The Gilded Chain
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780061827242 (006182724X)
Publish date: October 13th 2009
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 432
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Magic,
Adventure,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Epic Fantasy,
Epic,
High Fantasy,
Cultural,
Adult,
Canada,
Heroic Fantasy
Series: King's Blades (#1)
The Gilded chain could have been a decent book. It had an interesting premise, a group of men trained to be Blades, the best swordsmen in the kingdom, magically bonded to protect one individual until their ward dies or their bond is broken and they retire. I liked how the author attempted to handle ...
2,5enyhítő körülmény, hogy önállóan is olvasható, a folytatások nélkül, viszont nem tudnék érvelni az elolvasása mellettsúlyosbító körülmény az ocsmány borító és a trehány fordítás
The ideas were there (magically bound nubile young swordsmen to serve as guardians for the King and anyone he wants!), but the execution was messy. The novel takes place over a long span of time and, contrary to what one may think, this actually makes it more difficult to get to know the main charac...
The Gilded Chain by Dave Duncan is the first in his six book King's Blade series. While the story in each novel takes places in the same world, each work stands alone as a tale unto itself. This first book tells the story of Durendal, a waif with little future who is recruited to become a King's Bla...
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