![]() The Hallowed Hunt features the Son, The Curse of Chalion the Daughter, and Paladin of Souls the Bastard. If we fail Them, where then can They turn?"īujold has stated that she intends to write a novel that focuses on each god. As explained by a character in The Hallowed Hunt, "The gods have no hands in this world but ours. In the series, the various gods intercede in events, but must do so by influencing people through dreams and visitations as they have no power to act directly on the world. Quintarians acknowledge five gods - the Father, Mother, Daughter, Son, and Bastard - while Quadrenes deny the Bastard, claiming he is a demon rather than a god. ![]() The World of the Five Gods series explores an alternate reality on a world analogous to Earth, influenced by conflicts between the old shamanic religion, the new dominant Quintarian religion, and the heretical Quadrene faith, mirroring the spread of Christianity in pagan lands and the later clashes between Catholicism and Islam. The World of the Five Gods was informally called "the Chalion series" at first, but the name was abandoned as the series expanded. Three novels and two of the novellas were nominees for or winners of major awards. ![]() It consists of four novels and ten novellas, with six of the novellas included in the award. ![]() It was awarded the Hugo Award for Best Series in 2018. World of the Five Gods is a fantasy series by American writer Lois McMaster Bujold. Series of fantasy novels by Lois McMaster Bujold ![]()
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