Jacqueline Carey
Jacqueline Carey is the author of the New York Times bestselling Kushiel's Legacy series of historical fantasy novels, The Sundering epic fantasy duology, postmodern fables "Santa Olivia" and "Saints Astray," and the Agent of Hel contemporary fantasy series. Carey lives in west Michigan. ...
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Jacqueline Carey is the author of the New York Times bestselling Kushiel's Legacy series of historical fantasy novels, The Sundering epic fantasy duology, postmodern fables "Santa Olivia" and "Saints Astray," and the Agent of Hel contemporary fantasy series. Carey lives in west Michigan. Although often asked by inquiring fans, she does not, in fact, have any tattoos.
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"lugubrious", "pulchritudinous"... On the same page. Like a paragraph apart. This author is pissing me off. PUT DOWN THE THESAURUS AND STEP AWAY FROM THE OBSOLETE WORDS."eschatological", "antimacassars", "saturnine", "loquacious", "eponymous", "onotological"... OMG JUST STOP.There are a few moments ...
While this does make use of some of the same tropes and motifs found in too much Urban Fantasy today, it is a cut above. If you are thinking it will be like Carey's Kushiel books, think again. There is a hint at a romantic many sided figure, but just a hint, the main focus is a mystery. So while ...
Like a lot of people, I got my introduction to Jacqueline Carey through the Kushiel books, so when I grabbed this one - an urban fantasy detective-style story - I wasn't quite sure what to expect. Lots of sex and gore? Complicated political setups? Doomed romance? Well, no, no and maybe, in that o...
Star Rating: 3.5 Stars, Borrow it Self Purchase, Kindle Edition First Impression: I love how Daisy has a tail she has to keep under control. I like how she has a lesser demon for a father. It’s fun and entertaining however, there is nothing new or special about this one. Yes it has a mermaid whi...
Daisy is the child of a demon, which means she has a constant temptation to embrace her vast potential power – and possibly end the world. This would be a bad thing Unfortunately her job as Hel’s (that would be the Norse goddess Hel, not Hell) liaison to the Midwestern Eldritch resort town of Pemkow...