New Releases by Jacqueline Carey

A USA Today bestseller! The lush epic fantasy that inspired a generation with a single precept: “Love As Thou Wilt." Returning to the realm of Terre d’Ange which captured an entire generation of fantasy readers, New York Times bestselling author Jacqueline Carey brings us a hero’s journey for a new era. In Kushiel’s Dart, a daring young courtesan uncovered a plot to destroy her beloved homeland. But hers is only half the tale. Now see the other half of the heart that lived it. Cassiel’s Servant is a retelling of cult favorite Kushiel’s Dart from the point of view of Joscelin, Cassiline warrior-priest and protector of Phèdre nó Delaunay. He’s sworn to celibacy and the blade as surely as she’s pledged to pleasure, but the gods they serve have bound them together. When both are betrayed, they must rely on each other to survive. From his earliest training to captivity amongst their enemies, his journey with Phèdre to avert the conquest of Terre D’Ange shatters body and mind... and brings him an impossible love that he will do anything to keep. Even if it means breaking all vows and losing his soul. “Decadent and dark, Cassiel’s Servant reveals the secrets of the mysterious Cassiline brotherhood. In this gorgeously realized novel, Carey returns to the world of Terre d’Ange and offers us a new and dazzling perspective on a character we thought we knew.”—Nghi Vo, author of The Chosen and the Beautiful and Siren Queen Kushiel''s Legacy #1 Kushiel''s Dart #2 Kushiel''s Chosen #3 Kushiel''s Avatar Standalones Miranda and Caliban Starless The Sundering #1 Banewreaker #2 Godslayer At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

« La qualification de chef-d''oeuvre est proche de la vérité : un récit épique, d''une ampleur rare et au style magnifique. » NooSFere « Évoluant au milieu d''une foule de personnages hauts en couleur, Phèdre mène à son terme une quête qui change les plus grands mystères en épisodes d''une incroyable intensité. [...] Une saga digne de George R.R. Martin. » Locus La marque de Kushiel fait de Phèdre une élue, et lui vaut d''éprouver à jamais le plaisir dans la souffrance. Mais dans le danger, elle peut compter sur le moine guerrier Joscelin. Bien que la nature de Phèdre soit une source perpétuelle de tourments pour eux deux, Joscelin lui demeure indéfectiblement fidèle. Jamais il n''a trahi son serment : protéger et servir. Pourtant le destin lui réserve une ultime épreuve. Phèdre n''a jamais oublié Hyacinthe, son ami d''enfance, et elle cherche depuis dix ans la clé qui le libérerait de l''asservissement. Car il a conclu un pacte avec les dieux pour se sacrifier à la place de son amie et sauver sa patrie. Aussi Phèdre saisit-elle la dernière chance de le secourir. Cette quête la conduira au bout du monde, à la merci de seigneurs de guerre déments et cruels, et face à un pouvoir si terrifiant que personne n''ose en prononcer le nom...

« Brillant et audacieux. » Publishers Weekly Phèdre nó Delaunay porte la marque de Kushiel, qui lui vaut d''éprouver à jamais le plaisir dans la souffrance. Devenue la plus convoitée des courtisanes, ainsi qu''une espionne exceptionnelle, elle a dû tout sacrifier pour sauver sa patrie d''une sombre conspiration. Aujourd''hui, les poètes chantent ses exploits, mais les dieux n''en ont pas fini avec elle... Car si le peuple d''Angelin aime sa jeune reine, d''autres ne pensent qu''à lui ravir la couronne. Et les comploteurs qui ont échappé au courroux des puissants sont avides de vengeance. Laissez-vous séduire par un monde vénéneux peuplé de conspirateurs, de monarques assiégés et de seigneurs de guerre barbares... et surtout par Phèdre, une héroïne hors du commun. « La qualification de chef-d''oeuvre est proche de la vérité : un récit épique, d''une ampleur rare et au style magnifique. » NooSFere

« La qualification de chef-d''oeuvre est proche de la vérité : un récit épique, d''une ampleur rare et au style magnifique. » NooSFere Phèdre nó Delaunay porte la marque de Kushiel, qui lui vaut d''éprouver à jamais le plaisir dans la souffrance. Enfant, elle a été vendue à un noble qui a su reconnaître chez elle ce don cruel, et elle est devenue depuis la plus convoitée des courtisanes... ainsi qu''une espionne exceptionnelle. Lorsqu''elle découvre le complot qui pèse sur sa patrie, Phèdre se lance dans une aventure épique et déchirante, semée de trahisons, et qu''il lui faudra mener jusqu''au bout pour sauver son peuple. Laissez-vous séduire par un monde vénéneux peuplé de conspirateurs, de monarques assiégés et de seigneurs de guerre barbares... et surtout par Phèdre, une héroïne hors du commun.

