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Naamah's Curse Paperback – June 24, 2010

by Jacqueline Carey (Author)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 833 ratings
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Jacqueline Carey, New York Times bestselling author of the Kushiel's Legacy series, delivers book two in her new lushly imagined trilogy featuring daughter of Alba, Moirin.

Far from the land of her birth, Moirin sets out across Tatar territory to find Bao, the proud and virile Ch'in fighter who holds the missing half of her diadh-anam, the divine soul-spark of her mother's people. After a long ordeal, she not only succeeds, but surrenders to a passion the likes of which she's never known. But the lovers' happiness is short lived, for Bao is entangled in a complication that soon leads to their betrayal.
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  1. Book 2 of 3
    Kushiel's Legacy: Moirin Trilogy
  2. Print length
    576 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Gollancz
  5. Publication date
    June 24, 2010
  6. Dimensions
    5.98 x 1.57 x 9.17 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    0575093617
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0575093614
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Gollancz; paperback / softback edition (June 24, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 576 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0575093617
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0575093614
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.64 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.98 x 1.57 x 9.17 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 833 ratings

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Jacqueline Carey

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Jacqueline Carey is the author of the New York Times bestselling Kushiel's Legacy series of historical fantasy novels, The Sundering epic fantasy duology, postmodern fables "Santa Olivia" and "Saints Astray," and the Agent of Hel contemporary fantasy series. Carey lives in west Michigan. Although often asked by inquiring fans, she does not, in fact, have any tattoos.

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T. Lopez
5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely enjoyable!
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2010
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I just finished Naamah's Curse last night and thoroughly enjoyed every moment of reading it. Once again, Carey immersed me in her world and I found myself sharing Moirin's heartaches and travails, along with her brief moments of happiness. I've noticed some reviews are still comparing Moirin's character to Phedre and Imriel and I think that is unfair. Phedre is the chosen of Kushiel while Moirin is the chosen of Naamah, and I believe that Moirin lacking Kushiel in her bloodline has played a very important role in molding Moirin's character and making her so different from Phedre. I am looking forward to her return to Terre D'ange and her face-off with Raphael in the third book.
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E. Katana
5.0 out of 5 stars An Author for Hapas like Me.
Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2010
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First, to clarify: Hapa, from the Hawaiian for "half," is a term that is sometimes used to describe a multiracial person. It doesn't matter, ultimately, which races combined to create a hapa, as all of us (I think I can say this unequivocally) feel pulled between two worlds in some way, and struggle to determine which one is right.

I've just noticed how sensitive Carey is to this issue. Naamah's Curse is not even Carey's first novel to feature a biracial heroine; Santa Olivia technically holds that position. Yet Moirin, unlike Loup -- Santa Olivia's fearless heroine -- is intensely aware of being biracial and grapples deeply with it, especially in Naamah's Curse. To boot, her beau Bao, whom readers will remember from the first installment in this series, is caught between his inclement Tatar and Ch'in heritages and both come to bear heavily in his experiences in this segment. There is also a third major character, whom I will not reveal so as not to spoil the plot, who like Moirin is half-D'Angeline and battles with it perhaps even more than she does! And although their biracial lineages never took the forefront in Kushiel's series, one cannot forget the half-Alban princesses Alais and Sidonie, as well as the Stregazza Courcels in La Serenissima, Rousse's son Eamonn mac Grainne, and of course, beloved Hyacinthe, who all dealt with hapa status, sometimes fitfully.

To be perfectly honest, I've never encountered an author in this genre who is so aware of the hapa predicament. Beautiful as their D'Angeline blood may make them, these characters are still no typecast Aryan heroes. I find myself wondering if Carey herself is biracial or loves someone who is.

Although this review presents no direct critique of Carey's latest novel, I feel its contents bear note. There are a lot of us hapas, and all too often, we're invisible (Obama himself is generally called African-American, when in fact, he too is an invisible hapa). I'm grateful to Carey for making many, many heroes and heroines with whom I can finally identify.
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DabOfDarkness
4.0 out of 5 stars Lady of Rats, Spider Queen, the Falconer!
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2017
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Note: This is the second book in the third trilogy set in the Kushiel’s Legacy series. However, this last trilogy is set a few generations later and stands on it’s own. This book, as the second in this trilogy, works mostly well as a stand alone but is definitely enhanced by having read Naamah’s Kiss.

We return to Moirin’s adventures as she sets off to find Bao, her stubborn warrior love. She leaves the relatively comfortable Chi’in lands for the wilder and much colder territories ruled by the Tartar tribes. Once reunited, things don’t go as expected and some double crossing has them separated again. Moirin has to match wits with a Vralian religious zealot and later on face the Spider Queen!

It was good to be back in Moirin’s world. Her archery skills serve her well once again, as well as her small magics. For me, the beginning and then the last third of the book were more interesting than the middle part. She starts off on this solo quest to find Bao and that tests her determination and dedication to Bao. When they meet up, Bao is living with his father’s people. Sparks fly…. but then a complication becomes apparent to Moirin. The two simply can’t go off and have their own lives. The Tartars love their competitions which center mostly around horses and archery. Yep! Moirin has another opportunity to be the one that saves Bao.

