Jacqueline Carey

REVIEW:  Dark Currents by Jacqueline Carey

REVIEW: Dark Currents by Jacqueline Carey

Dear Ms. Carey, I’m a huge fan of yours. I loved the original Kushiel trilogy and while I thought the succeeding trilogies didn’t quite live up to that beginning, the Phedre novels still rank high among my favorite fantasy novels. Your non-Kushiel novels didn’t hit me the same way but I still appreciated what you(…)

REVIEW: Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey

REVIEW: Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey

Dear Ms. Carey, Kushiel’s Dart, your fantasy novel, is the story of Phedre, who begins life in the Night Court of Terre D’Ange. The Night Court is peopled by prostitutes, known in this world as Servants of Naamah, the goddess of such things. Terre D’Ange is modeled on Renaissance France, but with some substantial differences,(…)

REVIEW: Naamah’s Blessing by Jacqueline Carey

REVIEW: Naamah’s Blessing by Jacqueline Carey

Dear Ms. Carey, I’m a huge fan of yours. The original Kushiel trilogy about Phedre and Joscelin rank high among my favorite books. Even when one of your novels fails to capture my heart, I still find myself appreciating what you attempted with your writing. I’ve said in the past that I wish you’d move(…)

REVIEW: Naamah’s Kiss by Jacqueline Carey

Dear Ms. Carey, I think it’s no secret that you’re one of my favorite authors.   Even though the Sundering duology didn’t do much for me, I loved the original Kushiel trilogy featuring Phedre and Joscelin.   I’ve also been in something of a reading funk, finding myself unable to finish any book at all.   I don’t(…)

REVIEW: Kushiel's Mercy by Jacqueline Carey

Dear Ms. Carey, I loved the original Kushiel trilogy. I found the heroine Phèdre nó Delaunay, her story as a premier courtesan and the only anguisette in generations, and the Terre D’Ange setting fascinating and compelling. All those things were enough to keep me reading the second trilogy about her adopted son, Imriel, despite the(…)