Paladin of Souls

Name: Paladin of Souls
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Lois McMaster Bujold
ISBN: 9781455105304

Author: Lois McMaster Bujold

Narrator: Kate Reading

Unabridged: 16 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Published: 06/26/2005

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction

Synopsis

Three years have passed since the widowed dowager Royina Ista found release from the curse of madness that kept her imprisoned in her familys castle of Valenda. Yet her newfound freedom is bittersweet, and so the roadescapebeckons. As Ista and her little party of pilgrims wander at will, they are unexpectedly set upon, but a mysterious ally appears, a warrior nobleman who fights like a berserker. The temporary safety of her enigmatic champions castle cannot ease Istas mounting dread, however, when she finds his dark secrets are entangled with hers in a net of the gods own weaving. What the inscrutable gods commanded of her in the past brought her land to the brink of devastation. Now, once again, they have chosen Ista as their instrument. And again, for good or for ill, she must comply.

About Lois McMaster Bujold

Lois McMaster Bujold is one of the most honored writers in the fields of science fiction and fantasy. In 2019 she was named a Damon Knight Grand Master by Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, one of science fiction’s highest honors. She has won seven Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards. In 2011 she was awarded the Skylark Award for her significant contribution to science fiction. Hugo awards for Best Series were received by the Vorkosigan Saga in 2017, and the World of the Five Gods in 2018.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mayim on October 16, 2018

"I do not speak to you as your royina. I do not even speak as one god-touched. I speak as a woman, who has walked to the end of that road and returns to report the hazards." Middle-aged woman, a widowed mother of two, believed to be deranged (well, at least not entirely right in her head) is certainl......more

Goodreads review by Bradley on February 09, 2017

Even though this one is set in the same universe and there are crossover references and characters, this novel is quite different from The Curse of Chalion, in both situation, location, and MC's. Don't let that dissuade you, because this book kicks some serious butt. Literally, for there's even a WA......more

Goodreads review by mark on February 18, 2018

the woman is not old, but blame the place and time, she is seen as such. the woman is not maternal, despite having given birth to a child she loves. the woman is not mentally unwell, but blame the past's taint on her present, she is seen as such. the woman seeks adventure and an opening for escape f......more

Goodreads review by Choko on January 12, 2018

*** 4 *** A buddy read with the folks at FBR, because we love good Fantasy! "...“The gods give no gifts without hooks embedded.”..." For anyone who knows me, they must understand my love affair with the works of Lois McMaster Bujold. I am all about the characters who seem normal but are anything b......more

Goodreads review by Allison on February 18, 2017

Updated Review Sept 12, 2015: I always find it really difficult to review those books that I experience at a gut level and love completely irrationally. This was one of those. I simply enjoyed reading every moment of it, and don't know how to explain why. Now I've put it off for too long, and I'm goi......more