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Honor's Paradox (Kencyrath) by P.C. Hodgell
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Honor's Paradox (Kencyrath) (edition 2012)

by P.C. Hodgell (Author)

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The sequel to Bound in Blood and exciting sixth entry in the Godstalker Chronicles by epic fantasy world-builder extraordinaire, P.C. Hodgell. A droll heroine born to one day battle a world-destroying god  fights her way through deadly plots and challenges at a warrior's academy to graduate and move forward to her destiny. The sequel to Bound in Blood and exciting sixth entry in the Godstalker Chronicles by epic fantasy world-builder extraordinaire, P.C. Hodgell.  Jame is one of the last of the Kencyrath line, born to battle a world-destroying Lord of Darkness and resuscitate her ancestral heritage.  Jame's youth was spent hard and low in a desert wasteland.  Now she has discovered her past and her heritage as Highborn--and, with it, the power to call souls out of their bodies and slay the occasional god or two (as well as to resurrect them).   First, though, Jame must survive the politics and dangers of haunted TentirCollege, a school for warriors where she's a student.  At Tentir, Jame saves a young protégé from possession by a powerful, evil soul in search of a body, while combating jealous students who see her as a danger to their ambition for power and want her expelled--and blinded and dead, in the bargain!  Then, just as graduation approaches, Jame's exemption from the sacred laws of the tribe of her youth expires and she is expected to wed immediately, plus take on a family.  To make matters worse, she's challenged to a mounted combat duel to decide who is Tentir "top gun"--a competition she must win to graduate.  It's trial by fire, as Jame moves closer to a magnificent destiny she both fears--and knows she must face. About P.C. Hodgell's Kyncyrath Series: "P.C. Hodgell writes the most strikingly weird and wonderful stories in epic fantasy today."--Charles Stross "Hodgell has crafted an...intricate fantasy with humor, tragedy, and a capable and charming female hero."--Library Journal… (more)
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Title:Honor's Paradox (Kencyrath)
Authors:P.C. Hodgell (Author)
Info:Baen (2012), Edition: Reprint, Mass Market Paperback, 432 pages
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Jame faces the last test of her first (only?) year at Tentir. Torisen continues his slow progress at seeing Shanir gifts as part of the Kencyrath "arsenal" for fighting Perimal Darkness. Several others, including the Commandant of Tentir, face "honor's paradox" -- that is -- when do you obey orders and when do you obey your own moral code? I like that Jame and Timmon and Gorbel have "bonded". All good funn and judging how intently I read this one it has to have the "couldn't put it down" rating. I do have to add that the Baen covers are beyond bad -- Jame is flat-chested! ****1/2 ( )
  sibylline | May 29, 2018 |
Jame continues her adventures in Tentir and as the Earth Wife's favorite. Her twin Torisen seems to have softened his line on his Shanir relations, but there is hardly a mention of it. Somewhat less episodic that the last volume, it still jumps around a fair amount. ( )
  quondame | May 13, 2018 |
Synopsis I don't know where to begin. Another Equinox festival, another test at the college, more interfering by sundry and sorts.   My Thoughts While this was the most non-cryptic book so far in the series [and it is the latest written to date], it also was the book where I figured out WHY I hate these books so much even as I like them.   The good guys are filled with nothing but indecision and fear and allow themselves to be pushed around without pushing back. The bad guys are always breaking the unwritten rules without any consequences.   That type of disparity always pushes my buttons. I'm a small guy and I learned early on as a teenager that if someone bigger than me hits me, I hit them back twice as hard. 99% of the time, it rocked them and shut the situation down. That other 1% sucked, but hey, not everything is perfect, right? ;-) So when I see people just giving in, giving ground, not fighting for what is right, it grates pretty bad on my psyche.   And the story isn't anywhere near finished. So I think I'm done with the Kencyrath world. At the rate the books are being written [started back in '86 I believe], they will never get done.   Author: P.C. Hodgell   Rating: 3 of 5 Stars     Crossposted at Bookstooge.booklikes.blogspot.wordpress.com " ( )
  BookstoogeLT | Dec 10, 2016 |
Oops - I missed one!
I got this through interlibrary loan, and thought it was #5 - but it's #6. However, I didn't actually notice that I missed one until I was done. (Yes, there were a few mystifying bits - but Hodgell's writing tends toward those.) Jame is still a randon cadet, establishing her leadership and demanding respect in a difficult situation. I actually thought this one flowed a lot more smoothly than 'To Ride a Rathorn.'

The main theme here is the one referred to in the title: is it more honorable to show loyalty, upholding your vows and your position - or is it more honorable to do what one believes is the correct thing?

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  AltheaAnn | Feb 9, 2016 |
Another enjoyable Jamethiel book, but I wish the story had left Tentir behind already.

And this is minor in the way of things, but I hate -hate hate hate- the cover art Baen had done for these books. It doesn't encapsulate the series well at all, and I actually feel a little alienated by it. If I were new to the series, I wouldn't have picked up this book.

Honestly I would rather have her run around on the cover naked, since that would at least be in character for her. It would be awesome if she could actually be mistaken for her slender, cis-bodied brother, which is a recurring plot point throughout the books.


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  eaterofwords | Nov 16, 2014 |
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The sequel to Bound in Blood and exciting sixth entry in the Godstalker Chronicles by epic fantasy world-builder extraordinaire, P.C. Hodgell. A droll heroine born to one day battle a world-destroying god  fights her way through deadly plots and challenges at a warrior's academy to graduate and move forward to her destiny. The sequel to Bound in Blood and exciting sixth entry in the Godstalker Chronicles by epic fantasy world-builder extraordinaire, P.C. Hodgell.  Jame is one of the last of the Kencyrath line, born to battle a world-destroying Lord of Darkness and resuscitate her ancestral heritage.  Jame's youth was spent hard and low in a desert wasteland.  Now she has discovered her past and her heritage as Highborn--and, with it, the power to call souls out of their bodies and slay the occasional god or two (as well as to resurrect them).   First, though, Jame must survive the politics and dangers of haunted TentirCollege, a school for warriors where she's a student.  At Tentir, Jame saves a young protégé from possession by a powerful, evil soul in search of a body, while combating jealous students who see her as a danger to their ambition for power and want her expelled--and blinded and dead, in the bargain!  Then, just as graduation approaches, Jame's exemption from the sacred laws of the tribe of her youth expires and she is expected to wed immediately, plus take on a family.  To make matters worse, she's challenged to a mounted combat duel to decide who is Tentir "top gun"--a competition she must win to graduate.  It's trial by fire, as Jame moves closer to a magnificent destiny she both fears--and knows she must face. About P.C. Hodgell's Kyncyrath Series: "P.C. Hodgell writes the most strikingly weird and wonderful stories in epic fantasy today."--Charles Stross "Hodgell has crafted an...intricate fantasy with humor, tragedy, and a capable and charming female hero."--Library Journal

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