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But this devilish author knew what he was up to, and Sky of Swords promises to answer all your questions. Just as The Gilded Chain jumped back and forth in time and Lord of the Fire Lands followed a concurrent tangent plot from Gilded Chain, Sky of Swords will likewise tie your brain in knots for a spell. (It should be stressed that all of these books are standalones, following different characters through overlapping timelines--you don't need to read them all, but each is much richer for having read the others.)
Swords picks up Fire Lands' crossbow-bolt-between-the-eyes finale somewhere around page 80. But this time we're looking through the eyes of Princess Malinda, this book's irascible (she is Ambrose's daughter, after all) but ultimately likable heroine. We learn about Malinda's bumpy upbringing, but Swords doesn't really get interesting until the aftermath of Ambrose's death, the ensuing threat of civil war, and the outcome of Malinda's trial for treason (which begins on page 1, but in true Duncan fashion, doesn't actually happen until near the book's finale). What's the best part of Sky of Swords? Not to ruin anything, but you've probably already read its conclusion--in the final pages of Gilded Chain. --Paul Hughes --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Susan Salpini, Purcellville Library, VA
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
On a bright and frosty morning in Eleventhmoon, Malinda came awake with a start, remembering that this was the second day of her ninth birthweek. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Sky of Swords - An exceptional conclusion to the trilogy!,
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This review is from: Sky of Swords: A Tale of the King's Blades (Mass Market Paperback)
The first two King's Blades tales, "The Gilded Chain" and "Lord of the Fire Lands" were absolutely phenomenal stories and it only stands to reason that this third one, "Sky of Swords" would carry on that literary excellence and indeed it well does. What makes this third novel that much more interesting is that the entire premise is in contradiction to the conclusion of the first novel "The Gilded Chain" because at the end of "Lord of the Fire Lands" King Ambrose IV is killed off some twenty years prior to when he was killed off in "The Gilded Chain." With superb writing skills that include well tuned pacing and characters with extraordinary depth, Dave Duncan weaves the tale of Malinda, King Ambrose IV's daughter.The Premise: This novel is perfect in the sense of overwhelmingly superb political/court intrigue as we follow Princess/Queen Malinda's life from the point of her marriage to Radgar that was briefly described in "The Gilded Chain" and carried out to detail in "Lord of the Fire Lands." Princess Malinda must now find a way to survive as she is in the precarious position of being the heir apparent behind her sickly infant sibling who is king and her [illegitimate]half brother who becomes regent based on King Ambrose IV's will... What follows from there is nothing less than another stunning success in the King's Blades tales as we're treated to more incredible "history" of the King's Blades and a character in Malinda that is full of depth. I highly recommend not only this third and final novel in the King's Blades tales but all three just as the author notes in the beginning of each book that they can all be read independently of each other but that would truly leave one in the loop on the overall story. {ssintrepid}
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not very exciting,
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This review is from: Sky of Swords: A Tale of the King's Blades (Mass Market Paperback)
The third book in the series does not come close to guilded chain but neither did Lord of the Fire lands. One thing that niether book 2 or 3 did was follow the Blades! I dont mind the lack of action in this book but they are all called, "tale of the kings blades." Why? Sky of Swords definetely took my imagination for a ride the way the first two did, but I just wish the last two books would have followed the blades more then just having them be subplot. On to Chronicles!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Read them in published order,
By wench "kaelyn" (New England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sky of Swords: A Tale of the King's Blades (Mass Market Paperback)
This book is literary genius. The historically conflicting endings of the first two books are resolved in a clean and brilliant stroke. The main character is likeable, and her perspective sheds an intersting light on the two main characters from the first two novels. About half-way through Sky of Swords, when truly shocking things had been happening that are in total conflict with the first novel, the light suddenly went on in my head as suddenly I *knew* what Duncan was doing. And I was truly impressed. Altho it has been recommeded that they should be read in the cyclical order of Gilded Chain, Sky of Swords, then Lord of the Firelands, despite Firelands having been published before Sky, don't ruin that one moment of realization that is so rare in any work of fiction by doing this. Read them in the order that they were published. Pure literary genius.
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