Kushiel's Chosen

Jacqueline Carey

Book 2 of Kushiel's Legacy (Phèdre's Trilogy)

Picking up after the events of the first book, Phèdre resumes her life as a celebrated courtesan and spy, only to be pulled back into political danger when an old enemy resurfaces with a new, more insidious plot. Her investigation sends her to the floating, decadent city of La Serenissima, where she must navigate treachery, old grudges, and the fraying edges of her relationship with her sworn protector Joscelin. The story is political thriller as much as romance, built around sacrifice and conspiracy.