Jacqueline Carey is back with an amazing adventure not seen since her New York Times bestselling Kushiel''s Legacy series. Lush and sensual, Starless introduces us to an epic world where exiled gods live among us, and a hero whose journey will resonate long after the last page is turned. I was nine years old the first time I tried to kill a man... Destined from birth to serve as protector of the princess Zariya, Khai is trained in the arts of killing and stealth by a warrior sect in the deep desert; yet there is one profound truth that has been withheld from him. In the court of the Sun-Blessed, Khai must learn to navigate deadly intrigue and his own conflicted identity...but in the far reaches of the western seas, the dark god Miasmus is rising, intent on nothing less than wholesale destruction. If Khai is to keep his soul’s twin Zariya alive, their only hope lies with an unlikely crew of prophecy-seekers on a journey that will take them farther beneath the starless skies than anyone can imagine. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The dutiful and tenderhearted Miranda loves her father but is terribly lonely. She finds solace and companionship with Caliban, the strange and feral boy Prospero has bewitched to serve him. As Prospero weaves his magic and dreams of revenge, Miranda and Caliban battle the dark, unknowable forces that bind them to the island even as the pangs of adolescence create a new awareness of each other and their doomed relationship.

This discounted ebundle of the Kushiel''s Legacy includes: Kushiel’s Dart, Kushiel’s Chosen, Kushiel’s Avatar The first trilogy in Jacqueline Carey''s sprawling—and darkly sensual—New York Times bestselling series. The land of Terre d''Ange is a place of unsurpassed beauty and grace. It is said that 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. Set in a world of cunning poets, deadly courtiers, heroic traitors, and a truly Machiavellian villainess, this is a tale of grandeur, luxuriance, sacrifice, betrayal, and deeply laid conspiracies. Kushiel’s Dart — Phèdre nó Delaunay is sold into indentured servitude as a child, her bond is purchased by Anafiel Delaunay, a nobleman with a very 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. Kushiel’s Chosen — The hands of the gods weigh heavily upon Phèdre''s brow, and they are not finished with her. While the young queen who sits upon the throne is well loved by the people, there are those who believe another should wear the crown... Kushiel’s Avatar — Phèdre and Joscelin journey on a dangerous path that will carry them to fabled courts and splendid vistas, to distant lands where madness reigns and souls are currency, and down a fabled river to a land forgotten by most of the world. And to a power so mighty that none dare speak its name. Kushiel''s Legacy Kushiel''s Dart Kushiel''s Chosen Kushiel''s Avatar The Sundering Banewreaker Godslayer Other books Miranda and Caliban At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Imriel et Sidonie renoncent enfin à la clandestinité. Mais l''aveu de leur amour s''apprête à précipiter le royaume dans le plus grand tumulte. Car les D''Angelins n''ont pas oublié les crimes de la mère d''imriel, la perfide Melisande. Aussi la reine Ysandre impose-t-elle une condition absolue à l''union des amants. imriel doit accomplir un acte de foi : retrouver sa mère et la ramener en Terre d''Ange pour qu''elle y soit exécutée. Mais tandis que Sidonie et lui se préparent à une nouvelle séparation, une force étrangère venue de loin étend son ombre sur le royaume. Les deux amants survivront-ils à cette nouvelle menace ?

