Impossible Odds
Book Review
Impossible Odds (A Tale of the King's Blades)
by Dave Duncan
"Serve or Die!", the ward exclaimed before plunging the sword into the man's heart. And so a Blade's life in service begins. Sticking a sword into a Blade's heart is the ritual to bind a Blade to his ward for life. Blades have heightened senses, a sort of sixth sense that help them protect their ward, and they rarely sleep. And should a ward dies of a violent or unnatural death, the Blade (or Blades, since a ward can have more than one Blade) will go out of his mind. It is a rare thing for a Blade whose ward dies violently to recover from the insanity.
Dave Duncan's fifth entry in his 'A Tale of the King's Blades' series is another fun, page-turning adventure. Here we find Ringwood and Ranter, two young and 'green' Blades, bound to a Duke of a faraway fiefdom, who has been in exile for a time and is chased by assassins employed by the Duke's usurper. These Blades are a gift to him from the king of Chivial. A small gift, but valuable nonetheless. Ironhall's dropout Bellman and an ex-White Sister Trudy also joins the adventure, Bellman with his gift of wits and Trudy with her ability to detect lies.
For those who love fantasy, as well as entertaining storylines, they should go and check out this book. For a background, check out 'The Gilded Chain', the first entry in the series.
Impossible Odds (A Tale of the King's Blades)
by Dave Duncan
"Serve or Die!", the ward exclaimed before plunging the sword into the man's heart. And so a Blade's life in service begins. Sticking a sword into a Blade's heart is the ritual to bind a Blade to his ward for life. Blades have heightened senses, a sort of sixth sense that help them protect their ward, and they rarely sleep. And should a ward dies of a violent or unnatural death, the Blade (or Blades, since a ward can have more than one Blade) will go out of his mind. It is a rare thing for a Blade whose ward dies violently to recover from the insanity.
Dave Duncan's fifth entry in his 'A Tale of the King's Blades' series is another fun, page-turning adventure. Here we find Ringwood and Ranter, two young and 'green' Blades, bound to a Duke of a faraway fiefdom, who has been in exile for a time and is chased by assassins employed by the Duke's usurper. These Blades are a gift to him from the king of Chivial. A small gift, but valuable nonetheless. Ironhall's dropout Bellman and an ex-White Sister Trudy also joins the adventure, Bellman with his gift of wits and Trudy with her ability to detect lies.
For those who love fantasy, as well as entertaining storylines, they should go and check out this book. For a background, check out 'The Gilded Chain', the first entry in the series.
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