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 Lois McMaster Bujold returns to the vivid, perilous world of her previous masterworks, the Hugo Award-winning Paladin of Souls and Hugo and World Fantasy Award-nominated The Curse of Chalion, with this tale of devotion and strange destiny.

The half-mad Prince Boleso has been slain by a noblewoman he had intended to defile. It falls to Lord Ingrey kin Wilfcliff to transport the prince to his burial place and to bring the accused killer, Lady Ijada, to judgment. His mission is an ugly and delicate one, for the imminent death of the old Hallow King has placed the crown in play, and the road he travels with his burden and his prisoner is fraught with danger. But in the midst of political chaos, magic has the fiercer hold on Ingrey's destiny, and Ijada herself may turn out to be the only one he dares trust.

Don't miss Lois McMaster Bujold's other books about Chalion, The Curse of Chalion and Paladin of Souls.©2005 Lois McMaster Bujold (P)2007 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Royalty Destiny

Critic reviews

"Inventive, with engaging characters and lively storytelling."( Denver Post)
"Bujold's reworking of a classic romantic situation is distinguished by its setting in a well-crafted world and masterly creation of characters whose fates will keep readers turning the pages." ( Booklist)
"Absorbing....Bujold's ability to sustain a breathless pace of action while preserving a heady sense of verisimilitude in a world of malignant wonders makes this big novel occasionally brilliant and not a word too long." ( Publishers Weekly)
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This book was so amazing. Bujold has invented a religion which is quite comprehensive and this installment in the 5-Gods world shows us more of how it works. The denouement is quite moving.

I was not overly fond of the narrators delivery and the male voices didn't work for me. They all seemed quite expressionless because of her effort to keep the pitch low as a man's voice would sound. The female voices were all easily distinguishable.

Wonderous and weird

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The story itself is OK, but doesn't have a lot of action. The narrator mispronounces words (DEBacle) and doesn't have much range for different voices for the characters. Phrasing is odd, with misplaced emphasis within sentences. I often found myself mentally rephrasing the sentence in my mind, because it didn't make sense as read.

I'm trying to listen to the Chalion series in order, so this is the first one. I have read these all myself, years ago, in print, but as I get older, I struggle with small print size, and I appreciate having someone else read them aloud. However, the narrator in this case detracted from an otherwise OK story.

not much action, narrator mistakes.

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I cannot say how much I love the book, with its ingenious world-building, well-portrayed and lovable MCs, intense chemistry and gripping plot. In my eyes it is even better than Paladin of Souls. Fans of the earlier Chalion books will love it, I think, so long as they do not expect it to be a part of a trilogy.
The narration is quite fine, and I particular like the voices picked for the central characters, although every time I would find the chapter numbers (along with the beginnings of the first sentence perhaps) are recorded in a slightly odd way.

A fabulous book

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What didn’t you like about Marguerite Gavin’s performance?

Strange pronunciation of words such as 'misled' (myzled), and a mushy accent that makes it difficult to tell the difference between words like 'gods' and 'guards' made it a distracting narration. Disappointing as compared to the narration of the previous Chalion novel, Paladin of Souls.

Did The Hallowed Hunt inspire you to do anything?

Not listen to any books narrated by Marguerite Gavin again..

Great tale, slightly disappointing narration

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The first book of the Chalion series is one of my favourite books. I also much enjoyed my recent reread of the second book. This - the third that was written I had completely forgotten. I certainly enjoyed it but it is far from the best of the series. I am struggling to put my finger on why that is but I think it is because there is a bit too much telling rather than showing. And Ingrey doesn't have the same charm as a character as the leads in the first 2 series. So don't start here - read the others first.

Enjoyable

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