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false <![CDATA[Sky of Swords (King's Blades, #3)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170427572m/53543.jpg 53543 2 A lot of Dave Duncan fans let out a squeal at the end of Lord of the Fire Lands, the previous Tale of the King's Blades. (The Gilded Chain was first in the series, and Sky of Swords comes in third.) It seems that Duncan, in this ingenious, Rashomon-style series, had managed to kill off King Ambrose twice in just two books, and in a different way each time. But this devilish author knew what he was up to, and Sky of Swords promises to answer all your questions. Just as The Gilded Chain jumped back and forth in time and Lord of the Fire Lands followed a concurrent tangent plot from Gilded Chain, Sky of Swords will likewise tie your brain in knots for a spell. (It should be stressed that all of these books are standalones, following different characters through overlapping timelines--you don't need to read them all, but each is much richer for having read the others.) Swords picks up Fire Lands' crossbow-bolt-between-the-eyes finale somewhere around page 80. But this time we're looking through the eyes of Princess Malinda, this book's irascible (she is Ambrose's daughter, after all) but ultimately likable heroine. We learn about Malinda's bumpy upbringing, but Swords doesn't really get interesting until the aftermath of Ambrose's death, the ensuing threat of civil war, and the outcome of Malinda's trial for treason (which begins on page 1, but in true Duncan fashion, doesn't actually happen until near the book's finale). What's the best part of Sky of Swords? Not to ruin anything, but you've probably already read its conclusion--in the final pages of Gilded Chain. --Paul Hughes 52218 2000 Sky of Swords (King's Blades, #3) total:218|5:2|4:4|3:5|2:0|1:0| 218 818 287 11 0 1 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Mar 04 17:05:31 -0800 2007 Sun Mar 04 17:05:31 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 21 10:41:34 -0700 2007 Tue Feb 03 12:45:41 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false true Wed May 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Nov 30 11:53:58 -0800 2007 Sat Aug 16 11:35:03 -0700 2008
The writing in this book is just as good as the other two in the King's Blade's trilogy. However, I found the story much harder to read - the story is essentially how Malinda fails at being Queen (much of which isn't really her fault). It made it kind of hard to read a...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Sep 27 14:00:35 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 14:01:29 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Tue Mar 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 17:50:11 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 17:50:54 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri May 29 08:11:06 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 08:11:06 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Apr 03 17:42:16 -0700 2007 Sat Apr 07 00:44:53 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 05 15:40:57 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 05 15:45:03 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun May 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 14 19:08:05 -0700 2008 Sun May 18 17:41:29 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2001 Sun Aug 12 07:25:28 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 12 07:25:28 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Fri Aug 15 11:26:07 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 15 11:26:07 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sun Nov 29 13:19:30 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 29 13:19:30 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Fri Nov 27 11:33:59 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 27 11:33:59 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sat Nov 21 01:51:14 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 01:51:14 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sat Nov 14 17:50:58 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 14 17:50:58 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Nov 13 19:55:41 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 19:55:41 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Tue Nov 10 17:49:51 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 17:49:51 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sat Nov 07 23:56:24 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 23:56:24 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Wed Nov 04 22:20:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 22:20:00 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Nov 02 21:30:48 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 21:30:48 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=53543