Halla, who dislikes clammy hands (among other things) is not good with this plan and in any event, thinks it unlikely she’d survive very long once the vows are exchanged.Īfter a few days and out of acceptable options, she decides to take matters into her own hands and end her life. As a result, she has been locked in her room, pending her agreement to marry Alver of the clammy hands. Silas, very unexpectedly, left all his property to her and his remaining relatives, including Aunt Malva and Cousin Alver, are incensed. For the past few years she has been keeping house for Great Uncle Silas who has recently passed away. Halla is a widow who lives in Rutger’s Howe with her deceased husband’s relatives. I gather there are earlier books set within the same universe – and certainly the later Saint of Steel books are too (I recognised Brindle the gnole here) but I have the sense that the world has much yet to explore and is as big as the real one I live in. Your humour really works for me and I enjoy the effortless diversity and acceptance of queerness in this rich world you’ve created. However, it is delightful and well worth reading. It’s partly why I ended up taking a bit of time to read this one. There are similar themes between Swordheart and Paladin’s Strength so I would recommend to readers perhaps taking a short break between reads to get the most out of it. I recently had the great pleasure of listening to Paladin’s Grace and reading Paladin’s Strength so I immediately went to your (extensive – hooray!) backlist for more goodness with Swordheart.
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