Phèdre é uma jovem nascida com uma marca escarlate no olho esquerdo. Vendida como escrava em criança, é comprada por um fidalgo, Anafiel Delaunay, detentor de uma missão e de muitos segredos. E ele é o primeiro a reconhecê-la como a eleita de Kushiel: uma mulher para quem a dor e o prazer são uma coisa só. Phèdre aprende as artes da corte e de alcova, mas sendo observadora e perspicaz, torna-se uma espia talentosa e uma irresistível cortesã. No entanto, Phèdre tropeça numa teia que ameaça os próprios alicerces da sua pátria. A traição mostra-lhe o caminho a seguir, o amor e a honra instigam-na a ir mais longe. Mas a crueldade do destino vai levá-la ao limite do desespero... e para além dele. No meio do ódio e da desconfiança, Phèdre apenas terá uma oportunidade de salvar tudo o que lhe é mais querido.

Héritier d’une lignée mortellement dangereuse, le prince Imriel est troisième dans l’ordre de succession au trône de Terre d’Ange. Pion majeur sur l’échiquier politique, il n’a guère le choix de son destin. Lorsqu’il sacrifie l’amour au devoir, les dieux eux-mêmes ne peuvent rien pour le protéger des conséquences de ses actes. En Alba, de sombres puissances oeuvrent pour utiliser ses propres passions contre lui. L’aventure l’entraînera encore plus loin qu’il ne l’avait rêvé, jusqu’à un pays déchiré par la guerre où, d’une foi ancienne, une nouvelle est en train d’éclore. Lorsque tout sera fini, la justice divine de Kushiel se fera sentir sur la Terre comme au ciel...

The hot-as-Hel series with the “Sookie Stackhouse type of vibe” (Paranormal Haven) is back—but this time the paranormal Midwestern town of Pemkowet is feeling a frost in the air and the residents are frozen in fear.... The Pemkowet Visitors Bureau has always promoted paranormal tourism—even if it has downplayed the risks (hobgoblins are unpredictable). It helps that the town is presided over by Daisy Johanssen, who as Hel’s liaison is authorized by the Norse goddess of the dead to keep Pemkowet under control. Normally, that’s easier to do in the winter, when bracing temperatures keep folks indoors. But a new predator is on the prowl, and this one thrives on nightmares. Daisy is on her trail and working intimately with her partner and sometime lover from the Pemkowet PD, sexy yet unavailable werewolf Cody Fairfax. But even as the creature is racking up innocent victims, a greater danger looms on Pewkowet’s horizon. As a result of a recent ghost uprising, an unknown adversary—represented by a hell-spawn lawyer with fiery powers of persuasion—has instigated a lawsuit against the town. If Pemkowet loses, Hel’s sovereignty will be jeopardized, and the fate of the eldritch community will be at stake. The only one who can prevent it is Daisy—but she’s going to have to confront her own worst nightmare to do it.

« La qualification de chef-d’œuvre est proche de la vérité : un récit épique, d’une ampleur rare et au style magnifique. » NooSFere Phèdre nó Delaunay porte la marque de Kushiel, qui lui vaut d’éprouver à jamais le plaisir dans la souffrance. Enfant, elle a été vendue à un noble qui a su reconnaître chez elle ce don cruel, et elle est devenue depuis la plus convoitée des courtisanes... ainsi qu’une espionne exceptionnelle. Lorsqu’elle découvre le complot qui pèse sur sa patrie, Phèdre se lance dans une aventure épique et déchirante, semée de trahisons, et qu’il lui faudra mener jusqu’au bout pour sauver son peuple. Laissez-vous séduire par un monde vénéneux peuplé de conspirateurs, de monarques assiégés et de seigneurs de guerre barbares... et surtout par Phèdre, une héroïne hors du commun.

New York Times bestselling author Jacqueline Carey returns to the curious Midwest tourist community where normal and paranormal worlds co-exist—however tenuously—under the watchful eye of a female hellspawn… Fathered by an incubus, raised by a mortal mother, and liaison to the Pemkowet Police Department, Daisy Johanssen pulled the community together after a summer tragedy befell the resort town she calls home. Things are back to normal—as normal as it gets for a town famous for its supernatural tourism, and presided over by the reclusive Norse goddess Hel. Not only has Daisy now gained respect as Hel’s enforcer, she’s dating Sinclair Palmer, a nice, seemingly normal human guy. Not too shabby for the daughter of a demon. Unfortunately, Sinclair has a secret. And it’s a big one. He’s descended from Obeah sorcerers and they want him back. If he doesn’t return to Jamaica to take up his rightful role in the family, they’ll unleash spirit magic that could have dire consequences for the town. It’s Daisy’s job to stop it, and she’s going to need a lot of help. But time is running out, the dead are growing restless, and one mistake could cost Daisy everything…

