Paladin of Souls (Curse of Chalion Series, Book 2)
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (780 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1470848007 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 1 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Fresh, intriguing, and as always from Lois McMaster Bujold, superb."Robert Jordan, New York Times best selling author of The Wheel of Time Series"Bujold continues to prove what marvels genius can create out of basic space operatics."Booklist"This is one of the great ones."Science Fiction Chronicle
The mother of two, she lives in Minneapolis.Kate Reading is an Audie Award-winning narrator and has received numerous Earphones Awards from AudioFile magazine. She and her husband live in Hyattsville, Maryland, with their two children.. Her work onstage has been recognized by the Helen Hayes Awards Society, among others. She is also a theater actor in the Washington, DC
A pilgrimage, a skirmish, a siege and a god's instrument. Worthy winner of the Hugo Award. In the "Curse of Chalion" (first book in the World of the Five Gods) we met Ista, mother of Tedez and Iselle, tragic participant in the first attempt to remove the curse on the ruling family of Chalion. A few years on and Ista conducts a queenly rebellion against the restricted life imposed by her family and those who loved her and yet thought her mad. A chance encounter on the road inspires her to go on a pilgrimage; desperate to make her listen to his objections, the castle warder, Dy Ferrej, writes to the Royina Iselle and Royse Bergon in hopes that they will. "Master storyteller." according to Xanthosia. One of the most perfect books I have ever read. Bujold stimulates my imagination, tantalises and extends my vocabulary and satisifies my soul. For what more could I ask? This is the second book in the Chalion series and though no story is reliant on knowledge of the others,they are complementary and all lead to a rich understanding of this land. Religion is one of the major themes in this story and to some this would cause an automatic dismiisal of the book. But I loved how the Qintarian religion was woven into the fabric of the people's lives. Who also, could n. Lacey D. Sutton said Wonderful audio of an incredible book!. Bujold is one of my favorite authors, and the "Paladin of Souls" is a book that I have gone back and read many, many times. So buying it on audiobook so I could listen to it while working was a no-brainer, especially given how much I love the audiobook version of "Curse of Chalion". While I didn't always agree with the reader on pronounciation of some names and places at first, overall her voice is very nice, the cadence and different voices she uses for each character are good. By the time I listened to it a second time I was hooked :)I would recommend this aud
Yet again the gods have chosen her as their instrument.. Read by Kate ReadingRoyina Ista was finally released from the curse of madness that kept her imprisoned in her family's castle of Valenda