{"id":27490,"date":"2026-09-06T21:23:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T01:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=27490"},"modified":"2026-09-08T15:43:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T19:43:16","slug":"paladins-hope-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/27490","title":{"rendered":"Paladin’s Hope"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paladin’s Hope<\/em><\/a> (2021) T. Kingfisher<\/a> (The Saint of Steel #3)<\/p>\n

\"Paladin's<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cAnything\u2019s possible,\u201d said Piper, in a tone that hopefully conveyed, \u201cNot a chance in hell.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

His thoughts were so jumbled that he hardly knew what to pray for, so he settled on a general, Do you see this whole mess, gods? Please just fix it! I\u2019m begging You<\/em>! He had a suspicion that most priests would have confirmed this was a very common prayer indeed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t warriors name their swords?\u201d <\/p>\n

The paladin stared at him. \u201cIs that a euphemism?\u201d <\/p>\n

Piper felt a flush starting. \u201cI didn\u2019t think it was, no. You know, the pointy metal thing?\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026you know they don\u2019t come when called, right?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNeither do cats, but people name those.\u201d His flush was definitely growing. <\/p>\n

\u201cYes, but that\u2019s so you have something to yell when they knock things off the table.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Characters<\/strong>: Galen, Doctor Piper, Clara, Earstripe, Brindle, Skull-of-Ice, Jorge, Stephen, Marcus, Shane, Wren, Kaylin, Sanga, Thomas, Missus Hardy, Bishop Beartongue, Captain Mallory, Commander Tamsin<\/p>\n

Publisher: Red Wombat Studios<\/p>\n

Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Paladin’s Hope (2021) T. Kingfisher (The Saint of Steel #3) \u201cAnything\u2019s possible,\u201d said Piper, in a tone that hopefully conveyed, \u201cNot a chance in hell.\u201d His thoughts were so jumbled that he hardly knew what to pray for, so he settled on a general, Do you see this whole mess, gods? Please just fix it! 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