Lois McMaster Bujold’s Paladin of Souls is read by Kate Reading, who doesn’t do a very good job distinguishing between the two main male characters’ voices; Ista’s voice is also just a touch throatier than I like. The talky bit in the middle, while probably unavoidable, seems to work less well on audio than the comparable bit in Chalion (which audiobook I really enjoyed). However, the Bastard is voiced very well, for which I will forgive a good deal.