THE FIRST AGENT OF HEL NOVEL! “Jacqueline Carey proves her versatility with this compelling and delightful piece of urban fantasy.”—#1 New York Times Bestselling Author Charlaine Harris The Midwestern resort town of Pemkowet boasts a diverse population: eccentric locals, wealthy summer people, and tourists by the busload—not to mention fairies, sprites, vampires, naiads, ogres, and a whole host of eldritch folk, presided over by Hel, a reclusive Norse goddess. To Daisy Johanssen, fathered by an incubus and raised by a single mother, it’s home. And as Hel’s enforcer and the designated liaison to the Pemkowet Police Department, it’s up to her to ensure relations between the mundane and eldritch communities run smoothly. But when a young man from a nearby college drowns—and signs point to eldritch involvement—the town’s booming paranormal tourism trade is at stake. Teamed up with her childhood crush, Officer Cody Fairfax, a sexy werewolf on the down-low, Daisy must solve the crime—and keep a tight rein on the darker side of her nature. For if she’s ever tempted to invoke her demonic birthright, it could accidentally unleash nothing less than Armageddon.

Rapito quand’era solo un bambino, venduto come schiavo e costretto a sopportare terribili torture, il principe Imriel de la Courcel è stato tratto in salvo e adottato da Phèdre, non soltanto un’abilissima spia, ma anche un’anguissette, cioè una persona capace di mescolare la sofferenza e il piacere per natura e non per costrizione. Una volta tornato a corte, però, Imriel non può dirsi al sicuro: benché sia il terzo in linea di successione al trono di Terre d’Ange, sono molti a volerlo morto. Temono infatti che il giovane abbia ereditato la stessa sete di potere della madre, la famigerata Mélisande Shahrizai, scomparsa senza lasciare traccia dopo aver cercato per ben due volte di usurpare il trono. Imriel però sa di non doversi difendere solo dagli intrighi di palazzo, ma anche da se stesso. Ormai adolescente, sente crescere in lui oscuri desideri, mentre il suo corpo risponde pericolosamente al dono di Phèdre... Confuso e spaventato, il giovane decide allora di partire in cerca dell’unica persona che possa aiutarlo a far chiarezza nel suo animo e, forse, anche a ritrovare sua madre: il maestro di Anafiel Delaunay, l’uomo che aveva reso Phèdre una perfetta spia. Ma, ben presto, Imriel si ritroverà a fare i conti con un mondo in cui niente è ciò che sembra, in cui l’inganno può celarsi nelle parole più innocenti, e scoprirà suo malgrado che la ricerca del vecchio mentore non è che l’inizio...

Cresciuta nei remoti boschi di Alba, Moirin mac Fainche ha faticato ad ambientarsi nella raffinata Terre d’Ange, tra radicate convenzioni sociali e pericolosi intrighi di corte. Tuttavia i suoi sforzi sono stati premiati: non solo lei è diventata la preferita della regina, al punto di essere accolta nel palazzo reale, ma è stata pure accettata come discepola dal maestro Lo Feng, giunto dalla lontana Ch’in per insegnare l’arte della medicina e della magia. Moirin si dimostra subito un’allieva eccellente: oltre alla capacità di rendersi invisibile, infatti, la giovane dà prova di possedere straordinarie capacità curative. Ecco perché, quando viene improvvisamente richiamato in patria, Lo Feng la prega di accompagnarlo. Tigre di Neve, la figlia dell’imperatore, è caduta vittima di un terribile sortilegio, che l’ha resa aggressiva e violenta, inducendola persino ad assassinare il marito la notte delle nozze. E adesso l’impero è sull’orlo di una guerra civile: furioso, il padre dello sposo sta sobillando i nobili locali, per convincerli a marciare sulla capitale e a uccidere la principessa. L’ultima speranza per Tigre di Neve è smascherare il traditore che le ha lanciato contro l’incantesimo e costringerlo a liberarla. E, secondo Lo Feng, solo una persona è in grado di riuscirci: Moirin...

