- Paperback: 176 pages
- Publisher: Cosmos Books (Mar 1 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1587154145
- ISBN-13: 978-1587154140
- Product Dimensions: 14 x 21.6 x 1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 231 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Through realms of oriental splender and superhuman conflict, a beautiful woman warrior and a fierce man-god journey to challenge a being more awesome than the gods for a magical sword that holds the power of death . . . and the key to enlightenment. "A sensuous, exotic odyssey through demon-haunted seas of swordplay, sorcery, conflict, and passion . . . " -Robert Silverberg "One of the most beautiful things I've ever read." -Theodore Sturgeon
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A great adventure, wonderfully told!,
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This review is from: Sword of the Demon (Mass Market Paperback)
An unusual book, this is a sword & sorcery novel set in medieval Japan. I am no expert on Japanese history, but I found what it presented convincing, and after all, it is primarily a fantasy novel intended for entertainment. Beautifully written, this book is a rare treasure. Every extra copy I can find goes to friends, but it has become quite scarce in recent years. If you see it, buy it and read it. You'll thank yourself!
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3.3 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews) 2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great adventure, wonderfully told!,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sword of the Demon (Mass Market Paperback)
An unusual book, this is a sword & sorcery novel set in medieval Japan. I am no expert on Japanese history, but I found what it presented convincing, and after all, it is primarily a fantasy novel intended for entertainment. Beautifully written, this book is a rare treasure. Every extra copy I can find goes to friends, but it has become quite scarce in recent years. If you see it, buy it and read it. You'll thank yourself!
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not Bad but Not Great either,
By Stephen J. Territo "Airsoft Guy" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sword of the Demon (Mass Market Paperback)
This book is just there. Yes, it's different in the fact it's written in a type of prose-like style that gives the reader the impression they are listening to a TaleTeller speak around a firepit at night. It's advertised as a story where a woman warrior strides about Ancient Japan wielding a magic sword and fighting demons. Um..no. That's not what it's about. It's a mish mash of Japanese Folklore that plods along with some of the characters finding closure but the main character not. It just ends, and not in a satisfying way. I wouldn't spend the cash, but it's worth checking out of your local library for a quick read. Not anywhere worthy of the praise given it by the other reviewers, in my opinion of course.
3.0 out of 5 stars
rich, atmospheric prose,
By Lynn Walker "owlcroft" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sword of the Demon (Paperback)
The juice in this book is not so much the tale it tells as the dream-like, atmospheric tone it delivers, by way both of its elegant descriptive language and of the archetypal mythic scenes it portrays as its protagonist sequences through episodes of Japanese folklore.This is a too-often-overlooked bijou of a book. |
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