The Blue Sword

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mass market paperback, 248 pages

English language

Published March 1987 by Ace Books.

ISBN:
978-0-441-06880-7
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OCLC Number:
16727125

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2 stars (1 review)

This is the story of Corlath, golden-eyed king of the Free Hillfolk, son of the sons of the Lady Aerin.

And this is the story of Harry Crewe, the Homelander orphan girl who became Harimad-sol, King's Rider, and heir to the Blue Sword, Gonturan, that no woman had wielded since the Lady Aerin herself bore it into battle.

And this is the song of the kelar of the Hillfolk, the magic of the blood, the weaver of destinies...

--back cover

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reviewed The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley (Damar #1)

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2 stars

When I started reading it was interesting, the world building is important for new landscapes or cultures or how the magic works, but when I reached half the book and it just didn't seem to start... I suspected the worst. And then suddenly I finished and... Nothing really happens. Nothing. It's very plain.
I stumbled upon it because it's supposed to be an old school classic fantasy book. And I understand that in the 80's to have important women in books (The MC and most of the myths revolve around women) was something daring. But... it has just so many wrong points, technically speaking, that don't make this a good book.

Subjects

  • Fantasy
  • Colonies
  • War horses
  • Juvenile fiction