Sword-Born - Softcover

Roberson, Jennifer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0886778271 ISBN 13: 9780886778279

Publisher: DAW, 1999

Synopsis

A swashbuckling fantasy-adventure brings together Del, a beautiful "sword-singer" of the North, and her guide, Tiger, a mysterious "sword-dancer" of the South, as they set off to find Tiger's true home. Reprint.

About this title

About the Author:

Jennifer Roberson is the author of the Sword-Dancer Saga and the Chronicles of the Cheysuli, and collaborated with Melanie Rawn and Kate Elliott on the historical fantasy The Golden Key, a finalist for the World Fantasy Award. She has also published three historical novels, and several in other genres. An exhibitor and breeder of Cardigan Welsh Corgis, she lives on acreage in Northern Arizona with eight dogs and two cats. She is currently working on the third Karavans novel, with prologue available at her website, http://www.cheysuli.com/author/Index.html.

From School Library Journal:

YA-Del and Tiger have appeared in Sword-Dancer (1986), Sword-Maker (1989), Sword-Breaker (1991), and Sword-Singer (1986, all DAW). However, readers can pick up the saga with Sword-Born and not feel as if they are missing anything. There is enough background provided in context to fill in the subtext of Tiger and Del's multilayered relationship without breaking up the narrative. In this book, both partners are searching for a home. Del believes that the truth of Tiger's origins can be found on the island of Skandl, so the two set sail on an ill-fated voyage. Shipwrecked and captured by pirates, Tiger is forced to claim the place of a long-lost grandson in the home of the first of Skandl's Eleven Families. Even worse, a mage claims to recognize his own magic in Tiger. Trapped in a world they are only slowly coming to understand, the pair must find a way out without losing their honor or their lives. Since this story is told through Tiger's eyes, readers only learn about Skandl as he does. Although the pace is somewhat slow, Roberson entices readers to figure out the many facets of the quandary Tiger and Del face. The final pages set up the forthcoming book, Sword-Sworn.
Susan Salpini, Kings Park Library, Burke, VA
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: DAW
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0886778271
• ISBN 13: 9780886778279
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 432