700 2008
Carey's second Kushiel novel may actually be better than the first, which is a welcome change from the second-novel slump one usually finds in trilogies. Phedre and Joscelin have been living happily in self-imposed exile after the events of t...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 25 18:54:15 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 01 07:29:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 14 12:55:19 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 14 13:07:48 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false true Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 25 21:53:17 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 13 20:50:29 -0700 2007 Kushiel's Dart. The story of Phedre, a masochist trained as a spy, continues as she once again tries to save the throne of her country.

There were still a few S&M scenes, but I don't think there were as many and I don't think they were qui...more...]]> 1 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Thu Aug 09 19:13:32 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 09 19:24:44 -0700 2007 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2956400