Book description
Born with a scarlet mote in her left eye, Phèdre nó Delaunay is sold
into indentured servitude as a child. When her bond is purchased by an
enigmatic nobleman, she is trained in history, theology, politics,
foreign languages, and the arts of pleasure. Above all, she learns the
ability to observe, remember, and analyze. Exquisite courtesan, yet
talented spy, she may seem an unlikely heroine...but when Phèdre
stumbles upon a plot threatening her homeland, Terre d'Ange, she has no
choice but to act. Betrayed into captivity in the barbarous northland of
Skaldia, and accompanied only by disdainful young warrior-priest, Phèdre
makes a harrowing escape and an even more harrowing journey, to return
to her people and deliver them a warning of the impending invasion. And
that proves only the first step in a quest that will take her to the
edge of despair and beyond.
Jacqueline Carey was born in 1964. After receiving BA degrees in
Psychology and English Literature from Lake Forest College, she
embarked on a writing career. Her previous publications include
various short stories and a non-fiction book. Kushiel's Dart is
her first novel, and she currently resides in west Michigan.
