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Title	:	Kushiel's Scion (Imriel's Trilogy #1)
Author	:	Jacqueline Carey
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 944 pages
Published	:	May 1st 2007 by Grand Central Publishing (first published June 12th 2006)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Romance. Fiction. Epic Fantasy. Science Fiction Fantasy. High Fantasy. Adult Fiction. Erotica

Kushiel's Scion (Imriel's Trilogy #1) Paperback | Pages: 944 pages

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Imriel de la Courcel's blood 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 birth mother Melisande, who nearly destroyed the realm in her quest for power. Others because they fear he has inherited his mother's irresistible allure - and her dangerous gifts. And as he comes of age, plagued by dark yearnings, Imriel shares their fears. At the royal court, where gossip is the chosen poison and assailants wield slander instead of swords, the young prince fights character assassins while struggling with his own innermost conflicts. But when Imriel departs to study at the famed University of Tiberium, the perils he faces turn infinitely more deadly. Searching for wisdom, he finds instead a web of manipulation, where innocent words hide sinister meanings, and your lover of last night may become your hired killer before dawn. Now a simple act of friendship will leave Imriel trapped in a besieged city where the infamous Melisande is worshiped as a goddess; where a dead man leads an army; and where the prince must face his greatest test: to find his true self.

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Original Title:	Kushiel's Scion
ISBN:	044661002X (ISBN13: 9780446610025)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Imriel's Trilogy #1, Kushiel's Legacy #4, Ciclo su Imriel #1, Kushiel's Universe #4 , more
Characters:	Phèdre nó Delaunay, Joscelin Verreuil, Melisande Shahrizai, Imriel de la Courcel, Sidonie de la Courcel, Alais de la Courcel, Hyacinthe (Jacqueline Carey), Ysandre de la Courcel

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Another excellent book from Carey. While not quite as engrossing as the first books, this one is another great read. Hoping for good things in parts 2 and 3.

I really love Careys prose - it should be ridiculous, with all the mayhaps and betimes and anons, but it works for me. I also love her slow pacing; this book practically has live-action sleeping, but again, it seems to work. My favorite part was actually first third or so, where nothing happens except Imriel simply growing up, from about age 14-18. It gets a little creepy when he turns 16 and people are encouraging him to have violent sex, because such desires are inevitable in someone with his



As you may already be aware, this series has captured my heart and not let go for the past few years. I am making SLOW progress because, quite frankly, these books are big and they pack so much in them that it's usually a heartbreaking read and I need to take breaks in between. KUSHIEL'S SCION marks the beginning of a new trilogy in this universe and I didn't pay much attention to blurbs and things like that. What I had originally looked at was the appropriate order in which to read all these

Spoilers for the previous trilogy.I keep being surprised by these novels, thinking about the fact that they were published almost a decade ago. They still seem pretty unique in how far they are willing to go, and with such grace.Kushiel's Scion is superbly fun for its relationship with the preceding trilogy. For me, much of the joy of cycles comes from checking in with the characters that already have their Happily-Ever-After. And the HEA of Phedre's trilogy is superb. Phedre and Joscelin are in

*** 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 political intrigue, flirtation, showmanship, and familial clansmanship, seeds are planted for myriad of conflicts that might or might not come to play, setting us up for a journey that will never have us

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 returning to them time and again. Sinking into Kushiel's Scion is like having an old friend come to visit: all the things that you remember are there, but time has passed, and with it has come change. So you