Kushiel's Avatar

Jacqueline Carey

Apr 2007 · Kushiel's Legacy Book 3 · Sold by Macmillan

About this eBook

A decade of peace has passed in Terre D'Ange, the country founded by the god Elua. Since the world's most famous courtesan saved her queen from assassination, Phèdre n? Delauny has been enjoying a quiet life until a prophetic dream calls upon her to serve her gods one last time.

But what they ask may be too painful for even an anguissettte to bear.

When the young son of the traitor Melisande Shahrizai—Imriel de la Courcel, who stands third in line for the crown—is kidnapped, Phèdre enters an uneasy bargain to find the boy in exchange for the information that will free her beloved childhood friend Hyacinthe from his eternal imprisonment as the new Master of the Straits. When it becomes clear that Imriel's disappearance is part of a larger, far darker scheme, Phèdre knows it is her sacred duty to end it.

At her side is her loving consort Josselin, who will also risk losing himself in Phèdre’s gamble to rescue Imriel and save her country from a spreading darkness. And beyond her doubt, her fear, dangles the promise of a holy mystery so great that it could transform Phèdre into justice incarnate... or consume her in the flames of her own passion. All of Phèdre’s journeys have led here, to the grandest of conclusions in an epic tale of
fantasy, adventure, and, above all, love.

Kushiel's Avatar is the stunning conclusion to Jacqueline Carey's epic trilogy.

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Ratings and reviews

This is a epic end to her story. The3 dart books are my fav of all time! I even have the tat on my back. Ill miss her stories (yes I know shes in next 3) wish they would tell us her adventure of gettin rid of book :(

Amazing she can continue such a fascinating world and storyline without withering it! This ended better than imagined, and started out so hesitant, soon rolling into a maelstrom of nail biting suspense! ! I was making excuses to sit & read!

Like the two before it... beautiful, breathtaking, sensual, exotic. I read the series twice a year. A treasure of my book collection. I keep my hardbacks on the bookcase and share my paperbacks. I keep digital copies for travel and waiting rooms. Start with Kushiel's Dart.

About the author

JACQUELINE CAREY is the bestselling author of the critically acclaimed Kushiel's Legacy series. A former a researcher in art history, Carey currently lives in west Michigan, where she is a member of the oldest Mardi Gras krewe in the state. Although often asked by inquiring fans, she does not, in fact, have any tattoos.