One of the most honored authors in the field of fantasy and science fiction, Lois McMaster Bujold transports us once more to a dark and troubled land and embroils us in a desperate struggle to preserve the endangered souls of a realm. Three years have passed since the widowed Dowager Royina Ista found release from the curse of madness that kept her imprisoned in her family's castle of Valenda. Her newfound freedom is costly, bittersweet with memories, regrets, and guilty secrets -- for she knows the truth of what brought her land to the brink of destruction. And now the road -- escape -- beckons. . . . A simple pilgrimage, perhaps. Quite fitting for the Dowager Royina of all Chalion. Yet something else is free, too -- something beyond deadly. To the north lies the vital border fortress of Porifors. Memories linger there as well, of wars and invasions and the mighty Golden General of Jokona. And someone, something, watches from across that border -- humans, demons, gods. Ista thinks her little party of pilgrims wanders at will. But whose? When Ista's retinue is unexpectedly set upon not long into its travels, a mysterious ally appears -- a warrior nobleman who fights like a berserker. The temporary safety of her enigmatic champion's castle cannot ease Ista's mounting dread, however, when she finds his dark secrets are entangled with hers in a net of the gods' own weaving. In her dreams the threads are already drawing her to unforeseen chances, fateful meetings, fearsome choices. 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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0380979020
ISBN-13
9780380979028
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2459684
Product Key Features
Book Title
Paladin of Souls : a Hugo Award Winner
Author
Lois Mcmaster Bujold
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Fantasy / General, Romance / Fantasy, Fantasy / Historical, Fantasy / Epic
Publication Year
2003
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
464 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
1.4in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
27.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ps3552.U397p355 2003
Reviews
A well-paced and exciting book, PALADIN [OF SOULS] is a perfect blend of might, magic, and character development.