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Written by: Jacqueline Carey
Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
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The land of Terre d'Ange is a place of unsurpassed 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 woman pricked by Kushiel's Dart, chosen to forever experience pain and pleasure as one. Her path has been strange and dangerous, and through it all the devoted swordsman Joscelin has been at her side. Her very nature is a torturous thing for them both, but he is sworn to her and he has never violated his vow: to protect and serve.

But Phèdre's plans put Joscelin's pledge to the test, for she has never forgotten her childhood friend Hyacinthe. She has spent ten long years searching for the key to free him from his eternal indenture, a bargain he struck with the gods - to take Phèdre's place as a sacrifice and save a nation. Phèdre cannot forgive - herself or the gods. She is determined to seize one last hope to redeem her friend, even if it means her death.

The search will bring Phèdre and Joscelin across the world, to distant courts where madness reigns and souls are currency, and down a fabled river to a land forgotten by most of the world.And to a power so mighty that none dare speak its name.

©2008 Jacqueline Carey (P)2009 Tantor Classics Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Historical
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Nicely wrapped up most story lines. Left something for future stories to continue from.

Great ending to the trilogy.

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Phedre finally understands her curse gift and why now she is needed. Beyond the needs of mortals she is needed now, to suffer untold harm with complete consent, compassion and somehow even love. But at what cost, at what gain? This is not the end.

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This book ends well but you have to get through some really tough moments I almost couldn’t finish it. This book got very dark and disturbing! 😳 especially considering their were children involved!

I think this book could’ve been shorter it was so long and dragged out! Making the Queen her friend her mad at her was stupid and just prolonged the book even more!

Geez this was hard to listen to at times

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