Więcej o książce
The classic forerunner to The Fall of the Kings now with three bonus stories. A classic melodrama of manners, filled with remarkable plot twists and unexpected humor, takes fantasy to an unprecedented level of elegant writing and scintillating wit. Award-winning author Ellen Kushner has created a world of unforgettable characters whose political ambitions, passionate love affairs, and age-old rivalries collide with deadly results.SwordspointOn the treacherous streets of Riverside, a man lives and dies by the sword. Even the nobles on the Hill turn to duels to settle their disputes. Within this elite, dangerous world, Richard St. Vier is the undisputed master, as skilled as he is ruthless--until a death by the sword is met with outrage instead of awe, and the city discovers that the line between hero and villain can be altered in the blink of an eye.
Zakup książki
Swordspoint, Ellen Kushner
- Język
- Rok wydania
- 2003
- Oprawa
- (miękka)
Metody płatności
Brakuje nam tutaj Twojej recenzji.
- Tytuł
- Swordspoint
- Język
- angielski
- Autorzy
- Ellen Kushner
- Wydawca
- National Geographic Books
- Rok wydania
- 2003
- Oprawa
- miękka
- Liczba stron
- 368
- ISBN10
- 0553585495
- ISBN13
- 9780553585490
- Kategorie
- Tagi
- LGBTQ+
- Ocena
- 3,8 z 5
- Opis
- The classic forerunner to The Fall of the Kings now with three bonus stories. A classic melodrama of manners, filled with remarkable plot twists and unexpected humor, takes fantasy to an unprecedented level of elegant writing and scintillating wit. Award-winning author Ellen Kushner has created a world of unforgettable characters whose political ambitions, passionate love affairs, and age-old rivalries collide with deadly results.SwordspointOn the treacherous streets of Riverside, a man lives and dies by the sword. Even the nobles on the Hill turn to duels to settle their disputes. Within this elite, dangerous world, Richard St. Vier is the undisputed master, as skilled as he is ruthless--until a death by the sword is met with outrage instead of awe, and the city discovers that the line between hero and villain can be altered in the blink of an eye.