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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.

Currently, Carey lives in western Michigan and is a member of the oldest Mardi Gras krewe in ...more

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	Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 83,481 ratings — published 2001 — 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 Chosen (Phèdre's Trilogy, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 41,551 ratings — published 2002 — 52 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) 4.38 avg rating — 37,632 ratings — published 2003 — 55 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 — 22,692 ratings — published 2006 — 27 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) 4.28 avg rating — 19,745 ratings — published 2007 — 23 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) 4.34 avg rating — 18,170 ratings — published 2008 — 23 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) 4.14 avg rating — 14,848 ratings — published 2009 — 29 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) 4.16 avg rating — 11,367 ratings — published 2010 — 21 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 — 10,490 ratings — published 2011 — 4 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) 3.86 avg rating — 9,157 ratings — published 2009 — 2 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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Kushiel's Universe (9 books)
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Kushiel's Legacy (6 books)
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“All knowledge is worth having.”
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“Why is there ever this perverse cruelty in humankind, that makes us hurt most those we love best?”
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Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters

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Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

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Luck in the Shadows by Lynn Flewelling

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The Vast Fields of Ordinary by Nick Burd

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Death of a Department Chair by Lynn C. Miller

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Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey

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Thinking Straight by Robin Reardon

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Fireflies by Ally Blue

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Sex Variant Woman The Life of Jeannette Howard Foster by Joanne Passet

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A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood

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A Son Called Gabriel by Damian McNicholl

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God Says No by James Hannaham

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We Watch the Waves Unravelling the Mystery of a Father's Death by Susan Riley

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What We Remember by Michael Thomas Ford

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Lake Overturn by Vestal McIntyre

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