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by Jacqueline Carey (Author) "No one would deny that I have known hardship in my time, brief though it has been for all that I have done in it..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 704 pages
  • Publisher: Saint Martin's Press Inc.; First edition (31 Oct 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0312872399
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312872397
  • Product Dimensions: 24.3 x 16.5 x 4.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,138,395 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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""Kushiel's Chosen" is elegant, intricate, sensual, and captivating. Once you pick it up you won't want to put it down."--Robert Jordan
"There is seemingly something for everyone here: a great love story, intense spirituality, high eroticism, and lots of adventure, intrigue, and swordplay." -"Booklist "(starred)


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Phedre no Delaunay has survived much in her short life; she is an anguissette, a courtly spy, and the keeper of a nation's secrets. She has saved a kingdom, kept her people from a barbaric invasion, and thwarted Melisandre Shahrizai, a ruthless, Machiavellian villainess. But Phedre's gods are not yet finished with her, for while the young queen is well loved by the people, there are factions that believe other heads should wear the crown. Melisandre was able to escape the royal guard, and is not done scheming for power and revenge. To save all she holds dear, Phedre will travel from the sun-drenched villas of La Serenissima to the wilds of old Hellas, and will discover a conspiracy dreadful enough to make the earth tremble...
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5.0 out of 5 stars Kushiels Chosen, 16 Feb 2005
By Clare "Bookaholic" (England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kushiel's Chosen (Mass Market Paperback)
The follow up to the fabulous Kushiels Dart...

Phèdre nó Delaunay fights to save her queen and country in a battle whose greatest weapon proves to be Phèdre herself.Again we see Phedre plying her skills as an anguisette and a spy. Whilst this novel is not as good as Kushiels Dart it certainly comes very very close.

Phedre has come a very long way in this novel since she was sold by her parents in the first, she has been kissed by the god Kushiel and has a small red mote in her left eye this is what is referred to as Kushiels Dart thus making her an anguisette, which is Kushiels Chosen. An anguisette being someone who finds pleasure out of pain.

Phedre managed to end the war which threatened to destroy her country, among Phedres enemies is Melisande the battles between Phedre and Melisande continue throughout.

Again we see the erocticism that we saw in Kushiels Dart, written in the fabulous way as the first. Another stunning novel from Jacqueline Carey, Kushiels Avatar the next novel brings this trilogy to a close, until the story of Imriel of course.

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A worthy sequel., 13 April 2002
By Linda Antonsson (Nödinge, Sweden) - See all my reviews
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The first book in the "Kushiel Trilogy", _Kushiel's Dart_, was one of the best -- if not the best -- fantasy book of last year, and its sequel, _Kushiel's Chosen_, did not disappoint me in the least. It is a certainly a different book, at least compared to the first half of _Kushiel's Dart_ which centred around Phèdre's coming of age, as _Kushiel's Chosen_ combines the headache-inducing intrigues of the first half of _Kushiel's Dart_ with the fast-paced action of its latter half. To keep the kingdom of Terre d'Ange and its queen Ysandre safe, Phèdre must learn not only who it was who betrayed them and released Melisande, but also where Melisande hides and what she plans to do. To do this, Phèdre must use all the skills taught to her by her dead mentor, as well as her unique skills as an anguisette. The price for her choice, however, may be higher than she would like, and the pain of the body is nothing compared to the pain of the soul.

Like the previous book, _Kushiel's Chosen_ is well-written and a pleasure to read. But it is also not, as was the case with the first one, a book for those who dislike a fair amount of adult content, a first-person narrative and plenty of both brilliant and beautiful characters.

Obviously, I quite like those things myself, and I've already started the count-down until the final part, _Kushiel's Avatar_, is out...

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic reading!, 12 Nov 2003
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This review is from: Kushiel's Chosen (Mass Market Paperback)
If you've read and enjoyed Kushiel's Dart, you will love this as the adventures of Phedre and the snares of Melissande continue. I picked this book up and failed to put it down again until I had finished it (much to my other half's displeasure!). Thoroughly recommended.
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