from the back cover ~

I had spoken the truth but it was a cruel, harsh truth, and not one I welcomed. Love came at a price. If Terre d’Ange was not to bear the cost of it, I would have to do it. The deed that had been left unspoken.

Having learned a lesson about thwarting the gods, Imriel and the royal heir Sidonie confess their affair, only to see the nation boil over in turmoil as a result. Many cannot forget the betrayals of Imriel’s mother, who plunged their country into war.

According to the Queen’s decree, the only way the lovers can be together is if Imriel performs an act of faith: search the world for his infamous mother and bring her home to be executed for treason.

But just as he and Sidonie prepare for another long separation, a dark, foreign force casts a shadow over Terre d’Ange. With their world suddenly turned upside down, alliances of the unlikeliest kind are made, and Imriel and Sidonie learn that the god Elua always puts hearts together apurpose.

First Printing: 2008

Cover art by John Jude Palencar

Tags: Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Legacy, Kushiel's Mercy