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The Curse of Chalion
by Lois McMaster Bujold
After reading the Penric and Desdemona series, I started back for this one.
I didn't realize it was set in a different era and expected some bleed-through, but it was independent enough to standalone. It certainly felt much longer than the Penric novellas, but there was also more ground covered. The second book in the series changes narrators which makes me think I might be a bit slow to continue the series right away, though it seems to have merit.
My main complaint in this book is that Cazaril seems to be all things to all men. He is both weak and strong and sick and powerful. Maybe it was just my expectation, but I just wasn't all that into the romance angle of the book either.
I didn't realize it was set in a different era and expected some bleed-through, but it was independent enough to standalone. It certainly felt much longer than the Penric novellas, but there was also more ground covered. The second book in the series changes narrators which makes me think I might be a bit slow to continue the series right away, though it seems to have merit.
My main complaint in this book is that Cazaril seems to be all things to all men. He is both weak and strong and sick and powerful. Maybe it was just my expectation, but I just wasn't all that into the romance angle of the book either.