description: Following hard on the heels of "Kushiel's Dart," Jacqueline Carey's spectacular debut novel, comes "Kushiel's Chosen," a glittering and riveting historical fantasy. Phèdre nó Delaunay has survived much in her short life; she is an anguissette, a courtly spy, and the keeper of a nation's secrets. She has saved a kingdom, kept her people from a barbaric invasion, and thwarted Melisande Shahrizai, a ruthless, Machiavellian villainess.But her gods are not yet finished with Phèdre, for while the young queen who sits upon the throne is well loved by the people, there are those who believe other heads should wear the crown -- Melisande was able to escape the royal guard, and is not done scheming for power and revenge.To save all she holds dear, Phèdre will travel from the sun-drenched villas of La Serenissima to the wilds of old Hellas, and will discover a plot so dreadful as to make the earth tremble...
language: English
title: Kushiel's Chosen
titlecomplete: Kushiel's Chosen (Phèdre's Trilogy, #2)
characters: Phèdre nó Delaunay, Melisande Shahrizai, Joscelin Verreuil, Ysandre de la Courcel, Hyacinthe (Jacqueline Carey)
genres: High Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy Romance, Science Fiction Fantasy, Adult, Erotica, Fiction, Alternate History, Fantasy, Romance
ratings_count: 39395
series: Kushiel's Legacy, Phèdre's Trilogy, Kushiel's Universe
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Fantasy Novel
publisher: tor