He is the god, effectively, of February 29. In addition, there is an intriguing fifth god: the Bastard, patron of executioners and carrion beasts, whose season is Leap Day. The inhabitants of Chalion worship the virginal Daughter of the spring, fertile Mother of summer, warlike Son of autumn, and wise Father of winter. One of the things I enjoyed most about this novel is the detailed religion the author has created. The move brings Cazaril to the notice of the enemy who betrayed him it brings Iselle to the notice of an unscrupulous, cruel nobleman, Dondo dy Jironal, who hopes to cement his undue influence over the king by marrying the princess, whether she likes it or not. Iselle is commanded to join her royal brother in the capital city, and Cazaril reluctantly accompanies her. Soon both Iselle and Cazaril are in grave danger. The job is one bound to shake Cazaril out of his self-pity: Iselle is not just any girl, but the younger half-sister of the king, a royal princess who will one day be expected to hold her own in matters of state.Ĭazaril sets to work educating Iselle, a headstrong, idealistic, and intelligent young woman whose zeal for justice must be tempered with diplomacy and balance.
The old woman remembers him and surprises him by making him the tutor-secretary to her teenaged granddaughter, Iselle. He hopes to beg work of the local noblewoman. After escape and a nervous breakdown, Cazaril has made his way on foot to the city of Valenda in the kingdom of Chalion, where he had spent a few happy years during his childhood. Several years before, during a disastrous military campaign, he was betrayed by his commander and sold into slavery. When we meet Lupe dy Cazaril, he is impoverished, nearly-crippled, emotionally broken, and mistaken for a beggar.
In The Curse of Chalion, she moves her trademark adventure and great characterization away from space and into an intricate fantasy world. Lois McMaster Bujold is one of the most acclaimed authors in modern science fiction, having won numerous Hugo and Nebula awards for her Vorkosigan series.
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