By the Sword
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By the Sword

by Mercedes Lackey

1991•Fantasy•650 pages

Taste attributes: fantasyadventureactionimaginarylinearglossybig & variedhuman spirit/resilience/survivalall consuming questempowerment/personal growth

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Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, wide-ranging fantasy novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

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About This Book

Granddaughter of the sorceress Kethry, daughter of a noble house, Kerowyn had been forced to run the family keep since her mother's untimely death. Yet now at last her brother was preparing to wed, and when his bride became the lady of the keep, Kerowyn could return to her true enjoyments - training horses and hunting.But all Kerowyn's hopes and plans were shattered when her anscestral home was attacked, her father...

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FantasyAdventureActionHuman spirit/resilience/survivalAll consuming questEmpowerment/personal growth

Subjects

FantasyMagicFantasy fictionMercenary troopsSwordsValdemarSpace warfareWizards

Details

Author
Mercedes Lackey
Published
1991
Pages
650
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