C’è stato un tempo in cui l’isola di Alba era dominata dai Maghuin Dhonn, un’antica tribù depositaria di poteri straordinari. Un secolo fa, però, quella terra è stata sconvolta da un crimine orrendo: l’assassinio della moglie e del figlio di Imriel de la Courcel. Da quel giorno, la magia è svanita quasi del tutto... L’oracolo è stato chiaro: sarà Moirin, la figlia della venerata strega dei Maghuin Dhonn, a riportare la tribù allo splendore che merita; tuttavia, perché il fato si compia, la giovane dovrà intraprendere un lungo viaggio alla scoperta delle proprie origini. Emozionata e impaurita, Moirin lascia quindi le foreste di Alba alla volta di Terre d’Ange, dove vive il padre, che lei non ha mai conosciuto. Di lui, Moirin sa solo che è un sacerdote di Naamah, la dea del desiderio, la stessa divinità che spesso le appare in sogno e che le ha donato innate abilità di seduzione. Ma il regno angeline è un posto pericoloso per un’ingenua fanciulla dei boschi. Non appena arriva nella capitale, infatti, Moirin viene prima derubata e poi investita dalla carrozza di Raphael de Mereliot, uno degli uomini più potenti della città. Un incontro che segnerà il suo destino: quando Raphael le offre ospitalità, Moirin s’infatua di lui e, col passare dei giorni, si lascia coinvolgere in una conturbante relazione amorosa. Ma la giovane non può immaginare che, in realtà, Raphael vuole soltanto servirsi di lei e delle sue capacità per realizzare un piano ordito da tempo...

Die neue, sinnliche Fantasy-Serie Nach der düster-erotischen Kushiel-Saga um die junge Kurtisane Phèdre hat Jacqueline Carey eine neue, atemberaubende Fantasy-Welt erschaffen, die den ewigen Kampf um Licht und Finsternis neu erzählt: Im Land der Götter brechen düstere Zeiten an. Wo sind die Helden, die es wagen, den Fluchbringer Satoris zu vernichten? Denn Satoris ist mächtig, und er ist ein Meister des Bösen ...

I was afraid of the dark tide that stirred in me. I did not want any part of my mother''s blood. And yet it called to me.'' Imriel de la Courcel, third in line to the throne, was enslaved and tortured as a boy, leaving him scarred and wary of his future. Son of a traitor, Imriel fears the dangerous passions of his bloodline - and his potential for destruction. His beloved stepmother, exotic and lovely, has trained him in the arts of covertcy - espionage skills that will either serve his country well, or draw him into a web of corruption and treachery. Imriel will need all of these resources as he travels, incognito, to escape the demands of court and family ... What he discovers is not freedom, but a city at war, and a political game so deep that he may never escape its net.

Dopo aver vendicato la morte della moglie, Imriel è libero di tornare a casa e di rendere pubblica la sua relazione con Sidonie. La regina Ysandre, però, non può permettere che la delfina di Terre D''Ange si fidanzi col figlio della famigerata Mélisande Shahrizai, la donna che per ben due volte ha cercato di usurpare il regno e che poi è svanita nel nulla. Perciò, come segno della propria fedeltà, Imriel dovrà consegnare la traditrice alla giustizia, altrimenti Sidonie verrà diseredata. Grazie ai suoi legami con la Gilda Invisibile - una setta segreta ramificata in tutto il mondo - il giovane riesce a scoprire il nascondiglio della madre; tuttavia, proprio quando si prepara a partire, giunge a corte Astegal, l''ambizioso principe di Cartagine. Con un subdolo incantesimo, Astegal assoggetta al suo volere tutti gli abitanti di Terre D''Ange, compresa Sidonie, che accetta persino di sposarlo. Essendo l''unico rimasto immune, Imriel si trova quindi costretto a chiedere aiuto al solo uomo che possa spezzare il potentissimo sortilegio: Ptolemy Solon, governatore della remota isola di Cythera, nonché amante di Mélisande Shahrizai...

