Kushiels Scion, Jacqueline Carey
Kushiels Scion, Jacqueline Carey
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Kushiel's Scion

Author: Jacqueline Carey

Narrator: Simon Vance

Unabridged: 27 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/08/2008

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Epic


Synopsis

Imriel de la Courcel's birth parents are history's most reviled traitors, but his adoptive parents, the Comtesse Phèdre and the warrior-priest Joscelin, are Terre d'Ange's greatest champions.

Stolen, tortured, and enslaved as a young boy, Imriel is now a Prince of the Blood; third in line for the throne in a land that revels in art, beauty and desire. It is a court steeped in deeply laid conspiracies—and there are many who would see the young prince dead. Some despise him out of hatred for his mother, Melisande, who nearly destroyed the entire realm in her quest for power. Others because they fear he has inherited his mother's irresistible allure—and her dangerous gifts.

As he comes of age, plagued by unwanted desires, Imriel shares their fears. When a simple act of friendship traps Imriel in a besieged city where the infamous Melisande is worshiped as a goddess and where a dead man leads an army, the prince must face his greatest test: to find his true self.

About Jacqueline Carey

Jacqueline Carey is the author of the New York Times bestselling Kushiel's Legacy series, the Sundering epic fantasy duology, the postmodern fables Santa Olivia and Saints Astray, and the Agent of Hel contemporary fantasy series. She lives in Michigan.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Choko on April 03, 2018

*** 4.65 *** Jacqueline Carey is a very interesting author. She lulls you into thinking that she is writing just another fantasy-adventure, but starting with her lyrical way of weaving a story to the sensuality implicit in all of her relationships, be they friendly or not, out of the tales of politic......more

Goodreads review by Kara on October 01, 2010

So you wrote a highly-successful trilogy. Congratulations! What now? Well, you could write a sequel trilogy: new narrator, same old world and intrigue. Some writers want to milk the cash cow for all it's worth. Other writers, like Jacqueline Carey, create worlds compelling enough to justify returnin......more

Goodreads review by Leyoh on March 15, 2012

I've seen a fair amount of moaning about this 1/3 of an overall 2/3 not stacking up to the first trilogy and I have to disagree with it all. There are not many times I wish to be a man (bar waiting for the toilets at a concert) but reading this made me pine for a codpiece and facial hair. Imriel is......more

Goodreads review by Rachel (TheShadesofOrange) on May 07, 2022

3.5 Stars This was an enjoyable start to a companion trilogy set in the same world as Kushiel's Dart. I found the new protagonist a bit whine in places, but it was great to see familiar characters. A good story but (so far) not as good as the original trilogy.......more

Goodreads review by Niki Hawkes on April 13, 2016

Via The Obsessive Bookseller at www.nikihawkes.com I want to start off by saying that Carey’s Kushiel’s trilogy (the first set of novels that comes before this trilogy) is easily one of my all-time favorite fantasies. Those books affected me so profoundly that I was incredibly sad to see them come to......more