What do you think?
Rate this book
Blood Sword #5
The Walls of Spyte
An Arctic wind freezes your bones, but ahead of you lies a smoking chasm as it goes right down to the glimmering fires of hell. You stand at the top of the abyss which surrounds Spyte, the ruined fortress of the Lords of Krarth.
In the darkening sky above, five ominous stars have come into conjunction for the first time in 200 years. Out of the vault of the sky they cast their baleful influence across the frozen landscape. They are the dis-embodied spirits of the last of the Magi seeing the return to the mortal world at midnight and ushering in a new era of terror.
You wield the sole force in the world capable of destroying the Magi. The Sword of Life is mankind’s only hope but it is no guarantee of victory. The Magi have had 2 centuries of exile to plan their reincarnation. To stop them you will need greater courage and strength than ever before!
In the darkening sky above, five ominous stars have come into conjunction for the first time in 200 years. Out of the vault of the sky they cast their baleful influence across the frozen landscape. They are the dis-embodied spirits of the last of the Magi seeing the return to the mortal world at midnight and ushering in a new era of terror.
You wield the sole force in the world capable of destroying the Magi. The Sword of Life is mankind’s only hope but it is no guarantee of victory. The Magi have had 2 centuries of exile to plan their reincarnation. To stop them you will need greater courage and strength than ever before!
304 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1988
1 person is currently reading
48 people want to read
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews
August 4, 2012
Iniziarlo e reggere il gioco è stato un po' difficile, la preparazione al librogame è lunga, ma dopo si va lisci come l'olio (tranne un po' nei combattimenti, che dovevo sempre rileggere le regole, ma è solo perché la mia memoria ultimamente è molto labile XD), l'ambientazione è molto bella e coinvolgente.
Spero di continuare il gioco ancora per un po'.
Spero di continuare il gioco ancora per un po'.
February 3, 2026
Така и не харесах тази поредица и така и не разбрах, защо я харесват - може би заради липсата на културно фентъзи на български език. Играта беше мудна и на моменти объркваща. Може би защото бях свикнал повече да играя, отколкото да чета и по-големите произведения ми доскучаваха, а и западните не бяха като българските книги-игри - не бяха писани за българския читател.
June 21, 2020
I owned this book in the 80s. Whilst I was losing a bit of interest in gamebooks at this stage of the era, the book was notable for the gathering of three of my favourite gamebook authors. For a long time since, I got cold sweats knowing that I'd put the book in a charity bag sometime in the 90s and it latterly has commanded eye watering prices on the internet.
Thankfully, I need sweat no more, thanks to a slightly modified version having been released. Not a lot has changed. Some errors from the original version have apparently been corrected. The cover is different. Jamie Thomson has been substituted to a "with" contributor on the inner pages, as opposed to an "and" co-author on the cover. There are some interesting appendices at the end of the book, the first part giving some detail as to the world the book is set in and its inhabitants, the second part explaining some of the backstory to the writing of each book in the rest of the series (although strangely, not the backstory of the book itself).
As for the rest of the book, it is the weakest in the series. However, the quality of the writing is still better than the vast majority and it does have a certain charm about it.
Thankfully, I need sweat no more, thanks to a slightly modified version having been released. Not a lot has changed. Some errors from the original version have apparently been corrected. The cover is different. Jamie Thomson has been substituted to a "with" contributor on the inner pages, as opposed to an "and" co-author on the cover. There are some interesting appendices at the end of the book, the first part giving some detail as to the world the book is set in and its inhabitants, the second part explaining some of the backstory to the writing of each book in the rest of the series (although strangely, not the backstory of the book itself).
As for the rest of the book, it is the weakest in the series. However, the quality of the writing is still better than the vast majority and it does have a certain charm about it.
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews