"The Curse of Chalion"'s protagonist, Cazaril, finds himself unexpectedly in the role of secretary to the fiercely independent royesse Iselle of Chalion. While his work mainly consists of managing her household and teaching her at rural Valenda, things take a turn for the worse when her elder brothe...
It's strange, but in a lot of fantasy books it's obvious to me if they are written by a man or a woman. This novel's atmosphere was similar to the novels written by Michelle West. I can't put my finger on it exactly where in the style such a thing manifests, but it's there all the same. Descriptions...
This book had a much slower pace than I'm used to, nor do you see any magic first-hand until about 200 pages in. But it was worth it. I learned a great deal of writing technique from this book, I think. I only hope I can retain it! Her characterizations are flawless. I never doubted who is a main ch...
"The Curse of Chalion", Lois McMaster Bujold's first foray into fantasy is a literally one of the best books in the genre I had read. The story follows Cazaril going from barely above being a vagabond to servicing as secretary and advisor to the young, yet intelligent princess of Chalion. Then Cazar...
This was my first book by Bujold and after reading it I had to hunt up everything else she wrote I could find in stores or failing that borrow them from the library. This book earned a spot in my precious limited shelf space and I've read and enjoyed it more than once (and just writing this review m...
Sometimes you read a book and while reading have all kinds of ideas for what to say in your review but then you're finished and find yourself staring at the blank review space with no clue how to begin. Curse of Chalion is different from other fantasy novels. We don't have the young, orphaned hero b...
The Curse of Chalion is different from any other fantasy story I had read. It's relatively low on the fantasy, but it is strongly apparent that the story's world is not ours due to the names and places, and the quintet of gods which rule over the world.The style of the writing is excellent. Although...
Originally posted at The BibliosanctumA shadowy curse hangs over the royal family of Chalion and it falls to a broken man to save them from the curse and the political viper pit that threatens to bring them down.I fell in love with Cazaril not long after he was introduced. When he first appears, he ...
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