Paladin's Faith

I was so glad to see another in this series. They’re charming !

I love Kingfisher’s characters. It’s fun to see them muddle and second-guess their way through a romance novel. This was a lovely little read to tide me over to her next bit of folklore or fairytale revision.

Excellent continuation of the Paladin series. It returns much more to the themes of the Clocktaur duology than any of the previous Paladin books—bringing back one minor character and discussing or referring to others; the Dreaming God and his paladins play a much larger role than in any of the previous Paladin’s. It’s very much on a par with the others in terms of humor, romance, and plotting, so if you like the series and the world they’re set in, then you’ll probably like this one as well. The mystery of the Saint of Steel is not resolved, giving promise of future installments.

Weirdly, there’s a complete lack of gnoles in this book—not even discussions or casual mentions. They formed such an integral part of the story in the two Clocktaur books, in Swordheart, and in the 2nd and 3rd Paladin books, that their absence is surprising, especially after the most recent book, and especially that pretty much the entire cast is of already-established characters. Ms. Kingfisher, where did they go?