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by Robin Mckinley (Author) "SHE SCOWLED AT HER GLASS of orange juice ..." (more)
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When Harry Crewe's father dies, she leaves her Homeland to travel east, to Istan, the last outpost of the Homelander empire, where her elder brother is stationed.

Harry is drawn to the bleak landscape of the northeast frontier, so unlike the green hills of her Homeland. The desert she stares across was once a part of the great kingdom of Damar, before the Homelanders came from over the seas. Harry wishes she might cross the sands and climb the dark mountains where no Homelander has ever set foot, where the last of the old Damarians, the Free Hillfolk, still live. She hears stories that the Free Hillfolk possess strange powers -- that they work magic -- that it is because of this that they remain free of the Homelander sway.

When the king of the Free Hillfolk comes to Istan to ask that the Homelanders and the Hillfolk set their enmity aside to fight a common foe, the Homelanders are reluctant to trust his word, and even more reluctant to believe his tales of the Northerners: that they are demonkind, not human.

Harry's destiny lies in the far mountains that she once wished to climb, and she will ride to the battle with the North in the Hill-king's army, bearing the Blue Sword, Gonturan, the chiefest treasure of the Hill-king's house and the subject of many legends of magic and mystery.



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Harry, bored with her sheltered life in the remote orange-growing colony of Daria, discovers magic in herself when she is kidnapped by a native king with mysterious powers. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
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2.0 out of 5 stars A complicated fantasy., Dec 8 1998
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It is a rather hard one to get in to. It manipulates half of the book in preparing for the climax. Finally when the last battle comes the girl simply strolls right to the top of the mountain, holds out her sword, and the enemie is terminated. I expected more of a fight to the end strugle, than a simple distruction.

I dare not give this book a one. Even if this story is a rather dull, any one who contributes his thoughts of mind to other people deserves some form of credit.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Blue Sword deserves ten stars!, Oct 12 2005
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This review is from: The Blue Sword (School & Library Binding)
This is my absoloutly favorite book in the world!! And I have read a lot of books. I read about a book a day and over the summer I usually read around 2 hundred books, I'm not joking. And this is my favorite out of them all. In the story, Harry (who's real name is Angharad) moves out to Istan, the last Homelander settlement on the border of the Homeland and Daria, after the deaths of her parents. Her brother Richard (also called Dickie) is stationed at the military outpost (the General Leonard Ernest Mundy) in Istan. She finds friends in her cheerful hosts Sir Charles and Lady Amelia and the commander of the fort Colonel Jack Dedham. Harry has always had a longing for adventure and action and she soon gets her wish. A diplomatic party from the Damarians (called Hillfolk by Homelanders) arrive in Istan and when they leave they secretly kidnap Harry. All of the sudden Harry is thrust into the adventure she longs for and she discovers some suprising things about her past. Trying to find her way in an a world so very different from her own she finds friends in the Kings Riders, an elite group of warriors serving the Hillking Corlath. Harry soons finds herself the wieldier of the legendary sword Guntarun (once belonging to the Lady Aerin from "The Hero and The Crown") and possesser of the magical gift of Kelar. As the Damarians prepare for the coming war with the Northeners Harry is faced with a difficult descision. Should she ride to war with the People of the Hills, who have accepted her for who she is and made her one of their own? Or should she risk exile from her new home to warn the Homelanders of the coming attack? With the help of the wiseman Luthe, her teacher Mathin, her friends Terim and Senay, the foltsza Narnkon and her faithful Hill-horse Tsornin, Harry fights for her life and the things she believes in. Robin McKinnley is a master storyteller and "The Blue Sword" is an amazing gripping book. You can't put it down.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Classic!, Feb 11 2005
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This review is from: Blue Sword (Paperback)
I read the Berkeley edition of this paperback back in 1983 and still have the original. Battered, dog-eared and yellow but it remains a favourite of mine to re-read. I did break down and buy a more "modern" edition of it a few years ago.

It's a classic tale of a girl who is a fish out of water until she's taken from her "normal" life and thrown into a situation which shows her not only who she really is but what she is really capable of. A memorable cast of characters which include a horse, a hunting cat I wish I owned, and an eccentric wizard-type as well as a Mckinley version of the Knights of the Round table.

I hope you enjoy this story as much and as often as I do.

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5.0 out of 5 stars THE BLUE SWORD
I Love this story I is a true classic and a wonderful adventure. Harri is my favorite character in any book she is wonderful to read about and thank you Robin for giving her life.
Published on Sep 29 2004 by Watchgirl

5.0 out of 5 stars A page turner
I simply could not put this fascinating book down. After a bit of a slow start with tons of descriptions of the stodgy, dull, orange growing colony Daria, the book really took... Read more
Published on Jul 17 2004 by returntosorrento

3.0 out of 5 stars Well written story with a disappointing ending...
Harry Crewe, an orphan living in a desert manor, is stolen away by a band of desert nomads to fulfill her "destiny"-to wield the legendary Blue Sword and defeat the vicious... Read more
Published on Jul 3 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Young Adult Fare
Once again, McKinley spins a nice story with a fairy tale feel, a strong but not perfect heroine, and the usual Good Conquers All ending. Read more
Published on April 15 2004 by Essay

4.0 out of 5 stars Magic, Mystery, and Adventure
The Blue Sword brings to life, the sense of wanting and desire. In this great tale of of insightful adventure, nothing is ever what it might seem. Read more
Published on Mar 29 2004 by Ryan

4.0 out of 5 stars The Blue Sword
Imagine first being a happy young girl, content with your quiet life in her home country along with your family; your mother, father, and your brother Richard. Read more
Published on Mar 5 2004 by Connor Finley

4.0 out of 5 stars This is a great book!!
I have just started reading this book about 3 or 4 days ago, and I'm at page 40 something. But so far this book is great!! Read more
Published on Feb 13 2004 by Vulgar Pigeon

5.0 out of 5 stars The first of the fantastical...
It is a wonderful book! I think that this book was the reason I have gone on to become both a reading and a fantasy fanatic. Read more
Published on Jan 18 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars The Hero and the Crown
If i could i would give this book 10 stars. I loved it. It had romance,action, adventure. You dont hear much of a woman being the hero.
Published on Dec 10 2003 by maggie

5.0 out of 5 stars Review for the Blue Sword
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley starts with Harry (one of the main characters) scowling at his glass orange juice and summarizing how and why she has come to stay with Sir... Read more
Published on Oct 20 2003

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