Fantasy · HopefulIsta, mother of Chalion's young ruler, sets out on a pilgrimage after the family curse is lifted
Paladin of Souls
A queen mother's pilgrimage, shaped by a god of disasters
Eos, an imprint of HarperCollins, published the novel on 23 September 2003, and the hardcover has 456 pages. It is the second book of the World of the Five Gods, a sequel to The Curse of Chalion set about three years later. Ista, mother of Chalion's young ruler Iselle, is restless after the family's curse is lifted. She sets out on a religious pilgrimage, which becomes a journey shaped by the Bastard. The series won the Hugo Award for Best Series in 2018.
More about this book
Who
Ista, the dy Gura brothers, Liss, dy Cabon and Arhys.
World
The kingdom of Chalion, an analog of Castile and Leon during the Reconquista.
What makes it different
It won the Hugo, the Nebula and the Locus Award for fantasy in 2004. It is a sequel to The Curse of Chalion.
Feel
Warm and wry.
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Further reading
- Paladin of SoulsWikipedia