Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy #1)
Jacqueline Carey
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· 228 ratings · 912 pages · Published: 15 Mar 2002
Phèdre nó Delaunay is a young woman who was born with a scarlet mote in her left eye. Sold into indentured servitude as a child, her bond is purchased by Anafiel Delaunay, a nobleman with very a special mission...and the first one to recognize who and what she is: one pricked by Kushiel's Dart, chosen to forever experience pain and pleasure as one.
Phèdre is trained equally in the courtly arts and the talents of the bedchamber, but, above all, the ability to observe, remember, and analyze. Almost as talented a spy as she is courtesan, Phèdre stumbles upon a plot that threatens the very foundations of her homeland. Treachery sets her on her path; love and honor goad her further. And in the doing, it will take her to the edge of despair...and beyond. Hateful friend, loving enemy, beloved assassin; they can all wear the same glittering mask in this world, and Phèdre will get but one chance to save all that she holds dear.
Set in a world of cunning poets, deadly courtiers, heroic traitors, and a truly Machiavellian villainess, this is a novel of grandeur, luxuriance, sacrifice, betrayal, and deeply laid conspiracies. Not since Dune has there been an epic on the scale of Kushiel's Dart-a massive tale about the violent death of an old age, and the birth of a new.
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- fantasy 33
- bdsm 23
- dark romance 17
- competent heroine 15
- mystery 14
- war 14
- bisexuality 13
- high fantasy 12
- medieval 10
- magic 10
- bondage 10
- historical 9
- paranormal 9
- spanking 9
- fetish 9
- m-f romance 9
- consensual non-consent 8
- slavery 7
- enemies to lovers 7
- political/court intrigue 7
- forced proximity 6
- bodyguard/protector hero 6
- fem-dom 5
- independent heroine 5
- tortured hero 5
- fighter hero 5
- virgin hero 5
- abduction 4
- survival 4
- grumpy/cold hero 4
- anal sex 3
- childfree 3
- aristo/royal heroine 3
- other man/woman 2
- urban fantasy 1
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- abuse 7
- rape 7
- torture of mcs 7
- death / grief 6
- graphic violence 6
- dubious consent 5
- animal death 4
- third party abuse 4
- third party sexual assault 4
- slut shaming 3
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- audiobook
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The 'Phèdre's Trilogy' series
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Phèdre's Trilogy reading order and complete book list ❯