The middle part sees them separated and Moirin is held captive by this man and his family as they attempt to convert her to their religion. There are a lot of good points in this section wrapped up in this story and these characters but I found that it lagged a bit. After all, I agree with Moirin 100% in this section so the arguments only reinforced my dislike for people who try to push their religious believes onto others.

The last third of the book sees us back in adventure land as Moirin befriends the Lady of Rats and has to face off against the Spider Queen and her husband, the Falconer. They have a band of assassins. Moirin is definitely in danger! Then there’s the caste system that has been strictly enforced for generations. Moirin had a real balancing act here between what she felt was right and also respecting local culture and religion. It was a tightrope walk.

Since Bao isn’t with Moirin for much of this book, he doesn’t play as big a role. He’s often in Moirin’s thoughts but she has herself to worry about as she travels from one strange land to another searching for him. One of the things I really like about them as a couple is that they aren’t a traditional couple. Throughout this book, they care greatly for each other, respect each other, but they each have other lovers along the way and they are OK with that.

Moirin often does the rescuing even though she’s not some tall, athletic warrior. She has certain skills (archery, summoning the twilight, etc.) and she uses them wisely and quite well. She often uses her compassion and patience to win people over. Also, she doesn’t shirk her fair share of the tougher chores be them tending to her horses or taking out enemy scouts.

While I enjoyed the first book in the series a bit more, this was a pretty good adventure tale. I look forward to seeing what Bao and Moirin get up to in the third and final book.

The Narration: Anne Flosnik keeps on impressing me. In this book she takes on even more accents as Moirin travels out of Chi’in (Chinese accent), into Tartar lands, then Vralia (Russian accent), and finally into Rasa (Indian accent). She manages to keep all the characters distinct even though this book has a sizable cast. Her male voices are believable. One of her greatest strengths is nailing the nuanced emotions of the main characters – truly impressive!
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happy
5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful
Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2012
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This series is riveting. A wonderful fantisy historical fiction. I enjoy the characters, I like that it is serial as well.
This is mind candy. And my best friend thinks it shoulr be in the back of the bookstore with mens magazines!!!
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Pala Pala
5.0 out of 5 stars Read it too fast, a curse...
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2010
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This is a timeless enjoyable read. Each book by Jacqueline Carey surpasses my expecations to keep me surprised and thankful that she can complete a entire a story in one thick trilogy series or less so well. Bonding with a character over a few stories/books and not giving the heroine super supernatural keeps the fantasy engaging for me.
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Jennifer Danford
5.0 out of 5 stars 💖💖
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2018
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Always great books in this line. Carey never disappoints!! From Kushiel's Dart to Naamah's trilogy, these are books I can read over and over.
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Hilly
5.0 out of 5 stars Kushiels Series
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2013
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I have been an avid reader of this series for years....do I dare say a decade!?!? If you have not jumped into this series you must! Kushiels Dart was a phenomenal book, it has just continued from there. Naamahs Curse is so good, some days I wanna play hookie from work and read it.:0)
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Valentina
5.0 out of 5 stars Libro in ottime condizioni
Reviewed in Italy on July 8, 2022
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Libro praticamente introvabile, a ottimo prezzo e in buone condizioni. Copertina leggermente usurata in alcuni punti, ma nulla che ne comprometta l'aspetto. Pagine all'interno prive di scritte e in ottimo stato.
È addirittura arrivato in anticipo!
Finalmente dopo 10 anni posso continuare la saga di Moirin. Grazie casa editrice Nord per aver tradotto solo il primo volume.
Effettuerò probabilmente altri acquisti presso questo rivenditore! Le premesse sono ottime!
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Valentina
5.0 out of 5 stars Libro in ottime condizioni
Reviewed in Italy on July 8, 2022
Libro praticamente introvabile, a ottimo prezzo e in buone condizioni. Copertina leggermente usurata in alcuni punti, ma nulla che ne comprometta l'aspetto. Pagine all'interno prive di scritte e in ottimo stato.
È addirittura arrivato in anticipo!
Finalmente dopo 10 anni posso continuare la saga di Moirin. Grazie casa editrice Nord per aver tradotto solo il primo volume.
Effettuerò probabilmente altri acquisti presso questo rivenditore! Le premesse sono ottime!
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allovell24
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 16, 2021
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I chose 5 stars because it's do captivating that once o started I couldn't really but it down.i love books based in fantasy with magic mixed in
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Leita
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on February 24, 2017
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Great shape.
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Lu M.
4.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in Australia on January 8, 2017
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Like the others in this series a book of adventure and magic that i was very sad to finish. I highly recommend it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Interessante Fantasy
Reviewed in Germany on June 7, 2016
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Ausgezeichnete Fantasy. Interessante Reisen in der Welt. Refernzen öfters zu der vorher publizierte Bücher, die alle interessant waren. Eine schöne Serie für die Ferien.
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