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Book Review
Jun. 22nd, 2006 10:23 pmPaladin of Souls
by Lois McMaster Bujold
This is the sequel to The Curse of Chalion, and I enjoyed it just as much. Bujold again does a fantastic job of describing the world of Chalion, this time with an even deeper exploration of the fascinating theology. The story takes place a few years after the first book ends, and centers around Ista, one of the secondary characters. She's an interesting woman, especially in the way she grows and changes over the course of the book. She goes off on a pilgrimage/escape from the stifling court world and ends up involved in a complex and disturbing situation as well as struggling with becoming one of the god-touched. The solutions Ista arrives at are surprising yet satisfying. I also particularly liked the way the story partook of familiar legends and tales (especially the Parsival story, Sleeping Beauty, and Snow White); and the fact that the protagonists are mature people in their forties rather than the more typical young ingenues.
by Lois McMaster Bujold
This is the sequel to The Curse of Chalion, and I enjoyed it just as much. Bujold again does a fantastic job of describing the world of Chalion, this time with an even deeper exploration of the fascinating theology. The story takes place a few years after the first book ends, and centers around Ista, one of the secondary characters. She's an interesting woman, especially in the way she grows and changes over the course of the book. She goes off on a pilgrimage/escape from the stifling court world and ends up involved in a complex and disturbing situation as well as struggling with becoming one of the god-touched. The solutions Ista arrives at are surprising yet satisfying. I also particularly liked the way the story partook of familiar legends and tales (especially the Parsival story, Sleeping Beauty, and Snow White); and the fact that the protagonists are mature people in their forties rather than the more typical young ingenues.
