The Blue Sword

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mass market paperback, 248 pages

English language

Published March 29, 1987 by Ace Books.

ISBN:
978-0-441-06880-7
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OCLC Number:
16727125

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3 stars (1 review)

This is the story of Corlath, golden-eyed king of the Free Hillfolk, son of the sons of the Lady Aerin.

And this is the story of Harry Crewe, the Homelander orphan girl who became Harimad-sol, King's Rider, and heir to the Blue Sword, Gonturan, that no woman had wielded since the Lady Aerin herself bore it into battle.

And this is the song of the kelar of the Hillfolk, the magic of the blood, the weaver of destinies...

--back cover

18 editions

reviewed The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley (Damar #1)

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3 stars

A romantic fantasy that took way too long to read - partly because it just wasn't interesting to my daughter. Should have plunged ahead without her much earlier.

Reminds me in a few ways of Narnia - completely alien world, special powers, characters as heroes, and one major confrontation/battle. Two great animal characters in her hunting cat and warhorse - well written and solid contributors to the storyline.

Wasn't thrilled with how quickly the main character became proficient and then excelled at almost everything. I understand [a:Robin McKinley|5339|Robin McKinley|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1314406026p2/5339.jpg] has other books in this world that are more highly praised; I plan to check at least one of them out in the future.

Subjects

  • Fantasy
  • Colonies
  • War horses
  • Juvenile fiction