Naamah's Kiss
core novel 2009 Kushiel's Legacy
Record
| First published | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.14 (15,050 ratings, collected 2026-09-14) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780446198042 |
| Internal chronology | 7 |
Synopsis
Naamah's Kiss opens the Moirin Trilogy and introduces a new protagonist, Moirin mac Fainche, raised in the wilds of Alba as a solitary "bear witch" of the Maghuin Dhonn, the last of the old druidic peoples. Half Alban and half Angeline by an unlikely union her mother tells her was arranged by two goddesses, Moirin is also a distant descendant of the Angeline royal line. Skilled with a bow and possessed of modest magical gifts, she grows up resisting a childhood friend's wish to bind her to marriage and home. When the Maghuin Dhonn's goddess calls her to leave Alba and seek her destiny beyond its borders, Moirin sets out from her homeland toward Terre d'Ange and the wider world, beginning a journey that will draw her into court life, love, and adventures far from everything she has known.
Where it sits
- Universe: Kushiel's Legacy
- Series: The Moirin Trilogy core; position 1 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Jacqueline Carey
Notes
- From the series record (The Moirin Trilogy): Set 100+ years after the Phèdre/Imriel trilogies, following a new protagonist, Moirin, in the same continuity/world.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series The Moirin Trilogy: position 1 of 3: next Naamah's Curse (2010)
- Internal chronology, within Kushiel's Legacy: position 7 of 9: previous Kushiel's Mercy (2008) · next Naamah's Curse (2010)
Sources
- Kushiel's Legacy (Wikipedia)
- Jacqueline Carey (Wikipedia)
- Kushiel's Dart -- Awards and Nominations (Liquisearch)
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