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The Curse of Chalion

My friend Mandy gave me this book, and I let it sit on the shelf for a long time. I enjoy some Fantasy, but a lot of these books seem to focus so much on constructing their particular world that plot and character development suffer.

I packed this for the trip to Reno, and started reading the night before I left for home. Within the first chapter I knew my migivings were unfounded. Cazaril is a minor lord, captured in a recent war and forced to row on an enemy's galley. The fantasy world was developed indirectly, through the eyes and ears of Cazaril, as he returns to his homeland after being rescued by an ally of his homeland.