Sky of Swords - Rambling Readers

480 pages

English language

Published Sept. 4, 2001 by Eos.

ISBN:: 978-0-380-79128-6

(1 review)

The mightiest swordsmen in the relm, are bound by magic to defend their noble wards...to the death.The King's Blades The unloved child of the unscrupulous King Ambrose,Princess Malinda learned at an early age to fight for what was rightfully hers. Now , with the Kings abrupt death, civil war has become her grim destiny. Making her uncertain way through the blood labyrinth of schemesand betrayals, Malinda can trust none but the Blades of the Royal Guard. But the Blades themselves are in grave peril. And the young Queen faces the most crucialdecision of her life: a choice that will either redeem her kingdom from chaos...or bring ultimate destruction down upon it, her Blades, and herself.

3 editions

Sean Randall reviewed Sky of Swords by Dave Duncan

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4 stars

As I said in my reflections of [b:Lord of the Fire lands|57704|Lord of the Fire Lands (King's Blades, #2)|Dave Duncan|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170476084s/57704.jpg|529691] (which is the second of this connected threesome), the only question I had coming out was of the apparent double dying of King Ambros. Superbly spun and masterfully orated, this third installment wraps everything up quite neatly.

I'd give it a five star rating, if it weren't for the fact that it was one very short, and two made little show of the blades themselves, who are key in the series. of course given the length factor the amount of onstage presence is perhaps appropriate, so maybe it's only one gripe.

Even so, a very thrilling series indeed, full of intense swordplay, mystical magic and daring politics. The rightness of people and actions are turned on their heads (necromancy is generally bad, as is piracy, but both used with laudable …

As I said in my reflections of [b:Lord of the Fire lands|57704|Lord of the Fire Lands (King's Blades, #2)|Dave Duncan|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170476084s/57704.jpg|529691] (which is the second of this connected threesome), the only question I had coming out was of the apparent double dying of King Ambros. Superbly spun and masterfully orated, this third installment wraps everything up quite neatly.

I'd give it a five star rating, if it weren't for the fact that it was one very short, and two made little show of the blades themselves, who are key in the series. of course given the length factor the amount of onstage presence is perhaps appropriate, so maybe it's only one gripe.

Even so, a very thrilling series indeed, full of intense swordplay, mystical magic and daring politics. The rightness of people and actions are turned on their heads (necromancy is generally bad, as is piracy, but both used with laudable results). for a series where you can almost hear the clash of steel and creek of timbers, pick this one up.