Curse of Chalion: Paladin of Souls (Audiobook)

from mattries37315

"Paladin of Souls", the second chapter of Lois McMaster Bujold's Chalion trilogy is just as fantastic as "The Curse of Chalion" and maybe slightly better. Shifting the focus from Cazaril and royal court, Bujold followed the formerly mad dowager royina Ista through a false pilgrimage into the hear...

from johnnyapollo

A fantastic novel and one of my favorite reads of 2009 (yes, I missed the intitial printing and waited until the third book to read them together). Well thought-out fantasy-scape, great characters and and interesting plot makes this a fantastic read - apparently the Hugo Award membership agrees, ...

from surreality

Plot: A more small-scale plot than in Curse of Chalion that is less about threats to a realm - though those are there too - and more about individuals' problems and developments. Well-paced, with a good ending and a surprisingly quick beginning. Characters: You just have to appreciate an author w...

from humouress

This is the second book in the 'Chalion' trilogy, taking place three years after 'The Curse of Chalion' and continuing the story of Ista, Iselle's mother. Ista decides to escape from her home on the pretext of conducting a pilgrimage to various shrines of the five gods, and is detained at a borde...

from soliloquies

A sequel of sorts to "The Curse of Chalion", with Royina Ista this time the central character. Now the curse has been lifted, Ista can begin to live her life but finds herself still labelled as 'mad' so she goes on a pilgrimage - which has unexpected occurrences. The writing is as strong as ever,...