Lord Ingrey escorts a body and an accused noblewoman whose mystical curse links them amid political upheaval and divine destiny in a world of gods and spirits.
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Lord Ingrey escorts a body and an accused noblewoman whose mystical curse links them amid political upheaval and divine destiny in a world of gods and spirits.
An acclaimed legend in the field of fantasy and science fiction, Lois McMaster Bujold returns to the vivid and 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 an epic tale of devotion and strange destiny.Prince Boleso is dead -- slain by a noblewoman he had intended to defile.Lord Ingrey kin Wolfcliff has been dispatched to the remote castle of the late, exiled, half-mad royal to transport t...
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Protagonists develop a romantic relationship with mutual attraction and love; attempted sexual assault on a main character.
Murder, body transport, and violent conflicts tied to political and magical events.
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Central themes of gods, divine destiny, rituals, and sacred kingship in the Five Gods world.
Spirits inhabiting souls, animal spirit bonds, curses, and god-given mystical gifts drive the plot.
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Succession struggles, tribal politics, and conquest between Wealdean and Darthacan cultures.
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Attempted sexual assault, murder, and historical references to massacre and animal sacrifice.
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