Kushiel's Scion is the 2006 novel by Jacqueline Carey, following on from the Kushiel's Legacy trilogy (Kushiel's Dart, Kushiel's Chosen, and Kushiel's Avatar). It is to be the first part of the Imriel Trilogy.
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Author | Jacqueline Carey |
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Language | English |
Series | Imriel Trilogy |
Genre | Science fiction, Novel |
Publisher | Warner Books |
Publication date | 12 June 2006 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Pages | 768 p. (first edition, hardback) |
ISBN | ISBN 044650002X (first edition, hardback) Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character |
Preceded by | Kushiel's Avatar |
Plot summary
Template:Spoiler Imriel de la Courcel is the son of the great-uncle of the d'Angeline Queen Ysandre de la Courcel. His mother Melisande Shahrizai is a traitor who twice attempted to seize the d'Angeline throne. Rescued from slavery by Phèdre nó Delaunay and her consort Joscelin Verreuil, he is adopted by them and begins to understand his own legacy and that of the anguissettes, of whom Phèdre is one.
To find his lost mother, he must study to find out who trained Phèdre's mentor, Anafiel Delaunay.