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Swordspoint

by Ellen Kushner

The classic forerunner to The Fall of the Kings now with three bonus stories.

Hailed by critics as “a bravura performance” (Locus) and “witty, sharp-eyed, [and] full of interesting people” (Newsday), this classic melodrama of manners, filled with remarkable plot twists and unexpected humor, takes fantasy to an unprecedented level of elegant writing and... (read more)

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Hope N
  • Rated 5 stars

“I read The Privilege of the Sword first, although it actually comes 2nd chronologically, and loved it. This book didn't disappointed, on the contrary, it was absolutely riveting and I think I liked it even better! The plot holds together well, but it's really Kushner's multi-dimensional, wonderful characters that do it.”

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Lissa T
  • Rated 2 stars

“s I think I've mentioned, when I was a teenager I was quiet enamoured of the fantasy genre. Books were something that I could always count on my mother purchasing for me. These two things added together equal a whole lot of unread books. I cannot bear to leave books unread and I have vowed not to purchase anymore books until I have read all that I have in my possession in New York. It is a combination of these factors that have led me to the horror that was Swordspoint.

Swordspoint...”

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  • Rated 4.104167 stars
Amazon:
  • Rated 4.375 stars
  

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