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| Title | : | Kushiel's Mercy (Imriel's Trilogy #3) |
| Author | : | Jacqueline Carey |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 653 pages |
| Published | : | June 12th 2008 by Grand Central Publishing (first published May 31st 2008) |
| Categories | : | Romance. Fiction. Fantasy. Epic Fantasy. Science Fiction Fantasy |
Jacqueline Carey
Hardcover | Pages: 653 pages Rating: 4.32 | 16257 Users | 540 Reviews
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Having learned a lesson about thwarting the will of the gods, Imriel and Sidonie publicly confess their affair, only to see the country boil over in turmoil. Younger generations, infatuated by their heart-twisting, star-cross romance, defend the couple. Many others cannot forget the betrayals of Imriel's mother, Melisande, who plunged their country into a bloody war that cost the lives of their fathers, brothers, and sons.To quell the unrest, Ysandre, the queen, sets her decree. She will not divide the lovers, yet neither will she acknowledge them. If they marry, Sidonie will be disinherited, losing her claim on the throne.
There's only one way they can truly be together. Imriel must perform an act of faith: search the world for his infamous mother and bring her back to Terre d'Ange to be executed for treason.
Facing a terrible choice, Imriel and Sidonie prepare ruefully for another long separation. But when a dark foreign force casts a shadow over Terre d'Ange and all the surrounding countries, their world is turned upside down, alliances of the unlikeliest kind are made, and Imriel and Sidonie learn that the god Elua always puts hearts together apurpose.
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| Original Title: | Kushiel's Mercy |
| ISBN: | 0446500046 (ISBN13: 9780446500043) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Imriel's Trilogy #3, Ciclo su Imriel #5, Kushiel's Legacy #6, Kushiel's Universe #6 , more |
| Characters: | Phèdre nó Delaunay, Joscelin Verreuil, Melisande Shahrizai, Imriel de la Courcel, Sidonie de la Courcel, Alais de la Courcel, Hyacinthe (Jacqueline Carey), Ysandre de la Courcel |
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Ratings: 4.32 From 16257 Users | 540 ReviewsCriticism Out Of Books Kushiel's Mercy (Imriel's Trilogy #3)
Like most of this second trilogy, it lacks the spark of excellence that defined Carey's first trilogy. Imriel is a more likeable character than he starts out in his series - but not nearly as good as when appearing in the final book of Phedre's trilogy. Read it because I had too, but not sure I'd recommend the series if you've not read the first set. Carey seems to sell out some of her characters when needs be for a plot device.Whew! Finally, I am done with this second trilogy (in a trilogy of trilogies). I might need to take a break before I tackle the last three. As always, Carey pulls no punches (but of course, there is the requisite happy ending. I doubt that is a surprise to anyone.) and crams in at least three novels' worth of story into one. Very pleased. (And glad to be done for the moment.)Highly recommend this series!
I'm really on the fence about this book. I'm on the fence about the whole Imriel Trilogy, really. When I started reading it, I expected a grand tale about a journey into the darkness of the heart, exploring the power of Imriel's Kusheline blood and all building up to the search for Melisande. What Carey gave us was, at its core, a love story. Part of me wants to commend her for not making Imriel into Phedre Version 2.0 and having three novels of how he becomes a hero of the realm. In fact, she
Wow. I wasn't expecting this kind of plot from the last book. I knew it would involve Imriel going after his mother, but I wouldn't have guessed at the sudden turn of events. Normally, a plot where memories have been wiped would leave me in anguish beyond what I like, but I think having Imriel believing he was someone else, helped with that. I don't think I could have taken much more of his angst at being separated from Sidonie. Not that I thought he was whiny, but emotionally it was stressful
I do not know if the author had the same issue with me about the "size" of the story in comparition with the first trilogy but certainly in this third and final part she decided to make things quite "bigger", more epic if you prefer. To achieve this he turned to more traditional "tools" in the plot elements mainly found in classic tales. A call to a great achievement as proof of love and a spell of a powerful magician who needs ... hassle to solve is enough to untie the story and send our hero
Getting a little sick of Imriel and Sidonie's speshul speshul love and their mighty orgasms of the gods.The ending, like that of the reedited Return of the Jedi, goes on forever and ever and there's sex instead of dancing Ewoks.There is one paragraph as you are trudging to the end that clubs you over the head with a "full dramatic circle coming to a symbolic close, here, let me spell it out!" thing.But it was still fun, and had some great twists and turns. I didn't think Imriel's disguise would
Haven't read this yet and, as with the last two or three books of this series, I'm really just reading because I feel like I should finish the series. Hopefully, this book won't be as repetitive and needlessly long as the other books of the Imriel story.UPDATE: Glad to be done with this series. At the end of the day, I felt like I was being dragged along from plot point to plot point. The fact that some of the plot points were surprisingly creative and interesting is what kept me reading. It's
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