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The Curse of Chalion
by Lois McMaster Bujold
This was a delightful and slightly unusual fantasy. The worldbuilding was lush and consistent. I enjoyed the elements of religion woven in, and found the notion of a four- and five-fold pantheon interesting and well-used within the story. The plot followed a slightly unusual pattern, without a single climax, but instead several peaks that often led me to wonder how there could be so much book left when events were clearly coming to a head. But I was never disappointed to find more story after, as it was engaging the whole way through. The characters were excellent. It's always nice to have strong women holding up important plot points, even if none of them were very central in this tale.