Jacqueline Carey Bücher

Nachdem die Verschwörung gegen die Königin von Terre d Ange aufgedeckt wurde, kehrt wieder Ruhe ins Land ein. Doch der Anführerin der Verschwörer, der ebenso schönen wie gefährlichen Melisande Shahrizai, ist die Flucht gelungen. Phèdre macht sich auf die Suche nach ihrer Widersacherin, und ihr Weg führt sie in die geheimnisvolle Stadt La Serenissima Zweiter Band der vielfach preisgekrönten Kushiel-Saga.

Jacqueline Carey präsentiert eine neue, sinnliche Fantasy-Serie, die den Kampf zwischen Licht und Finsternis neu interpretiert. In einer von Göttern beherrschten Welt drohen düstere Zeiten, und die Helden, die den mächtigen Fluchbringer Satoris besiegen können, fehlen.

Brillant, kühn und unglaublich erotisch Terre d’Ange ist ein Ort der Schönheit und Anmut, und seine Bewohner leben nach einer einfachen Regel: Liebe, wie es dir gefällt. Doch Phèdre, seit ihrer Geburt mit einem roten Mal gezeichnet, ist eine Ausgestoßene. Eines Tages entdeckt ein Edelmann ihre Gabe, Lust am Schmerz zu empfinden, und sie wird Kurtisane am königlichen Hof. Fortan sieht und hört sie alles – auch die Vorboten eines unglaublichen Verrats .

In "Satoris Fluchbringer" kämpfen die Völker Urulats gegen das Böse, während die Elfenprinzessin Cerelinde, gefangen in Satoris’ Burg, die Erinnerung an die Liebe weckt. Diese Handlung hat weitreichende Folgen für das Schicksal aller Völker.

The second instalment in this compelling and seductive epic of adventure, intrigue and swordplay.

Having learned a lesson about thwarting the will of the gods, Imriel and Sidonie publicly confess their affair, only to see the country boil over in turmoil. Younger generations, infatuated by their heart-twisting, star-crossed romance, defend the couple. Many others cannot forget the betrayals of Imriel's mother, Melisande, who plunged their country into a bloody war that cost the lives of their fathers, brothers, and sons. To quell the unrest, Ysandre, the queen, sets her decree. She will not divide the lovers, yet neither will she acknowledge them. If they marry, Sidonie will be disinherited, losing her claim on the throne. There's only one way they can truly be together. Imriel must perform an act of faith: search the world for his infamous mother and bring her back to Terre d'Ange to be executed for treason. Facing a terrible choice, Imriel and Sidonie prepare ruefully for another long separation. But when a dark foreign force casts a shadow over Terre d'Ange and all the surrounding countries, their world is turned upside down, alliances of the unlikeliest kind are made, and Imriel and Sidonie learn that the god Elua always puts hearts together apurpose.

Imriel de la Courcel's birth parents are history's most reviled traitors, but his adoptive parents, the Comtesse Phedre and the warrior-priest Joscelin, are Terre d'Ange's greatest champions. Stolen, tortured and enslaved as a young boy, Imriel is now a Prince of the Blood; third in line for the throne in a land that revels in art, beauty and desire. It is a court steeped in deeply laid conspiracies...and there are many who would see the young prince dead. Some despise him out of hatred for his mother, Melisande, who nearly destroyed the entire realm in her quest for power. Others because they fear he has inherited his mother's irresistible allure...and her dangerous gifts. As he comes of age, plagued by unwanted desires, Imriel shares their fears. When a simple act of friendship traps Imriel in a besieged city where the infamous Melisande is worshiped as a goddess and where a dead man leads an army, the Prince must face his greatest test: to find his true self.

Moirin has returned to Terre d'Ange to find the royal family broken. Wracked by unrelenting grief at the loss of his wife, Queen Jehanne, King Daniel is unable to rule. Prince Thierry, leading an expedition to explore the deadly jungles of Terra Nova, is halfway across the world. And three year old Desirée is a vision of her mother: tempestuous, intelligent, and fiery, but desperately lonely, and a vulnerable pawn in a game of shifting political allegiances. As tensions mount, King Daniel asks that Moirin become Desirée's oath-sworn protector. Navigating the intricate political landscape of the Court is a difficult and potentially dangerous challenge, and when dire news arrives from overseas, the spirit of Queen Jehanne visits Moirin in a dream and bids her undertake an impossible quest... one which could take her to the other side of the world. Another specter from the past haunts Moirin too: Raphael de Mereliot, her manipulative former lover, who travelled with Thierry in the New World. Years ago, Raphael forced Moirin to help him summon demons in his quest to acquire mystical abilities of his own. It led to a disaster that nearly killed them all... and, in the New World, it may still have the chance to do so...

Miranda and Caliban is bestselling fantasy author Jacqueline Carey’s gorgeous retelling of The Tempest. With hypnotic prose and a wild imagination, Carey explores the themes of twisted love and unchecked power that lie at the heart of Shakespeare’s masterpiece, while serving up a fresh take on the play's iconic characters. A lovely girl grows up in isolation where her father, a powerful magus, has spirited them to in order to keep them safe. We all know the tale of Prospero's quest for revenge, but what of Miranda? Or Caliban, the so-called savage Prospero chained to his will? In this incredible retelling of the fantastical tale, Jacqueline Carey shows readers the other side of the coin—the dutiful and tenderhearted Miranda, who loves her father but is terribly lonely. And Caliban, the strange and feral boy Prospero has bewitched to serve him. The two find solace and companionship in each other as Prospero weaves his magic and dreams of revenge. Always under Prospero’s jealous eye, Miranda and Caliban battle the dark, unknowable forces that bind them to the island even as the pangs of adolescence create a new awareness of each other and their doomed relationship.