Kushiel's Chosen is the second book in the Kushiel's Legacy saga. It is narrated in first person perspective by Phèdre nó Delaunay de Montrève, and continues where the first novel, Kushiel's Dart left off.
Publisher's summary[]
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.
The land of Terre d'Ange is a place of unsurpassed beauty and grace. It is said that the angels found the land and saw it was good, and the ensuing race that rose from the seed of angels and men live by one simple rule: Love as thou wilt.
Phèdre nó Delaunay is a young woman who was born with a scarlet mote in her left eye and sold into indentured servitude as a child. Her bond was purchased by Anafiel Delaunay, a nobleman with a very special mission--and the first to recognize her for who and what she is: one pricked by Kushiel's Dart, chosen to forever experience pain and pleasure as one.
Phèdre has trained in the courtly arts and the talents of the bedchamber, but, above all, the ability to observe, remember, and analyze. Having stumbled upon a plot that threatened the very foundations of her homeland, she gave up almost everything she held dear to save it. She survived, and lived to have others tell her story, and if they embellished the tale with fabric of mythical splendor, they weren't far off the mark.
The hands of the gods weigh heavily upon Phèdre's brow, and they are not yet done with their charge—for while the young queen who sits upon the throne is well loved by the people, there are those who believe that other heads should wear the crown. And those who escaped the wrath of the mighty are not yet done with their schemes for power and revenge. To protect and serve, Phèdre will once again leave her beloved homeland.
From the sun-drenched villas of La Serenissima to the wilds of old Hellas, from a prison designed to drive the very gods mad to an island of immutable joy. Phèdre will meet old friends and new enemies and discover a plot so dreadful as to make the earth tremble, masterminded by the one person she cannot turn away from.
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Characters[]
Phèdre's Household
Anafiel Delaunay de Montrève—mentor of Phèdre (deceased)
Alcuin nó Delaunay—student of Delaunay (deceased)
Phèdre nó Delaunay de Montrève—Comtesse de Montrève; anguissette
Benoit, Gemma—household staff
Fortun, Remy, Ti Philippe—chevaliers, a.k.a. Phèdre's Boys
Eugènie—kitchen-mistress
Joscelin Verreuil—Cassiline Brother (Siovale)
Purnell Friote—seneschal of Montrève
Richeline Friote—wife of Purnell
Members of the Royal Family: Terre d'Ange
Ysandre de la Courcel—Queen of Terre d'Ange; wed to Drustan mab Necthana
Ganelon de la Courcel—former King of Terre d'Ange; grandfather of Ysandre (deceased)
Isabel L'Envers de la Courcel—mother of Ysandre (deceased)
Rolande de la Courcel—father of Ysandre (deceased)
Barquiel L'Envers—brother of Isabel; Duc L'Envers (Namarre)
Baudoin de Trevalion—son of Lyonette and Marc; Prince of the Blood (deceased)
Bernadette de Trevalion—daughter of Lyonette and Marc; wife of Ghislain de Somerville
Lyonette de Trevalion—great—aunt of Ysandre; a.k.a. Lioness of Azzalle (deceased)
Marc de Trevalion—husband of Lyonette; former Duc of Trevalion (Azzalle)
Nicola L'Envers y Aragon—cousin of Ysandre
Members of the Royal Family: La Serenissima
Benedicte de la Courcel—great-uncle of Ysandre; Prince of the Blood
Maria Stregazza de la Courcel—wife of Benedicte (deceased)
Etaine de Tourais—second wife of Benedicte de la Courcel
Imriel de la Courcel—son of Benedicte and second wife
Marie-Celeste de la Courcel Stregazza—daughter of Benedicte and Maria; Princess of the Blood; wed to Marco Stregazza
Severio Stregazza—son of Marie-Celeste and Marco; Prince of the Blood
Thérèse de la Courcel Stregazza—daughter of Benedicte and Maria; Princess of the Blood; wed to Dominic Stregazza (deceased)
D'Angeline Peerage
Isidore d'Aiglemort—son of Maslin; Duc d'Aiglemort (Camlach) (deceased)
Marquise Solaine Belfours—noble; Secretary of the Privy Seal
Cecilie Laveau-Perrin—wife of chevalier Perrin (deceased); adept of Cereus House; tutor to Phèdre and Alcuin
Roxanne de Mereliot—Lady of Marsilikos (Eisande)
Quincel de Morhban—Duc de Morhban (Kusheth)
Lord Rinforte—Prefect of the Cassiline Brotherhood
Edmée de Rocaille—betrothed of Rolande (deceased)
