Jacqueline Carey (1) (1964–)
Author of Kushiel's Dart
For other authors named Jacqueline Carey, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Jacqueline Carey was born in 1964 in Highland Park, Illinois. After receiving B.A. degrees in psychology and English literature from Lake Forest College, she spent six months working in a bookstore in London. Upon returning to the U.S., she began her writing career while working at a local college. show more Her debut novel, Kushiel's Dart, was published in 2001 and won the 2002 Locus Award for Best First Novel. Her other works include the Kushiel's Legacy series, the Naamah series, the Sundering series, and Santa Olivia series. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Series
Works by Jacqueline Carey
Kushiel's Legacy Series BOOKS 1-6 (Kushiel's Dart, Kushiel's Avatar, Kushiel's Mercy,… (2008) 11 copies
The Kushiel's Legacy Series 4 copies
Kushiel's Dart, Part 2 of 2 4 copies
The Isle of Women 3 copies
Kushiel's Avatar, Part 1 of 2 2 copies
You, And You Alone 2 copies
A Promessa de Kushiel 1 copy
A Eleita de Kushiel 1 copy
Santitos At Large 1 copy
Kushiel, T1 : La Marque 1 copy
The Martyr of the Roses 1 copy
Associated Works
Songs of Love and Death: All Original Tales of Star Crossed Love (2010) — Contributor — 742 copies, 34 reviews
The Anthology at the End of the Universe: Leading Science Fiction Authors on Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to… (2005) — Contributor — 130 copies, 2 reviews
Revisiting Narnia: Fantasy, Myth and Religion in C. S. Lewis' Chronicles (2005) — Contributor — 52 copies, 1 review
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1964-10-09
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Highland Park, Illinois, USA
- Places of residence
- Michigan, USA
- Education
- Lake Forest College (B.A.|Psychology)
Lake Forest College (B.A.|English Literature) - Organizations
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
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Discussions
Jacqueline Carey too cavalier about sexual assault or assault against children? in Book talk (March 2023)
Reviews
I started this book with the Kushiel-series in mind. It became soon apparant that this was something totally different. I had a hard time getting into the story but in the end I loved the characters in the story. I had imagined it had more werewolve and magic in it, but it was more of a science fiction like story than a fantasy novel. But I liked it.
A little too sex-heavy for my taste, and though I much enjoyed the characters and many of the scenes, I engaged little with the plot and with Phedre herself.
I guess I'm on a re-reading kick--nothing new is appealing to me right now. Thank goodness, there are books like this one to keep me busy during the wait!
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Statistics
- Works
- 59
- Also by
- 10
- Members
- 31,960
- Popularity
- #615
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
- 932
- ISBNs
- 308
- Languages
- 9
- Favorited
- 234
i found the prose to be self-indulgent and violet, but ymmv.
the amount of work put into the backstory and lore could’ve been promising if chunks of the book weren’t dedicated to a slave woman (who was groomed and “excited” to become one? lol?) being beaten half to death and then violated while unconscious, several different times, so she can’t remember—and then because of her ~*~special mote~*~ she totally enjoyed it guys! she’s giving her retroactive consent because she loved it so much. besides, it says right here in the contract she could’ve refused and she didn’t (because her ~*~special mote~*~ prevented it) so that means it’s still safe, sane, and consensual. checkmate.
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this book is non-con (or “dub-con” if you really want to reach and don’t think it’s rape) fetish fuel and more to add to the pile of rags misrepresenting BDSM for clout. not representative of actual BDSM at any point, rife with abuse and rape, even romanticizes the abuse, victimhood, and the child sex slavery extant in this world
and if you’re thinking “it can’t be that bad”: it is. don’t read it just to check unless you know you get your rocks off from it.
literally would rather read the entire fifty shades series than look at this book again… (more)