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From Shadows to Steel: Evolution of the Assassin Fantasy Genre
Throughout the vast realms of fantasy literature, there exists a subgenre that focuses on the moral ambiguities of being a killerâthe assassin fantasy genre. From the mysterious and silent killers of ancient tales to the morally complex anti-heroes of modern sagas, the portrayal of assassins in literature has evolved significantly over time. Today, weâll delve into the evolution of the assassinâŚ
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#action#Alexandre Dumas#ancient folklore#Assassin fantasy genre#Assassin&039;s Apprentice#Brent Weeks#Brian Staveley#Chronicles of the Unhewn Throne#Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser#fantasy literature#Farseer Trilogy#FitzChivalry Farseer#Fritz Leiber#Graceling#Jacqueline Carey#Jay Kristoff#Joe Abercrombie#Kristin Cashore#Kushiel&039;s Dart#Mark Lawrence#moral ambiguities#moral dilemmas#mystery#Nevernight#Nevernight Chronicle#Night Angel Trilogy#One Thousand and One Nights#Red Sister#Robin Hobb#Sarah J. Maas
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Shepherd.com: "The best books that blend fantasy and alternate history"
Shepherd.com: âThe best books that blend fantasy and alternate historyâ
Have you heard of Shepherd? Itâs an interesting new option for those looking for book recommendations. I was asked to contribute an article in a way that ties into my Steel Empires series, so the topic I landed on was the best books that blend fantasy and alternate history. It was incredibly difficult to settle on 5 books, and you can definitely take as given that I recommend the full seriesâŚ
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#alternate history#Bitters Seeds#book cover#book review#books#Burn For Me#fantasy#guest post#Hidden Legacies#Hunter of Demons#Ian Tregillis#Ilona Andrews#Jacqueline Carey#Jordan L. Hawk#Kushiel&039;s Dart#Magi Accounts#Michele Notaro#Milkweed Triptych#reading#Shepherd#SPECTR#The Scars That Bind Us
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Read-Along | Kushiel's Dart Chapters 9-12
Read-Along | Kushielâs Dart Chapters 9-12
Iâm doing a read-along of the Kushiel Legacy series by Jacqueline Carey here and on Reddit! These posts are just meant to be my thoughts and observations while reading the chapters. A more complex review is forthcoming after I finish the book.
Announcement!
Previous chapters (5-8).
Chapter 9
Delauneyâs got his plans as always. I know Phèdre loves him but I am always reminded that she and AlcuinâŚ
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Down the TBR Hole #5
Down the TBR Hole #5
I am very late (a full month), but decided this is exactly the kind of exercise that I need to get over my âreaderâs block.â I have been in a slump with wedding planning (yay!), working from home, and *finally* getting to see my mom and stepdad for the first time since February. Now, it has been hard to get back into reading. However, seeing what is out there and what I was once excited to readâŚ
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#charles de lint#Down the TBR Hole#elizabeth kerner#jacqueline carey#kate forsyth#kushiel&039;s dart#tbr
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I Like Big Books, I Cannot Lie
I Like Big Books, I Cannot Lie
In 2018, I participated in the Good Reads reading challenge. It was my aim to read two books a month every month and by New Years Eve 2018, I would have read 24 books. As some of you know, last year I crushed that goal and ended up finishing the year at 65 books read.
I was really strong in the beginning of the year and then from September through November, I did not read a single book. ThereâŚ
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#2019#Alice Feeney#Awaken The Giant Within#Books#Bookworm#Challenge#England#Goals#Good Reads#Jacqueline Carey#Janet Evanovich#Karin Slaughter#Kushiel&039;s Dart#Lisa Kleypas#Love in the Afternoon#Puns#Reading#Recommendations#Sometimes I Lie#Stephanie Plum Series#The Good Daughter#Tony Robbins#Travel
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Phedre's Trilogy | Jacqueline Carey | series review
Phedreâs Trilogy | Jacqueline Carey | series review #bookreview #bookblog #fantasy #fiction #karinareads #kushielslegacy
âlove as though wiltâ
I read and adored Jacqueline Careyâs magnificent Phedreâs Trilogy last year so I thought Iâd combine my reviews for the trilogy here in case you fancy some exquisite writing and epic romance in a Renaissance-esque fantasy setting. Featuring royalty, pirates, kidnapping and betrayal, happy reading!
Kushielâs Dart
While the start (moreâŚ)
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Book Review #7 Kushiel's Dart
Book Review #7 Kushielâs Dart
Hello everyone, I hope you had a good Labor Day weekend I know I sure did! Welcome to my seventh book review on Kushielâs Dart By Jacquline Carey. Depending on which copy of the book you have or get will depend on the page numbers you have to read, the first print copy of the book is around 912 pages or the new cover remake is about 654 pages, so a pretty long read. Donât get cocky with newâŚ
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MUSING MONDAYS | I need a vacation!
But unfortunately, I canât do that yet. Almost everyone in our office took vacation leave and weâre left with just the skeleton crew. Sigh. Iâll eventually get my turn. Probably some time in the fall. A trip back to NYC is so long overdue.
Musing Mondays is a weekly meme that asks you to choose one of the following prompts to answer:
* Iâm currently reading⌠* Up next I think Iâll read⌠* I boughtâŚ
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What I'm Reading {1}
What Iâm Reading {1}
A lot of great fantasy, lately!
Golden Son by Pierce BrownÂ
The second in the Red Rising trilogy, this sucker was such a gut punch. Brown is an author who doesnât go easy on his protagonist, Darrow, and the entire book will have you hungrily flipping the pages, needing to more as you read more. The action is intense, the plotting is tight, the motivations are ever-changing, and the end of theâŚ
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#a court of thorns and roses#a darker shade of magic#golden son#jacqueline carey#kushiel&039;s dart#leigh bardugo#melina marchetta#pierce brown#Sarah J. Maas#shadow and bone#the lumatere chronicles#victoria schwab
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Read-Along | Kushiel's Dart Chapters 5-8
Read-Along | Kushielâs Dart Chapters 5-8
Iâm doing a read-along of the Kushiel Legacy series by Jacqueline Carey here and on Reddit!
Announcement!
Previous chapters (1-4).
Chapter 5
Thereâs a lot of appropriation of different cultures by the Night Court. Itâs not something I picked up a lot of when I first read the book, but after rereading it multiple times now I can see all the work Carey has put into worldbuilding. Itâs the littleâŚ
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Jacqueline Carey announced she was retelling Kushielâs Dart from Joscelinâs perspective. I have not stopped screaming since. Now weâre doing a read-along of Kushielâs Legacy on r/fantasy. The read-along covers the three books of Phèdreâs trilogy, starting with Kushielâs Dart.
(Illustrations by Tran Nguyen. Subterranean Press Limited Edition.)
Kushielâs Dart
âThe land of Terre dâAnge 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 nĂł Delaunay is a young woman who was born with a scarlet mote in her left eye. Sold into indentured servitude as a child, her bond is purchased by Anafiel Delaunay, a nobleman with very a special mission⌠and the first one to recognize who and what she is: one pricked by Kushielâs Dart, chosen to forever experience pain and pleasure as one.
Phèdre is trained equally in the courtly arts and the talents of the bedchamber, but, above all, the ability to observe, remember, and analyze. Almost as talented a spy as she is courtesan, Phèdre stumbles upon a plot that threatens the very foundations of her homeland. Treachery sets her on her path; love and honor goad her further. And in the doing, it will take her to the edge of despair⌠and beyond. Hateful friend, loving enemy, beloved assassin; they can all wear the same glittering mask in this world, and Phèdre will get but one chance to save all that she holds dear.
Set in a world of cunning poets, deadly courtiers, heroic traitors, and a truly Machiavellian villainess, this is a novel of grandeur, luxuriance, sacrifice, betrayal, and deeply laid conspiracies. Not since Dune has there been an epic on the scale of Kushielâs Dart-a massive tale about the violent death of an old age, and the birth of a new.â
The discussion posts will be happening on r/fantasy but I wanted to also compile my thoughts separately. This is one of my favourite series. I have read it multiple times. Years ago when 50 Shade of Grey took everybody by storm, a number of sites and people started recommending sexy, feminism reads that didnât have terrible stereotypes about BDSM. Kushielâs Dart was one of those books and I picked it up out of curiosity since Iâd always loved fantasy. I wound up reading the first two trilogies in two weeks, averaging a 1000 page book every two and a half days while working two jobs.
I was obsessed to put it mildly. And while this is one of my favourite series, Iâve never actually done a comprehensive reread with notes. So Iâm looking forward to rereading favourite parts, spotting things I missed previously, and digging in deeper to the gender and sexual politics of Terre DâAnge.
Everyone is welcome to join along. I will be adding links to each discussion to this post for ease of organization.
Monday, June 4: Chapters 1-4
Thursday, June 7: Chapters 5-8
Monday, June 11: Chapters 9-12
Thursday, June 14: Chapters 13-16
Monday, June 18: Chapters 17-20
Thursday, June 21: Chapters 21-24
Monday, June 25: Chapters 25-28
Thursday, June 28: Chapters 29-32
Monday, July 2: Chapters 33-36
Thursday, July 5: Chapters 37-40
Monday, July 9: Chapters 41-44
Thursday, July 12: Chapters 45-48
Monday, July 16: Chapters 49-52
Thursday, July 19: Chapters 53-56
Monday, July 23: Chapters 57-60
Thursday, July 26: Chapters 61-64
Monday, July 30: Chapters 65-68
Thursday, August: 2: Chapters 69-72
Monday, August 6: Chapters 73-76
Thursday, August 9: Chapters 77-80
Monday, August 13: Chapters 81-84
Thursday, August 16: Chapters 85-88
Monday, August 20: Chapters 89-92
Thursday, August 23: Chapters 93-96
Announcement | Kushielâs Legacy Read-Along Jacqueline Carey announced she was retelling Kushiel's Dart from Joscelin's perspective. I have not stopped screaming since.
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Read-Along | Kushiel's Dart - Chapters 1-4
Read-Along | Kushielâs Dart â Chapters 1-4
And itâs started!
For those who donât remember thereâs a read-along of Phèdreâs trilogy in the Kushielâs Legacy Series happening on r/fantasy. Iâm one of the people leading it and will be posting my thoughts here as well.
Chapter 1
Book opens with assertion that Phèdre isnât a bastard child.
Despite a culture with sacred sex work, there still appears to be misunderstandings and assumptions aboutâŚ
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