Forging the Darksword (Darksword #1)
by:
Margaret Weis (author)
ISBN:
9780553338591 (0553338595)
Publish date: November 18th 1987
Publisher: Bantam Books
Edition language: English
Series: Das dunkle Schwert (#1)
I have seen this setting, and in fact this plot, before - the Xanth novels. This trilogy is set in a world where everybody has a magical ability, except for the hero, Joram. Once again, this is much the same as the original Xanth novel, and as happened in the original Xanth novel, it turned out that...
Of all the Weis & Hickman books, this trilogy was my favourite. Looking back, it was the most original and interesting (in terms of characters, world building and premise). Far outshining the much beloved (and far more well known), formulaic "Dragonlance" books that preceeded it. Freed from the shac...
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