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So I’m here at the coffee shop, got my coffee at my ooey gooey cinnamon roll heated up, and I got a table in the corner and I’m reading this new book I’m into called Kushiel’s Dart. It’s an book from an erotic fantasy series with the political intrigue of Game of Thrones, and the sado masochism that 50 shades lacked, and written so much better than the Gor books.. It follows a girl called Phedre, who is an indentured servant and becomes a spy/courtesan to pay off her freedom, but she’s also an Anguisette, meaning that she’s got a mote in her eye called “Kushiel’s dart” and not only does she enjoy sexual pain, she’s fated to receive it. Anyone else reading this or have read it? Sorry I disturbed the shop.
 
jacksjg89 said:
So I’m here at the coffee shop, got my coffee at my ooey gooey cinnamon roll heated up, and I got a table in the corner and I’m reading this new book I’m into called Kushiel’s Dart. It’s an book from an erotic fantasy series with the political intrigue of Game of Thrones, and the sado masochism that 50 shades lacked, and written so much better than the Gor books.. It follows a girl called Phedre, who is an indentured servant and becomes a spy/courtesan to pay off her freedom, but she’s also an Anguisette, meaning that she’s got a mote in her eye called “Kushiel’s dart” and not only does she enjoy sexual pain, she’s fated to receive it. Anyone else reading this or have read it? Sorry I disturbed the shop.
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The shop is never disturbed unless you free the help...
 
jacksjg89 said:
So I’m here at the coffee shop, got my coffee at my ooey gooey cinnamon roll heated up, and I got a table in the corner and I’m reading this new book I’m into called Kushiel’s Dart. It’s an book from an erotic fantasy series with the political intrigue of Game of Thrones, and the sado masochism that 50 shades lacked, and written so much better than the Gor books.. It follows a girl called Phedre, who is an indentured servant and becomes a spy/courtesan to pay off her freedom, but she’s also an Anguisette, meaning that she’s got a mote in her eye called “Kushiel’s dart” and not only does she enjoy sexual pain, she’s fated to receive it. Anyone else reading this or have read it? Sorry I disturbed the shop.
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I haven't read it, but I admire how some men are able to concentrate on reading in the Coffee Shop...
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New to me, sounds promising - and thanks for telling us about it here jacks - RR did try to start a book reviews and recommendations thread a good while back, but it didn't really take off, the Coffee Shop is an excellent place to chat about good books. Here's a paste-up of what Wiki and GoodReads say:

Kushiel's Dart is a fantasy novel by American writer Jacqueline Carey, the first book in her Kushiel's Legacy series. The idea for this book first came to Carey when she was reading the Biblical Book of Genesis, and specifically a passage about "sons of God" coming into the "daughters of Men"

The land of Terre d'Ange is a place of unsurpassing beauty and grace. It is said that angels found the land and saw it was good... and the ensuing race that rose from the seed of angels and men live by one simple rule: Love as thou wilt.

Phèdre nó Delaunay is a young woman who was born with a scarlet mote in her left eye. Sold into indentured servitude as a child, her bond is purchased by Anafiel Delaunay, a nobleman with very a special mission... and the first one to recognize who and what she is: one pricked by Kushiel's Dart, chosen to forever experience pain and pleasure as one.

Phèdre is trained equally in the courtly arts and the talents of the bedchamber, but, above all, the ability to observe, remember, and analyze. Almost as talented a spy as she is courtesan, Phèdre stumbles upon a plot that threatens the very foundations of her homeland. Treachery sets her on her path; love and honor goad her further. And in the doing, it will take her to the edge of despair... and beyond. Hateful friend, loving enemy, beloved assassin; they can all wear the same glittering mask in this world, and Phèdre will get but one chance to save all that she holds dear.

Set in a world of cunning poets, deadly courtiers, heroic traitors, and a truly Machiavellian villainess, this is a novel of grandeur, luxuriance, sacrifice, betrayal, and deeply laid conspiracies. Not since Dune has there been an epic on the scale of Kushiel's Dart-a massive tale about the violent death of an old age, and the birth of a new.
 
Calf #15 said:
If you mean Frank Herbert's Dune, then I will say yes. I will also recommend Dune Messiah, Children of Dune and God Emperor of Dune. It may just be me, but Heretics of Dune did not grab me and I haven't tried reading Chapterhouse: Dune.
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It will be on my list after the Kushiel series. Tried to read it when I was 17, when Harry Potter finished as a new series to get addicted to. Didn’t grab me then.
 
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