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Kushiel's Legacy
''Kushiel's Legacy'' is a series of fantasy novels by Jacqueline Carey, comprising the Phèdre Trilogy and the Imriel Trilogy (called the "Treason's Heir" trilogy in the United Kingdom). Since the series features a fictional version of medieval Western Europe, it can be considered historical fantasy or alternate history. Novels ''Kushiel's Legacy'' consists of the following novels (with release dates). This is also the chronological order within the story. *Phèdre Trilogy series follows the story of Phèdre nó Delaunay **1 ''Kushiel's Dart'' (June 2001) **2 ''Kushiel's Chosen'' (April 2002) **3 ''Kushiel's Avatar'' (April 2003) *'' Cassiel's Servant'' (August 2023), a retelling of the events of ''Kushiel's Dart'' from Joscelin Verreuil's point of view *Imriel Trilogy series (UK title: Treason's Heir trilogy) follows the story of Imriel nó Montreve de la Courcel **1 ''Kushiel's Scion'' (June 2006) **2 ''Kushiel's Justice'' (June 2007) **3 '' Kushiel's Mercy'' (June 2008) *Moi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kushiel's Dart
''Kushiel's Dart'' is a fantasy novel by American writer Jacqueline Carey, the first book in her Kushiel's Legacy series. The idea for the book first came to Carey when she was reading the Biblical Book of Genesis, specifically a passage about "Sons of God" coming into the "Daughters of Men". Later, when she was writing a coffee table book, she encountered Jewish folklore, which paralleled the story in greater detail. The fictional nation of Terre D'Ange in the story was founded by a rebel angel. The World of Terre D'Ange Setting The Kushiel's Legacy series is set in a medieval world modeled after Earth (the map at the beginning of the novels is a map of Earth, with creatively historically named countries). The main characters are from Terre d'Ange, which occupies the area of France. Terre d'Ange was founded by Elua and His Companions and is thereby a nation of progeny of fallen angels. Each of Elua's companions founded a province of Terre d'Ange, except Cassiel, who chose to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post-Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings around the Mediterranean Sea in Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia, and was ruled by emperors. From the accession of Caesar Augustus as the first Roman emperor to the military anarchy of the 3rd century, it was a Principate with Italia as the metropole of its provinces and the city of Rome as its sole capital. The Empire was later ruled by multiple emperors who shared control over the Western Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire. The city of Rome remained the nominal capital of both parts until AD 476 when the imperial insignia were sent to Constantinople following the capture of the Western capital of Ravenna by the Germanic barbarians. The adoption of Christianity as the state church of the Roman Empire in AD 380 and the fall of the Western ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
