Paladin of Souls

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Title Paladin of Souls

Cover of first edition (hardcover)
Author Lois McMaster Bujold
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Fantasy
Publisher Eos (HarperCollins)
Released September 23, 2003
Media type Print (Hardcover & Paperback) & E-book
Pages 456 pp (hardcover)
496 pp (paperback)
ISBN ISBN 0-380-97902-0
Preceded by The Curse of Chalion
Followed by The Hallowed Hunt

Paladin of Souls is a 2003 fantasy novel by Lois McMaster Bujold. It won the 2004 Hugo Award for Best Novel and the 2004 Nebula Award for Best Novel.

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The book is a sequel to Bujold's earlier novel The Curse of Chalion and is set some three years after the events of that novel. The plot of the novel centers on the widow Ista, mother of the Royina (Queen) Iselle, and her adventures during a religious pilgrimage which rapidly turns into a dangerous and supernatural adventure. Like The Curse of Chalion, the novel's themes are redemption and self-sacrifice for the sake of others.

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Preceded by
The Speed of Dark
by Elizabeth Moon
Nebula Award for Best Novel
2004
Succeeded by
Camouflage
by Joe Haldeman