by Jacqueline Carey
Note: While this is Book 5 in Kushiel’s Legacy (also referred to as the Terre D’Ange Cycle) it is Book 2 in the second trilogy and focuses on Imriel de la Courcel, who we met in Book 3, Kushiel’s Avatar. Kushiel’s Justice can work as a stand alone, though there are plenty of characters and situation...
I'd count the first trilogy of Carey's Kushiel books, narrated by Phedre, as among my favorite works in fantasy. (Starting with Kushiel's Dart, and if you haven't already, you should read those three novels first, and, of course, the first novel in this trilogy, Kushiel's Scion) Carey has a vivid,...
Bumped it up a star on the 2nd read.2nd Read: 8/24/13Originally read: 4/27/10
Parts of this book were really good, parts were really hard to get through. The first 3 books in the series were amazing so I really do recommend the books. Not as much sex as she had put in the first books in the series but there was some. Over all a good book.
This is a comprehensive review of the series as a whole:By far my favorite books ever. An alternative medieval history with a unique slant on religion (not preachy—quite the opposite—the message is to love freely. With a soul-depth delivery). Carey’s stylized writing isn’t for everyone, but I found ...
This book is about Love. Many things happen, but it's really about Love in many of it's shapes and forms. And sex, of course. And then there is a murder and the rest of the book deals with guilt and love and revenge and atonement, all while hunting down the killer. Carey writes an excellent travel s...
Imriel is still a little too broody for my tastes, but I love his relationship with Sidonie. Hell, I adore Sidonie, maybe even more than Imriel. Major points to this book for putting Our Hero and Heroine in an untenable situation, both politically and romantically, presenting them with The Right Thi...
Extremely lush writing as always. Carey's prose is amazingly sensual, and this book is no different. The plot was pretty good, but I found that it dragged slightly in some spots. Still, well worth reading, especially if you are already a fan of the series.
Re-read. Original review: Deeply satisfying fifth book in the Kushieline series. This is the second book from the viewpoint of Imriel, Melisande's son. I found the characters to be well-developed and the plot tight and exciting.
These books should be disastrous, with the overwrought prose, fabulously beautiful characters and a fantasy of ancient Europe full of adventures and gods and a philosophy of free love. Somehow it works and the stories are really fun.
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