The Hallowed Hunt
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Our view
“The Hallowed Hunt” deepens the “World of the Five Gods” with a careful look at an older, shamanic faith. Some readers find it not as metaphysical as its two predecessors and feel the ending arrives quickly after several hundred pages. Bujold’s craft is not in doubt, and the world gains history and background in this third book.
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About the book
The Hallowed Hunt is a fantasy novel by American writer Lois McMaster Bujold, published in 2005. It placed fourth in the annual Locus Poll for best fantasy novel, and the series it is a part of, World of the Five Gods, won the Hugo Award for Best Series in 2018.
Reading order · World of the Five Gods
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8.38.3 / 10 - Paladin of Souls
8.48.4 / 10 - The Hallowed HuntThis book
8.08.0 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.0 across 99 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 40% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.0 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8.0 | 99 | 100% |
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