Paladin of Souls: A Novel

Author - Lois McMaster Bujold ... [Goo?] [Posters]

This Hardcover Book item from Eos was reviewed on 18-Oct-2008.

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1) Hardcover Book Paladin of Souls: A Novel by Eos. I do not often read fantasy nor did I expect to like this book. I bought this on a whim on the strength of the Hugo Award and at first I had difficulty getting into the story. Very soon, though, it got very good and then great. Highly recommended.¤

2) Hardcover Book Paladin of Souls: A Novel by Eos. Firstly, I have devoured and loved everything this writer has done. Miles Vorkosigan and the first book in this series rock. This book seems an ill-considered amalgam of bits of Chaucer´s pilgramage tales and the 70´s daytime soap opera "Dark Shadows", with its endless chatter and lack of action concerning an undead milquetoast vampire. Better luck next book Ms. Bujold.¤

3) Hardcover Book Paladin of Souls: A Novel by Eos. (Kindle review) Well-formatted for Kindle, reads cleanly.

One of my favorite books, a great combination of character, plot and world. Excellent follow-up to Curse of Chalion (also a favorite book).¤

4) Hardcover Book Paladin of Souls: A Novel by Eos. The main character of Paladin of Souls is unexpected. She´s a middle-aged widow whose daughter is the Queen of Chalion. She´s spent a good half her life in madness. She´s carries a shameful secret from her past around with her. She was a minor character in the Curse of Chalion, but now we get to watch her rebirth after the madness has been lifted. Her development, slowly gaining confidence and insight into who she is at this life stage, is wonderful to watch.

One problem with Curse had been plot pacing. That problem is not present here. Ista grows fed up with the smothering atmosphere of her home and hits the road right away. All I can think here are cliches: non-stop action, the action doesn´t stop, Bujold keeps the action coming, etc, etc. It doesn´t make any sense at first, but at least it isn´t boring, and as the story progresses all the seemingly random events start to fit together.

The only negative criticism I could come up with for this book had to do with the prose. Bujold had a habit of using negatives in a way that she must think sounds poetic or high-born, but got annoying with over-use. For example, saying "not a little" to mean "a lot." This is a minor complaint in a book that I otherwise thought deserved all the awards and praise it´s gotten.

One could read Paladin without reading Curse first, although I don´t recommend it - that could spoil your enjoyment of Curse¤

5) Hardcover Book Paladin of Souls: A Novel by Eos. This book is written with Lois McMaster Bujold´s usual glorious prose, characterization and inventiveness. I read the first sentence of this book and was sucked into it. I read it all night without pause, and I enjoyed every single second. This is far and away my favorite book from this series, although the whole series is extremely good. I re-read this book at least every couple of months and it never becomes any less interesting.¤

6) Hardcover Book Paladin of Souls: A Novel by Eos.

Follow Lois McMaster Bujold, one of the most honored authors in the field of fantasy and science fiction, to a land threatened by treacherous war and beset by demons -- as a royal dowager, released from the curse of madness and manipulated by an untrustworthy god, is plunged into a desperate struggle to preserve the endangered souls of a realm.

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