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Kushiel''s Legacy series comes the concluding volume in Moirin''s story. The half-human/half-deity must look to her past mistakes to restore order in her homeland, at whatever cost. Returning to Terre d''Ange, Moirin finds the royal family broken. Wracked by unrelenting grief at the loss of his wife, Queen Jehanne, King Daniel is unable to rule. Prince Thierry, leading an expedition to explore the deadly jungles of Terra Nova, is halfway across the world. And three-year-old Desirée is a vision of her mother: tempestuous, intelligent, and fiery, but desperately lonely, and a vulnerable pawn in a game of shifting political allegiances. As tensions mount, King Daniel asks that Moirin become Desirée''s oath-sworn protector. Navigating the intricate political landscape of the Court proves a difficult challenge, and when dire news arrives from overseas, the spirit of Queen Jehanne visits Moirin in a dream and bids her undertake an impossible quest. Another specter from the past also haunts Moirin. Traveling with Thierry in the New World is Raphael de Mereliot, her manipulative former lover. Years ago, Raphael forced her to help him summon fallen angels in the hopes of acquiring mystical gifts and knowledge. It was a disastrous effort that nearly killed them, and Moirin must finally bear the costs of those bitter mistakes.

Imriel est le fils adoptif de Phedre, l''Elue de Kushiel. Enleve, torture et reduit en esclavage lorsqu''il n''etait qu''un enfant, Imriel est aujourd''hui prince du sang. A la Cour ou se trament mille conspirations, nombreux sont ceux qui souhaitent sa mort - de peur qu''il n''ait herite des dons malefiques de sa veritable mere, Melisande. Alors qu''il approche de l''age d''homme et que s''eveillent en lui des desirs de plus en plus vifs, Imriel en vient a partager leurs craintes et se trouve piege au coeur d''une trame de meurtres et de manipulations ou il devra faire face au plus grand des defis: decouvrir sa veritable nature.

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Kushiel''s Legacy series, a lushly imagined fantasy featuring Moirin: daughter of Alba. Far from the land of her birth, Moirin sets out across Tatar territory to find Bao, the proud and virile Ch''in fighter who holds the missing half of her diadh-anam, the divine soul-spark of her mother''s people. After a long ordeal, she not only succeeds, but surrenders to a passion the likes of which she''s never known. But the lovers'' happiness is short lived, for Bao is entangled in a complication that soon leads to their betrayal.

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Kushiel''s Legacy series comes an all new saga set in her unique Renaissance world. Once there were great magicians born to the Maghuin Dhonn; the folk of the Brown Bear, the oldest tribe in Alba. But generations ago, the greatest of them all broke a sacred oath sworn in the name of all his people. Now, only small gifts remain to them. Through her lineage, Moirin possesses such gifts—the ability to summon the twilight and conceal herself, and the skill to coax plants to grow. Moirin has a secret, too. From childhood onward, she senses the presence of unfamiliar gods in her life; the bright lady, and the man with a seedling cupped in his palm. Raised in the wilderness by her reclusive mother, it isn''t until she comes of age that Moirin learns how illustrious, if mixed, her heritage is. After Moirin undergoes the rites of adulthood, she finds divine acceptance—on the condition that she fulfill an unknown destiny.

Lushly written with rich and vivid characters, Santa Olivia is Jacqueline Carey''s take on comic book superheroes and the classic werewolf myth. Loup Garron was born and raised in Santa Olivia, an isolated, disenfranchised town next to a US military base inside a DMZ buffer zone between Texas and Mexico. A fugitive "Wolf-Man" who had a love affair with a local woman, Loup''s father was one of a group of men genetically-manipulated and used by the US government as a weapon. The "Wolf-Men" were engineered to have superhuman strength, speed, sensory capability, stamina, and a total lack of fear, and Loup, named for and sharing her father''s wolf-like qualities, is marked as an outsider. After her mother dies, Loup goes to live among the misfit orphans at the parish church, where they seethe from the injustices visited upon the locals by the soldiers. Eventually, the orphans find an outlet for their frustrations: They form a vigilante group to support Loup Garron who, costumed as their patron saint, Santa Olivia, uses her special abilities to avenge the town. Aware that she could lose her freedom, and possibly her life, Loup is determined to fight to redress the wrongs her community has suffered. And like the reincarnation of their patron saint, she will bring hope to all of Santa Olivia.