Be honest: have you ever fantasized about your previously unknown, aristocratic, super-duper-wacky-cool uncle taking you, his niece, under his wing and teaching you swordplay? And using the subsequent skills to defend yourself and your friends from the villainous creeps of the world?Your secret drea...
I purchased this book first, then realized that it was the second in the series thanks to Neil Gaiman's intro, and listened to the first one before moving along to this one. I don't know how necessary it really was, as the main characters in the first book are only secondary characters here (and not...
Finally got around to read this one. Been meaning to do it for years. Should have done it when I still remembered the events in Swordspoint a bit better. But it still worked quite well. Katherine was a pleasant heroine and her journey was a pleasure to follow.
I think I actually liked Swordspoint better, but I’m struggling to come up with a reason. It’s not that Kushner’s writing is bad in either case, or that I disliked the characters. I was actually very fond of Katherine and Marcus. Having read them in order, the Duke is more tragic than anything else....
Following the resounding success of my Locus Quest, I faced a dilemma: which reading list to follow it up with? Variety is the spice of life, so I’ve decided to diversify and pursue six different lists simultaneously. This book falls into my LOCUS FANTASY list.As the Locus Sci-Fi Award winners list ...
The short of Ellen Kushner's The Privilege of the Sword: I liked it. Though I have to say I'm split.But, first, a brief summary:Lady Katherine Talbert goes to live with her Uncle, the Mad Duke, who has it in for Katherine's mother (the Duke's sister) and vows to leave her alone should she commit her...
I read Swordpoint not too long ago because a) it looked interesting, b) the second book had a chick with a sword!, and c) a bunch of Goodreaders liked it, so I thought I'd give it a shot. I liked it fine, but it didn't seem finished. There was a complete story arc, but I just walked away feeling lik...
The first novel I ever read by Ellen Kushner was Swordspoint. It is one of the those magical books that draws the reader in from the first line. Sadly, The Privilege of the Sword is not a good sequel.There are several problems with this book. The first is that two of the main characters Katherine...
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