The Curse of Chalion

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Harper Collins, Oct 13, 2009 - Fiction - 448 pages

A man broken in body and spirit, Cazaril returns to the noble household he once served as page and is named secretary-tutor to the beautiful, strong-willed sister of the impetuous boy who is next in line to rule. It is an assignment Cazaril dreads, for it must ultimately lead him to the place he most fears: the royal court of Cardegoss, where the powerful enemies who once placed him in chains now occupy lofty positions.

But it is more than the traitorous intrigues of villains that threaten Cazaril and the Royesse Iselle here, for a sinister curse hangs like a sword over the entire blighted House of Chalion. And only by employing the darkest, most forbidden of magics can Cazaril hope to protect his royal charge -- an act that will mark him as a tool of the miraculous . . . and trap him in a lethal maze of demonic paradox.

 

Contents

Section 1
1
Section 2
16
Section 3
34
Section 4
50
Section 5
63
Section 6
78
Section 7
92
Section 8
111
Section 16
239
Section 17
254
Section 18
269
Section 19
285
Section 20
301
Section 21
315
Section 22
331
Section 23
350

Section 9
127
Section 10
139
Section 11
155
Section 12
177
Section 13
194
Section 14
207
Section 15
221
Section 24
364
Section 25
381
Section 26
393
Section 27
406
Section 28
417
Section 29
429
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One of the most respected writers in the field of speculative fiction, Lois McMaster Bujold burst onto the scene in 1986 with Shards of Honor, the first of her tremendously popular Vorkosigan Saga novels. She has received numerous accolades and prizes, including two Nebula Awards for best novel (Falling Free and Paladin of Souls), four Hugo Awards for Best Novel (Paladin of Souls, The Vor Game, Barrayar, and Mirror Dance), as well as the Hugo and Nebula Awards for her novella The Mountains of Mourning. Her work has been translated into twenty-one languages. The mother of two, Bujold lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.