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Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Ellen Kushner’s revolutionary fantasy novel Swordspoint offered an important early example of a strong, successful gay hero in a committed relationship.

The main character, Richard, is a swordsman, who earns his living by killing nobles by contract. This is basically done as a way to get around blood being on a noble's hands. “Swordspoint begins with a single drop of blood on a field of new-fallen snow, an image that burned itself forever into my mind the first time I encountered it. I can close my eyes and see it still. Pris: 119 kr.

Swordspoint is a hard book to describe. It is, in a sense, a romantic adventure of love, intrigue, and daring swordplay, and it delivers the excitement and deviousness of a good example of that story. Its tone, however, is memorably at an angle to how that story is normally written. Ellen Kushner, Swordspoint (Tor, 1989; Bantam Spectra, 2003) It's a melancholy trend, although perhaps inevitable, that something that should be as fresh and Ellen Kushner är en amerikansk fantasyförfattare, mest känd för den prisbelönta Thomas the Rhymer och böckerna Swordspoint, The Fall of the Kings och The Privilege of the Sword om personer ur adelshuset Tremontaine i en namnlös fiktiv huvudstad.

Its tone, however, is memorably at an angle to how that story is normally written.

1989-07-01 Ellen Kushner’s revolutionary fantasy novel Swordspoint offered an important early example of a strong, successful gay hero in a committed relationship.
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1988: Swordspoint (Allen & Unwin; Arbor House) — first novel — 10th place. Oct 29, 2015 If you're a fan of Ellen Kushner's Swordspoint, then you're going to be very happy with Tremontaine, a prequel serialized story that takes place Mar 1, 2014 St Vier is the best swordsman in the city, but apart from his reputation is something of an enigma. He lives in Riverside, sharing his rooms with Booktopia has Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner. Buy a discounted Paperback of Swordspoint online from Australia's leading online bookstore. Ellen Kushner's “Riverside” series begins with the novel Swordspoint, followed by The Privilege of the Sword, The Fall of the Kings (written with Delia Sherman) The Fall of the Kings (2002) (co-authored by Sherman) is set 40 years after Swordspoint. All three books are considered mannerpunk novels, and take place in a Dec 18, 2007 The cult classic fantasy of manners, now with three bonus stories “Swordspoint has an unforgettable opening and just gets better from there.

Join Facebook to connect with Ellen Kushner and others you may know. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. 7 Jul 2019 Swordspoint Ellen Kushner Award-winning author Ellen Kushner has created a world of unforgettable characters whose political ambitions, Swordspoint: A Novel Summary & Study Guide. Ellen Kushner. This Study Guide consists of approximately 35 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character 4 Nov 2017 The characters of Swordspoint were both a strength and a weakness. On the one hand the main characters, the swordsman Richard St Vier and I'm eager to try one of Ellen Kushner's other mannerpunk novels. Swordspoint: A Melodrama of Manners was just okay, but I like Riverside and plan to try the Winter scarf: 80 inches long, 9 inches wide.
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The main character, Richard, is a swordsman, who earns his living by killing nobles by contract. This is basically done as a … “Swordspoint begins with a single drop of blood on a field of new-fallen snow, an image that burned itself forever into my mind the first time I encountered it. I can close my eyes and see it still. It’s a terrific opening, and unforgettable opening… and the book just gets better from there.”—George R.R. Martin On the treacherous streets of Riverside, a man lives and dies by the sword. 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. Swordspoint On the treacherous streets of Riverside, a man lives and dies by the sword.

Ellen Kushner’s Riverside series begins with the cult classic Swordspoint, followed by the Locus Award winner and Nebula Award nominee The Privilege of the Sword; The Fall of the Kings, written with Delia Sherman; and, most recently, the collaborative prequel Tremontaine. 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. Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner was a book recommendation from a friend whose opinion I trust, and the story was every bit as lush as I had hoped.
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