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Jacqueline Carey

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Highland Park, Illinois, The United States

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Science Fiction & Fantasy,Romance

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Jacqueline Carey (born 1964 in Highland Park, Illinois) is an author and novelist, primarily of fantasy fiction.

She attended Lake Forest College, receiving B.A.'s in psychology and English literature. During college, she spent 6 months working in a bookstore as part of a work exchange program. While there, she decided to write professionally. After returning she started her writing career while working at the art center of a local college. After ten years, she discovered success with the publication of her first book in 2001.

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Average rating: 4.12 · 315,284 ratings · 17,515 reviews ·68 distinct works •Similar authors

	Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 80,880 ratings — published 2001 — 58 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kushiel's Chosen (Phèdre's Trilogy, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 40,412 ratings — published 2002 — 61 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kushiel's Avatar (Phèdre's Trilogy, #3) 4.37 avg rating — 36,642 ratings — published 2003 — 57 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kushiel's Scion (Imriel's Trilogy, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 22,057 ratings — published 2006 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kushiel's Justice (Imriel's Trilogy, #2) 4.27 avg rating — 19,375 ratings — published 2007 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kushiel's Mercy (Imriel's Trilogy, #3) 4.33 avg rating — 17,821 ratings — published 2008 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Naamah's Kiss (Naamah Trilogy, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 14,566 ratings — published 2009 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Naamah's Curse (Naamah Trilogy, #2) 4.15 avg rating — 11,137 ratings — published 2010 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Naamah's Blessing (Naamah Trilogy, #3) 4.24 avg rating — 10,246 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Santa Olivia (Santa Olivia, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 9,105 ratings — published 2009 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Jacqueline Carey

Kushiel's Universe (9 books)
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Kushiel's Legacy (6 books)
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Phèdre's Trilogy (3 books)
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Imriel's Trilogy (3 books)
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Naamah Trilogy (3 books)
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Jacqueline Carey wants to read Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution by Cat Bohannon Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee inBest Nonfiction	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Jacqueline Carey wants to read The Sounds of Life: How Digital Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Animals and Plants by Karen Bakker	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Jacqueline Carey wants to read The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History by Ned Blackhawk	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“All knowledge is worth having.”
― Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Dart

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“Why is there ever this perverse cruelty in humankind, that makes us hurt most those we love best?”
― Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Chosen

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“That which yields is not always weak.”
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Random Fantasy for September

A Clash of Kings,byGeorge R.R. Martin

11 votes, 23.9%

The Light Fantastic,byTerry Pratchett

10 votes, 21.7%

The Darkness That Comes Before,byR. Scott Bakker

6 votes, 13.0%

Shriek: An Afterword,byJeff VanderMeer

4 votes, 8.7%

Banewreaker,byJacqueline Carey

4 votes, 8.7%

The Drowning City,byAmanda Downum

4 votes, 8.7%

Tooth and Claw,byJo Walton

3 votes, 6.5%

Beguilement,byLois McMaster Bujold

3 votes, 6.5%

Arrows of the Queen,byMercedes Lackey

1 vote, 2.2%

The First Book of Swords,byFred Saberhagen

0 votes, 0.0%

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