Faragon Shahrizai—Duc de Shahrizai (Kusheth)
Melisande Shahrizai—noble (Kusheth)
(Tabor, Sacriphant, Persia, Marmion, Fanchone—members of House Shahrizai; Melisande's kin)
Ghislain de Somerville—son of Percy; wed to Bernadette de Trevalion
Percy de Somerville—Comte de Somerville (L'Agnace); Prince of the Blood; Royal Commander
Tibault de Toluard—Marquis de Toluard (Siovale)
Gaspar Trevalion—Comte de Forcay (Azzalle); cousin of Marc
Apollonaire and Diànne—joint holders of the Marquisate de Fhirze
Vivienne Neldor, Marie de Flairs—ladies waiting to Ysandre
Lord Amaury Trente—Captain of the Queen's Guard
Lady Denise Grosmaine—Secretary of the Presence
Night Court
Moirethe Lereux—Dowayne of Eglantine House
Favrielle nó Eglantine—seamstress
Raphael Murain nó Gentian—adept of Gentian House
Three Sisters
Master of the Straits—controls the seas between Alba and Terre d'Ange
Hyacinthe—apprentice to Master of the Straits; Phèdre's friend; Tsingano
Alba and Eire
Drustan mab Necthana—Cruarch of Alba, wed to Ysandre de la Courcel
Eamonn mac Conor—Lord of the Dalriada (deceased)
Grainne mac Conor—sister of Eamonn; Lady of the Dalriada
Necthana—mother of Drustan
(Breidaia, Moiread (deceased), Sibeal—daughters of Necthana)
La Serenissima
Cesare Stregazza—Doge of La Serenissima
Marco Stregazza—eldest son of the Doge
Ricciardo Stregazza—younger son of the Doge
Allegra Stregazza—wife of Ricciardo
Benito Dandi—noble, member of the Immortali
Orso Latrigan—noble, candidate for Dogal election
Lorenzo Pescaro—noble, candidate for Dogal election
Bianca—Priestess of the Elect; Oracle of Asherat
Vesperia—Priestess of Asherat; Oracle-in-training
Giulia Latrigan—noble
Magister Acco—astrologer
Serena Pidari—wife of Phanuel Buonard
Felicity d'Arbos—former lady-in-waiting to Maria Stregazza
The Warden of La Dolorosa
Constantin, Fabron, Malvio, Tito—prison guards
Illyria
Vasilii Kolcei—Ban of Illyria, a.k.a. the Zim Sokali
Zabèla Kolcei—wife of the Ban
Pjètri Kolcei—middle son of the Ban
Czibor—commander of the Ban's Guard
Kazan Atrabiades—pirate captain
(Epafras, Gavril, Lukin, Nikanor, Oltukh, Pekhlo, Spiridon, Stajeo, Tormos, Volos, Ushak—Kazan's men)
Daroslav—Kazan's brother (deceased)
Glaukos—Kazan's man, former Tiberian slave
Zilje—wife of Glaukos
Marjopí—Kazan’s housekeeper
Njësa Atrabiades—mother of Kazan
Janàri Rossatos—Ambassador to La Serenissima
Kriti
Oeneus Asterius—Hierophant of the Temenos
Pasiphae Asterius—the Kore of the Temenos
Demetrios Asterius—Archon of Phaistos
Timanthes—noble, Archon's lover
Althaia—noble, sister of Timanthes
Others
Maestro Gonzago de Escabares—Aragonian historian; Delaunay's former teacher
Thelesis de Mornay—Queen's Poet
Quintilius Rousse—Royal Admiral
Emile—member of Hyacinthe's former crew
Jacques Brenin—Phèdre's factor
Nahum ben Isaac—the Rebbe
Hanna—Yeshuite woman
Micheline de Parnasse—Royal Archivist
Tarren d'Eltoine—Captain of the Unforgiven, Southfort (Camlach)
(Octave, Vernay, Svariel, Fitz, Giles—soldiers of the Unforgiven)
Phanuel Buonard—guardsman of Troyes-le-Mont
Louis Namot—Captain of the ship Darielle
Brys nó Rinforte, David nó Rinforte—Cassiline Brothers
Gregorio Livinius—Principe of Pavento
Duke and Duchess of Milazza
Gilles Lamiz—apprentice-poet
Micah ben Ximon, Sarae, Teppo—Yeshuites; Joscelin's allies
Cervianus—attendant in Temple of Asherat
Chapter Summaries[]
Chapter 1 Chapter 22 Chapter 43 Chapter 64
Chapter 2 Chapter 23 Chapter 44 Chapter 65
Chapter 3 Chapter 24 Chapter 45 Chapter 66
Chapter 4 Chapter 25 Chapter 46 Chapter 67
Chapter 5 Chapter 26 Chapter 47 Chapter 68
Chapter 6 Chapter 27 Chapter 48 Chapter 69
Chapter 7 Chapter 28 Chapter 49 Chapter 70
Chapter 8 Chapter 29 Chapter 50 Chapter 71
Chapter 9 Chapter 30 Chapter 51 Chapter 72
Chapter 10 Chapter 31 Chapter 52 Chapter 73
Chapter 11 Chapter 32 Chapter 53 Chapter 74
Chapter 12 Chapter 33 Chapter 54 Chapter 75
Chapter 13 Chapter 34 Chapter 55 Chapter 76
Chapter 14 Chapter 35 Chapter 56 Chapter 77
Chapter 15 Chapter 36 Chapter 57 Chapter 78
Chapter 16 Chapter 37 Chapter 58 Chapter 79
Chapter 17 Chapter 38 Chapter 59 Chapter 80
Chapter 18 Chapter 39 Chapter 60 Chapter 81
Chapter 19 Chapter 40 Chapter 61 Chapter 82
Chapter 20 Chapter 41 Chapter 62 Chapter 83
Chapter 21 Chapter 42 Chapter 63
References[]
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