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Jacqueline Carey's ''Kushiel's Legacy'' series encompasses three trilogies, told from first-person perspective by one character in each. It lies somewhere between [[Alternate History]] and fantasy, using recognizable names for real-world places, events, and occasionally people. |
Jacqueline Carey's ''Kushiel's Legacy'' series encompasses three trilogies, told from first-person perspective by one character in each. It lies somewhere between [[Alternate History]] and fantasy, using recognizable names for real-world places, events, and occasionally people. |
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==This series provides examples of:== |
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* [[Affably Evil]]- Melisande may be the villainess, but she's also exceedingly beautiful, charming, and clever, and might have gotten away with a lot more if she wasn't half in love with Phèdre. |
* [[Affably Evil]]- Melisande may be the villainess, but she's also exceedingly beautiful, charming, and clever, and might have gotten away with a lot more if she wasn't half in love with Phèdre. |
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** Melisande is arguably more of a [[Well Intentioned Extremist]] than truly evil--she's still following the prime D'Angeline tenet of "Love as thou wilt." It's just that she happens to love manipulation, [[Magnificent Bastard|magnificent bastardry]]. |
** Melisande is arguably more of a [[Well Intentioned Extremist]] than truly evil--she's still following the prime D'Angeline tenet of "Love as thou wilt." It's just that she happens to love manipulation, [[Magnificent Bastard|magnificent bastardry]]. |