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The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold

Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold

January 31, 2022 by andtheIToldYouSos 7 Comments

It’s time for me to FINNALY go all-in on some good old fashioned FAN TA SY. Normally, these are the sort of books that I pick up in the bookstore, give a “hmm” at the cover, and keep walking. I’ve never been great at immersing myself in fantasy worlds outside of the big-names; I just don’t have a memory for the complex lore and histories of most fantasy epics. When I open up a book and it starts with breakdowns of family names and maps […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #fate, adventure, andtheIToldYouSos, battle, Book Exchange 2021, CBR book exchange, chalion, curses, destiny, female agency, GoAllieGo, high fantasy, lois mcmaster bujold, Romance, World of the Five Gods

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR14 Review No:5 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #fate, adventure, andtheIToldYouSos, battle, Book Exchange 2021, CBR book exchange, chalion, curses, destiny, female agency, GoAllieGo, high fantasy, lois mcmaster bujold, Romance, World of the Five Gods ·
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