I know exactly what you mean, Slave Ruthie--I reread Kushiel's Avatar a couple days ago and was still tearing up at the end--over their love for Imriel, and the sadness of saying goodbye to Hyacinthe. It's going to be a long time before she gets to the Imriel trilogy--the sequel to Banewreaker will be Godslayer, and she's not finished either one. For now, I'll just have to keep rereading them until I have them memorized.

I'm wondering if and how they would make a movie of this--the scope would be breathtaking, and if they did it well, the movie would be Oscar-worthy. I don't think the sex would get in the way on this one, either; it could be hinted at rather than shown in most cases. Ah, well, the book is always a million times better than the movie, and I wouldn't want to risk having Hollywood break my heart with a bad movie.

Morrighan