Forging the Darksword
In the enchanted realm of Merilon, magic is life. Born without magical abilities, Joram is left for dead but grows to manhood with the help of his constant vigilance and sleight-of-hand skills. When he meets the scholarly catalyst Saryon, the two join forces, attempting to forge the powerful...
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In the enchanted realm of Merilon, magic is life. Born without magical abilities, Joram is left for dead but grows to manhood with the help of his constant vigilance and sleight-of-hand skills. When he meets the scholarly catalyst Saryon, the two join forces, attempting to forge the powerful magic-absorbing Darksword and overthrow the evil usurper Blachloch. Original.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780307434074 (0307434079)
Publish date: June 30th 2010
Publisher: Spectra
Pages no: 400
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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