Review: The Curse of Chalion

The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I remember a few decades ago reading Bujold’s The Spirit Ring when it was new. At the time I thought it a fine story and she a very talented author. Then I kind of quite reading heroic fantasy for a long, long time. The Curse of Chalion has reminded me just how great the genre can be and what a fantastic author Bujold is.

This book is such a fine mix of a very well developed fantasy world, complex theology, political intrigu...