The Paladin, C. J. Cherryh
The Paladin, C. J. Cherryh
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The Paladin

Author: C. J. Cherryh

Narrator: Stephen Bowlby

Unabridged: 12 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/11/2020

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Epic


Synopsis

Now betrayed by the Emperor he once protected, master swordsman Saukendar leaves the way of the sword behind him forever—so he thinks. When a headstrong peasant girl burning to avenge her murdered family demands that he train her, Saukendar is faced with a momentous choice. Send Taizu away, never see her again—or join her and destroy the tyrant who has nearly destroyed them both.

About C. J. Cherryh

C. J. Cherryh has written more than seventy books, including the highly popular Foreigner science fiction series. She won the Hugo Award for her novels Downbelow Station and Cyteen, and her short story "Cassandra." She has also won the Campbell Award, Locus Award, and more.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Michael on March 02, 2013

Looking for a night in shining armor, a paragon of virtue and flawless character? An untarnished hero who is a beacon of light standing against the darkness? Look somewhere else. In a nutshell we have the main character, and exiled sword master from a china-like fantasy kingdom. A peasant girl whose......more

Goodreads review by Kara on July 28, 2022

Moment of shame as I admit I have never read anything by C.J. Cherryh! I picked up a whole stack of her paperbacks from the used bookstore; I decided to start with The Paladin because the internet told me that it was a good standalone work. No lies! Now, it took me over a week to read this little st......more

Goodreads review by Terence on March 11, 2021

Master Shoka (aka Lord Saukendar) fled the intrigues and betrayals of the Imperial Court nine years ago to live a hermit's life beyond its borders & (he thought) beyond its coils. Then Taizu, a peasant girl whose village and family have been slaughtered by vassals of the Imperial Regent, shows up at......more

Goodreads review by Nicky on January 25, 2013

I forced myself to finish this one because it counts for my WWE Women of Genre Fiction challenge, but I wasn't very happy about it. This isn't a great introduction to C.J. Cherryh's work, I think: it's a standalone fantasy-ish alternate history-ish story, which would normally be right up my alley. I......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on July 24, 2012

An intense but fun novel about a young woman in a Japan-ish fantasyland and her relationship with the retired swordsman who reluctantly trains her. Nowhere near as cliched as you might imagine, and full of marvelous training sequences. Not a fantasy except in the sense of taking place in a country t......more