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Title: Kushiel's Avatar by Jacqueline Carey ISBN: 0312872402 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: April, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.73
Rating: 5
Summary: appropriate ending to the trilogy!
Comment: I don't want to discuss too much of the plot -- there would be too many spoilers -- but Carey does a very thorough job of wrapping up all the loose ends leftover from her middle novel "Kushiel's Chosen"... Phedre's quest to free Hyacinthe and its links to the One God, the whereabouts of Melisande's son Imriel, the mysterious bronze edge of power in Phedre's voice... She answers all the questions we were left with before.
At times the book is a touch melodramatic, and there are definitely a few slow spots, but if you enjoyed "Kushiel's Dart" and "Kushiel's Chosen," I highly recommend the final book in this trilogy. (If you haven't read either of the first two books, I recommend you start with those, because you won't be nearly as caught up in the characters' histories without them). For those people who complained about "Kushiel's Chosen," don't worry -- the scope of the novel definitely extends beyond a Phedre-Melisande contest of wills (taking us to new countries and introducing the power of new gods, no less), Phedre grows as a character (much better than she was in "K's Chosen," though I still liked her best in "K's Dart"), and the ending is satisfying (if slightly bittersweet).
Despite the few flaws I mentioned earlier, I thought this book was worth the wait... You know a novel is good when you finish it and find yourself wishing the series wasn't over! Anyone know if Carey is planning to write more novels set in Terra D'Ange?
Rating: 2
Summary: So disappointed
Comment: I loved Kushiel's Dart. I liked Kushiel's Chosen, though I admit I think the characters I had been so intrigued with in the first book had lost a lot of their edge. Now it is gone completely. Kushiel's Avatar still has some of the grit left, but on the whole I have to admit it took me a very long time to finish this book I had anticipated so much. I read Dart in a single sitting, avoiding sleep and even sit-down meals. This was a struggle to finish. The plot is average, not what I have come to expect of Carey. I guess this is an interesting analogy to the passion and hard core sex that has been Ms. Carey's stock in trade. Even the hottest of fires cools to ash. Sometimes I guess it flares out quickly. I am glad to see this story is finally over. I will probably read Elegy for Darkness, just to see if she can rejuvenate my interest, but I will not preorder it, nor will I buy it in hardcover. I recommend this policy to others as well.
Rating: 4
Summary: phedre matures
Comment: I was expecting to be disappointed from the reviews on here and from the ho-hum 2nd book in the series. I wasn't.
Carey put in all the usual convoluted plot twists, family and political intrigue, strange events, unpronounceable names and excessive traveling to new lands. The main difference is that 10 years have passed since we last knew everyone and that time has been good. All the characters have matured and their personalities have deepened. Phedre is a woman, not a girl playing spy games and I find her even more appealing than in the other two books. Joscelin is a much more relaxed man, secure in himself and their love together. Melisande even has her claws cut a bit and becomes much more human (she now has a HUGE weak-spot).
The plot starts off simply but becomes tangled and the travelers become very sidetracked, as always. This time, their adventures become extremely dark for about 1/3 of the book. Joscelin and Phedre are tested to the core of their beings and their love. I found this section of the story very moving. Phedre begins to feel the presence of her gods and this drives a lot of the rest of the story. She finds out the truth of her nature, more than she ever wanted too. (She also gets the chance to save the world, essentially, but that's almost a footnote.)
The whole book is about faith and love-losing it and finding it, both within and without oneself. Above all, it is about love itself, in all its forms and powers. Love can be a weapon and a healer, it can save and it can curse, it can kill and bring life. Phedre's journey through her spiritual awakening is much deeper than I expected for this series. On the whole, I found it to be a very moving book and deeply religious (in the various religions of the land.)
For the book itself, it is much better than the second book. They are faced with the real world more than simply backstabbing court politics (like the second book). There are a few explicit sex scenes between her and Joscelin thrown in (only one integral to the plot). Her abilities as an anguissette are used only for one part of this book, sexually speaking (it saves her life and the lives of others). Part of her journey is discovering that bearing pain can take many forms and not just for the pleasure of others or herself. She also begins to find purpose in the fact that she was god-chosen and that it wasn't just a random event. All the political intrigue seems to wear on her and after her experiences she feels it's all rather shallow. I have a feeling she'll be less immersed in court politics when this is done.
This book is the same as the other two on the surface, but the deep thread running through the book is about the larger questions of humanity and Carey does a good job of letting Phedre figure out her own answers. I think it was a fitting ending to the series. We have watched a girl grow into a complete woman.
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Title: Kushiel's Chosen by Jacqueline Carey ISBN: 0312872399 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: April, 2002 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: Cerulean Sins: An Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Novel by Laurell K. Hamilton ISBN: 0425188361 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey ISBN: 0765342987 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: March, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 4) by George R. R. Martin ISBN: 0553801503 Publisher: Spectra Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: Requiem for the Sun by Elizabeth Haydon ISBN: 0312878842 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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