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What if Game Of Thrones Weren’t So Rapey? Book Review by Rebekah Villon
The Curse Of Chalion has world-building that bears comparison with Game Of Thrones, but offers a relief from the tiresome sexual violence, and is a sheer pleasure to read. I picked up The Curse Of Chalion by Lois McMaster
reminiscent of each other. Both are based in
Bujold on a whim, because I have a soft spot for
medieval European-inspired settings. If Game of
high fantasy. I had never read Bujold before, but she
Thrones was inspired by the Wars of the Roses,
is one of the most acclaimed writers in the field, tied
Curse of Chalion was inspired by the Spanish
with Robert A Heinlen for the most Hugo Awards.
Reconquista. Both works have political intrigue,
The Curse Of Chalion is the first novel in her World
driven by questions of royal secession, and both
of Five Gods series, which won the Hugo Award for
worlds also include magical, mystical, and spiritual
Best Series in 2018. Haven't heard of her? Where
forces (if you're wondering, Game of Thrones was
have I been?
published five years before The Curse of Chalion).
At first glance, the book does beg comparison
Despite the similarity in settings, the stories,
with Game of Thrones, because the settings are
structure, and character of the books couldn't be
