Kushiel's Avatar by Jacqueline Carey6/27/2023 ![]() ![]() So Phèdre and Joscelin get involved in all sorts of African adventures, and along the way, Phèdre picks up a handy Name of God that frees Hyacinthe. This bizarre, D'Angeline logic doesn't appeal to me, but it certainly drives the plot forward. But apparently, Melisande thinks that if anyone can find Imriel when she can't, it's the one woman whom she's outsmarted for ten years by hiding her son. The fact that she's been searching for him for ten years with no success doesn't really recommend her for this job. Phèdre, who has serious issues with Melisande, ends up promising to find Imriel. Melisande's son, Imriel, who is third-in-line for the throne of Terre D'Ange, has gone missing. Phèdre gets a dubious break in her search when she's contacted by aforementioned smoked-out traitor, Melisande Shahrizai. That is, when she isn't busy traipsing around the continent making alliances, smoking out traitors, and-let us not forget-serving Namaah. Ever since then, Phèdre has been scouring all the Yeshuite lore she can lay hands on for a way of breaking the curse. Way back in Kushiel’s Dart (remember that? remember?), Hyacinthe saved Phèdre from having to take the place of the cursed Master of the Straits. Specifically, we recall the contribution of Hyacinthe, a Romani-sorry, Tsingano-prince and lifelong friend of Phèdre. ![]() We begin "ten years later…" with a recap of the previous two books, reminding us who this Phèdre chick is and why we care. Soon after my return to Terre d'Ange in Kushiel's Chosen, I'm back for round three: Kushiel's Avatar. ![]()
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