This book is one of my favorite tales. The heroine is a woman named Harry Crewe, an orphan, that comes to live near her brother in the desert country of Damar. Her life is quiet and ordinary until she is kidnapped by Corlath, the Hill King, who takes her deep into the desert to the land of his peopl...
3.5 stars. It is somewhat slow, there is a Chosen One and it's a bit predictable, a classic fantasy tale. Still the story flows beautifully and I liked it very much. The narration is in third person with occasional first person touches, and it adds a lot to the allure of the places described. The fe...
The Blue Sword is the tale of Harry, a young woman who's just moved to the edge of the desert after losing her parents. She's come to Damar, a desert land shared by the Homelanders, which are Harry's people, and the Hillfolk. Her life isn't bad - those she's been taken in by are kind, her life is ...
Spoiler Rating: Low Most Honorable of Lizzys, The challenge with these Drop What You're Doing You Must Read This Book letters is explaining what's great about the book without spoiling anything. Plot points and characters' secrets are obviously best left unmentioned--but I'm the type of reader w...
Having finally read The Hero and the Crown, it felt like it was time for a re-read of the Damar book I had actually read. The Blue Sword is set many centuries after Aerin the Dragon Slayer saved her kingdom from magical threat. Damarians now seem to be chiefly desert dwelling nomads and expert horse...
This is my first Robin McKinley book, though I do have a couple others in my possession that need to be read. I wasn't really thrilled with this one though. Up until about 50% I was liking it quite a bit, though I couldn't tell you why, because nothing at all had happened. But it didn't take long (o...
I really ought to have read this years ago -- it's exactly the kind of book I would have loved in middle school, and I really think it would get more enjoyable with multiple re-readings.
a pleasure to read.wonderful heroine. reminded me a bit of Brienne from ASOIF although quite a different character overall. I loved her nonchalant displays of bravery and independence, her easy acceptance of her own difference from others, her drama-free perspective on the world(s) around her, her q...
Hmm.. I read this book because Michael Moorcock mentioned it. I have to confess I am dissapointed.The book is full of its world-building, which is okay for any High Fantasy and Epics, yet this book was supposed to be a piece of fun--pop fantasy, and it's continuous world-building is just exhausting....
I didn’t like this book as much as many do. I guess it was too poetic for me. And I didn’t like the heroine Harry at all. She seems to be an ‘okay’ kind of girl – a strange choice for a fantasy protagonist. She is kidnapped – okay. The kidnappers forced her to learn swordplay from dawn to dusk – oka...
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