open
Upgrade to a better browser, please.

Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Books

Swordspoint

Added By: Administrator
Last Updated: spoltz

Swordspoint

Purchase this book through IndieBound.org Purchase this book from Amazon.com Purchase this book from Amazon.co.uk
Author: Ellen Kushner
Publisher: Unwin Hyman Limited, 1987
Series: The World of Riverside: Book 1
Book Type: Collection
Genre: Fantasy
Sub-Genre Tags: Fantasy of Manners
Awards:  
Lists:
Links:
Avg Member Rating:
(50 reads / 26 ratings)



Synopsis

Hailed by critics as "a bravura performance" (Locus) and "witty, sharp-eyed, [and] full of interesting people" (Newsday), this classic melodrama of manners, filled with remarkable plot twists and unexpected humor, takes fantasy to an unprecedented level of elegant writing and scintillating wit. Award-winning author Ellen Kushner has created a world of unforgettable characters whose political ambitions, passionate love affairs, and age-old rivalries collide with deadly results.

On the treacherous streets of Riverside, a man lives and dies by the sword. Even the nobles on the Hill turn to duels to settle their disputes. Within this elite, dangerous world, Richard St. Vier is the undisputed master, as skilled as he is ruthless--until a death by the sword is met with outrage instead of awe, and the city discovers that the line between hero and villain can be altered in the blink of an eye.


Excerpt

No excerpt currently exists for this novel.


Reviews

Swordspoint

- dr.graynicks
  (2/24/2013)
Swordspoint

- Nymeria
  (4/28/2014)
Swordspoint

- Weesam
  (4/29/2015)
Swordspoint

- spoltz
  (9/24/2017)

Images

No alternate cover images currently exist for this novel.