Kushiel's Chosen is a historical fantasy/alternate history novel by American writer Jacqueline Carey.

In the novel, the journey of famed anguissette, Phèdre nó Delaunay, brings her all the way to Caerdicca Unitas, chasing after the path of the infamous traitor of Terre d'Ange, Melisande Shahrizai.

Even still, the curse of her one true friend, Hyacinthe, haunts her.

It is all she can do to keep madness at bay and try to stay one step ahead of Melisande.

Kushiel's Chosen was nominated for the 2003 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel.