The Hallowed Hunt (World of the Five Gods, #3)

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The half mad Prince Boleso has been slain by a noblewoman he had intended to defile and Lord Ingrey kin Wolfcliff must transport the body to its burial place and the accused killer, the Lady Ijada, to judgment With the death of the old Hallow King imminent and the crown in play, the road they must travel together is a dangerous one And though he is duty bound to deliver his prisoner to an almost certain death, Ijada may be the only one Ingrey dares trust For a monstrous malevolence holds the haunted lord in its sway and a great and terrible destiny has been bestowed upon him by the gods, the damned, and the dead. Free Download [ The Hallowed Hunt (World of the Five Gods, #3) ] By [ Lois McMaster Bujold ] – kino-fada.fr The general consensus regarding The Hallowed Hunt seems to be good, but not as good as the first two. I disagree.My twee summary would be greater than the sum of it s parts The Hallowed Hunt is a complex beast excuse the pun and leansheavily on expositional dialogue than is Bujold s usual practice, but I found this theosophical adventure both engaging and rewarding.Due to the aura of disappointment palpable in the cumulative body of Goodreads reviews, I was r...This third book is much the same and significantly different than the others, so much so that they re all about the same amount of difference between them while in the same world, but all of them have so much of the same gentleness and levels of extreme intensity It s very odd to describe, and I m sorry for making a hash of it, but it s still valid.The gods are always making a mess of things, and sometimes it s so much worse than we think Here s to the wolf And here s to the Horse Can we rel This third book is much the same and significantly different than the others, so much so that they re all about the same amount of difference between them while in the same world, but all of them have so much of the same gentleness and levels of extreme intensity It s very odd to describe, and I m sorry for making a hash of it, but it s still valid.The gods are always making a mess of things, and sometimes it s so much worse than we think Here s to the wolf And here s to the Horse Can we rely on the gods to help us in the mortal realm, or do they just wanna deal with the souls Well, that s a big and important question across all the novels, and rather than just making a saint or creating a Paladin, I actua...The Hallowed Hunt was another good instalment in the Five Gods series Just like the first two books in the series the story had a mix of mystery, intrigue, romance, and magic Bujold favours a sedate pace but still has an engaging writing style She also has a talent for making it tough to guess which direction the story will take next Lord Ingrey kin Wolfcliff has been tasked by his master to collect both the body of Prince Boleso and his murderer and return them to the capitol One for the fu The Hallowed Hun...We have been discussing on a different thread how a person s mood, frame of mind, surroundings etc might effect their outlook on a book I m forced to say, maybe that s so here I really liked the first in this series of books, it is exceptional as is the second Each especially the first The Curse of Chalion snagged me and dragged me into the story They held my interest from the first.Now we come to the third I could not get into it The author seeks here to expand further the details of t We have been discussing on a different thread how a person s mood, frame of mind, surroundings etc might effect their outlook on a book I m forced to say, maybe that s so here I really liked the first in this series of books, it is exceptional as is the second Each especially the first The Curse of Chalion snagged me and dragged me into the story They held my interest from the first.Now we come to the third I could not get into it The author seeks here to expand further the details of the world s religion which up to now has held up fairly well, hasn t taken away from the story and has worked internally Here it in my opinion failed We get treated to long interminable conversations about what animal got into who what having an animal s spirit portends, why it got there, how it got there, what it can and and can t doon and on and on.I really liked the earlier volumes here and...Third in her Five Gods universe, dealing with the son I liked this better a year and a reread later It is very much a Bujold book, by which I mean that the main character, while operating within the inner circles of power, has some affliction curse and blessing which makes him an outsider to the society he works to serve In this case the affliction is the possession of an animal spirit Which is why, I think, I enjoyed this boo...I have to say this one felt kind of like a disappointment to me after how much I enjoyed Curse of Chalion and Paladin of Souls This one is actually a prequel which is set before the events of the other two, but it was written later on by the author In this story we follow Lord Ingrey who is tasked with bringing the Lady Ijada accused and self confessed killer of Prince Boleso a rapist to justice He s supposed to journey with her to the place of her trial, but along the way he starts to I have to say this one felt kind of like a disappointment to me after how much I enjoyed Curse of Chalion and Paladin of Souls This one is actually a prequel which is set before the events of the other two, but it was written later on by the author In this story we follow Lord Ingrey who is tasked with bringing t...I don t understand why all the dislike for this book Glad that this book wasn t the 1st in the series If The Hallowed Hunt was the first book McMaster wrote in her World of the Five Gods trilogy, would most people continued on with the series at all to win all those awards and recognition that the...4.5 stars What a wonderfully complex book Lois McMaster Bujold is a master storyteller, waving such intricate plots which she doles out little by little but still leaves some questions to the imagination I feel like I must read this book again because I m sure I missed a lot of the subtlety I can t go much into details about this story because a I m bound to get something wrong and b I will give spoilers and I think this story is best enjoyed when it s uncovered by the reader I will say 4.5 stars What a wonderfully complex book Lois McMaster Bujold is a master storyteller, waving such intricate plots which she doles out little by little but still leaves some questions to the imagination I feel like I must read this book again because I m sure I missed a lot of the subtlety I can t go much into details about this story because a I m bound to get something wrong and b I will give spoilers and I think this story is best enjoyed when it s uncovered by the reader I will say though that even though this is set in the universe of Chalion, the only connection to the first two books in the series is the Quinterian religion and the 5 Gods the Father, the Mother, the Daughter, the Son and the Bastard What each God stands for and the tenets of the Quinterian religion are all explained here so there s no need to read the first two books if you don t want to, although both stories are as terrific as this one.The main character, Ingray kin Wolfcliff is the kind that you want to ge...I screwed up listened to this as the 2d book in the trilogy, not last I don t think it s that big of a deal since it takes place way before the first two has nothing but the world in common I read the first of this trilogy when it came out then the second, but never got around to this one The gal that read this was quite a good reader, but different from the other two books.The first half of the book dragged for me I almost quit Way too much description thinking exp I screwed up listened to this as the 2d book in the trilogy, not last I don t think it s that big of a deal since it takes place way before the first two has nothing but the world in common I read the first of this trilogy when it came out then the second, but never got around to this one The gal that read this was quite a good reader, but different from the other two books.The first half of the book dragged for me I almost quit Way too much description thinking exposition on the parts of the main characters for a mere few days traveling Yes, there was a lot to set up, but it could have been done a lot better.The last half was very twisty action packed The hero was somewhat subtle We knew his courageous, tough, somewhat sinister reputation, but he had little ability to show it off during the first half In the last, it shined even with the romantic theme that ran so ...Not sure where this book actually fits in the series If it s a prequel to the Challion books, then they carried none of the knowledge forward If it s a sequel it s far into the future Same religion, brief mention of Chall...

The Hallowed Hunt (World of the Five Gods, #3)
  • English
  • 02 December 2017
  • Mass Market Paperback
  • 423 pages
  • 0060574747
  • Lois McMaster Bujold
  • The Hallowed Hunt (World of the Five Gods, #3)