Kushiel's Dart: A Novel of Passion, Magic... (Kushiel 1) by Jacqueline Carey

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The land of Terre d'Ange is a place of unsurpassing 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. Phèdre nó Delaunay is a young woman who was born with a... read more

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Phedre no Delaunay: Delaunay's pupil, anguissette.
Anafiel Delaunay: Noble.
Alcuin no Delaunay: Delaunay's pupil
Guy: Delaunay's man.
Joscelin Verreuil: Cassiline Brother, from Siovale.
Ysandre de la Courcel: Daughter of Rolande and Isabel; Dauphine.
Roland de la Courcel: Dauphin - deceased.
Isabel L'Envers de la Courcel: Wife of Rolande, Princess-Consort - deceased.
Barquiel L'Envers: Brother of Isabel. Duc L'Envers, from Namarre.
Baudoin de Trevalion: Son of Lyonette and Marc; Prince of the Blood.
Lyonette de Trevalion: Sister of Ganelon (King of Terre d'Ange); Princess of the Blood; wife of Marc de Trevalion (Duc of Trevalion); known as the "Lioness of Azzalle."
Isidore d'Aiglemort: Duc d'Aiglemort, from Camlach.
Childric d'Essoms: Noble; member of Court of Chancery.
Cecilie Laveau-Perrin: Former adept of Cereus house; tutor to Phedre and Alcuin.
Quincel de Morhban: Duc de Morhban, from Kusheth.
Melisande Shahrizai: Noble, from Kusheth.
Percy de Somerville: Comte de Somerville, from L'Agnace; Prince of the Blood; Royal Commander.
Gunter Arnlaugson: Head of steading in Skaldia.
Hedwig: Woman in Gunter's steading.
Waldemar Selig: Head of steading in Skaldia; Warlord.
Lodur the One-Eyed: Priest of Odhinn
Hyacinthe: Friend to Phedre; Tsingani; known as "Prince of Travellers."
Drustan mab Necthana: Son of Necthana (sister of the Cruarch of Alba); Prince of the Picti.
Eamonn mac Conor: Brother of Grainne; Lord of the Dalriada.
Grainnne mac Conor: Sister of Eamonn; Lady of the Dalriada.
Master of the Straits: Controls the seas between Alba and Terre d'Ange.
Thelesis de Mornay: King's Poet.
Quintilius Rousse: Royal Admiral.
Fortun: Sailor; one of Phedre's Boys.
Remy: Sailor; one of Phedre's Boys.
Ti-Philippe: Sailor; one of Phedre's Boys.

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“That which yields is not always weak.”
Hyacinthe, then Phedre.

First Sentence

Lest anyone should suppose that I am a cuckoo's child, got on the wrong side of the blanket by lusty peasant stock and sold into indenture in a shortfallen season, I may say that I am House-born and reared in the Night Court proper, for all the good it did me.

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