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 Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 5:49 pm
Sup everyone. XD I was recommended this book quite a while ago, and I bought it and the sequel -- though I lent it to a friend to read and only just got it back. I've been staring at my enormous library o' GLBT-related lit, and I've been wondering: should I start reading Swordspoint?
I've seen many members mention it here. What's it about, what sort of stuff goes on? =3 Thanks~
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 6:01 pm
o__O definelty a good read. the main characters richard st.vier whom has a boyfriend named alec...but its really not even about the relationship but the world, which makes it a good book, while still including a good amount of lovely scenes with them <3
the prose is great as well. the setting is very developed and no cliques are present. all in all a great well rounded glbt book of awesomeness.
do mind the character Horn though xD
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 4:57 am
zounds interasting ill look for it
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Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 2:47 am
From Publishers Weekly
In the highly stratified world of Kushner's nameless old city, the aristocrats living in fine mansions on the Hill settle their differences by sending to the thieves' den of Riverside for swordsmen who will fight to the death for a point of someone else's honor. Young Lord Michael Godwin is so taken by these romantic figures that he studies the art himselfuntil challenged by the best of them. Master of the Sword, Richard St. Vier is picky in his contracts and precise in his killing but he nevertheless becomes embroiled in the nobility's political, social and sexual intrigues. When his lover Alec is kidnapped by Lord Horn, St. Vier must take drastic action. Kushner's authorial voice may be somewhat smug and self-conscious but that suits her subject. Her novel is intelligent, humorous and dramatic, with a fine, malicious feeling for the operation of gossip in a closed society.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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You know...this book is recced all over the place. I've even heard it being called a 'cult classic'.
So I bought it...
And I liked it...
But...I don't think it really lived up to my expectations.
You know, when people praise a book or movie repeatedly and then you see it for yourself...and after you've read/seen it, you're kind of like 'what's the big deal?'
That's what this book was for me. *laughs* sweatdrop
It's good (read it!), but for me, it didn't quite live up to the hype.
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Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 8:12 am
blueice_flowers zounds interasting ill look for it
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Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 2:18 pm
I've heard many good things about it, and along with Nightrunner and Wraeththu it seems to be the most popular gay-themed fantasy around, but ... I never tried it myself because from what I've gathered it has a sad ending, and I avoid those like the plague. sweatdrop
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Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 9:02 am
JinLucifer I've heard many good things about it, and along with Nightrunner and Wraeththu it seems to be the most popular gay-themed fantasy around, but ... I never tried it myself because from what I've gathered it has a sad ending, and I avoid those like the plague. sweatdrop
As for the Swordspoint book...I, too, have been wondering what's it about - I can't seem to find anything about it anywhere.
Could someone make a really long review, maybe? wink
@Artemisia Moonchild: Oh, I know what you mean...I've seen people praise Trudi Canavan's Black Magician trilogy to the skies, but...I never quite warmed up to the main character, or really liked her, and in the end the only reason I kept reading was to see what Dannyl and Tayend go up to; the gay magician and his, equally gay, assistant.
Is the characterisation good/believable? Are they easy to like and get stuck on?
Some characters are just to distant you never quite grasp what they are on about and miss half of what the book is supposed to be about.
And...could I ask what your expectations were?
Sorry, I'm just really curious. I want to know as much as I can about a book before I buy it. Well, sometimes anyway. wink
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Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:38 am
Oooh, now you've made me want to read it! D: It sounds good!
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