Kushiel's Legacy Reading Order
The Kushiel's Legacy series by Jacqueline Carey is complete. Here are the 3 books we cover, in order.
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Reading order
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1. Kushiel's Dart
Book 1
Phèdre is a courtesan and spy who finds pleasure in pain, sold into a world of political betrayal. Dense and long, with real kink, and it was doing romantasy 20 years before the word existed.
- Court Intrigue
- Gods and Mythology
- Morally Gray
- Slow Burn
Content warnings
Dubious or non-consent, Torture, Sexual assault, War, Graphic violence
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2. Kushiel's Chosen
Book 2
Phèdre goes back to work as a courtesan to hunt a traitor, which puts her at odds with Joscelin and sends her to a version of Venice full of masks and poison. Even more political than the first one.
- Court Intrigue
- Morally Gray
- Forbidden Love
- Gods and Mythology
Content warnings
Torture, Kidnapping, Graphic violence, Dubious or non-consent
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3. Kushiel's Avatar
Book 3
Phèdre and Joscelin go looking for a missing boy and end up in Darsanga, the darkest setting in the whole trilogy. Harrowing in places, but the payoff is worth it.
- Gods and Mythology
- Court Intrigue
- Found Family
- Curses
Content warnings
Torture, Sexual assault, Harm to children, Human trafficking, Gore
