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Sto caricando le informazioni... Les Lames du Roi, tome 1 : L'Insigne du Chancelier (originale 1998; edizione 2004)di Dave Duncan (Autore), Cédric Perdereau (Traduction)
Informazioni sull'operaThe Gilded Chain di Dave Duncan (1998)
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. I really enjoyed this book. I picked this up and the other 3 in this sort-of trilogy at a flea market. I'm glad I did. How did I not know about Dave Duncan until now? The worldbuilding is very interesting with magic that requires an octagon and chanting and other things. Although it's possible there are scrolls and perhaps quicker ways to cast certain spells, but that wasn't detailed in this book. Boys are accepted and trained in swordsmanship of varying kinds, along with hand-to-hand fighting. I assume they learn other things like how to read and write. They move up the ranks and when the king is ready, they are magically bound to him as his protector. Sometimes the king will grant one of his "Blades" to a court favorite. This makes for some interesting situations since the Blade must protect his ward at all costs, even if the ward is planning treason. It puts the main character, Durendal, into moral corundums. The story bounces back and forth in time, which some may find disconcerting. But it acts as a sort of post-shadowing. You know something is coming up eventually but you aren't sure how you will get there. I think this would be a great premise for a movie or TV show. And definitely would make a great plot of a roleplaying game like Dungeons & Dragons. I can't wait to read the next book. PS: Each of these 3 books can be read on their own, but apparently they are best when you read al three. Duncan has also written some other books that take place in this world as well. He is a hidden gem. One of the best fantasy adventure stories I've read. I had to finish it quickly to know how it ended, and it absolutely kept me up at night. Very well written, the characters are exceptionally drawn, and the plot made sense. It follows a hero from child to old age and ends well. Because the characters change names and titles through the book, the flash-forwards were a little confusing. Otherwise, the pacing was very good. Although this is the first of a trilogy, I understand you can read them in any order, as they happen more or less simultaneously. I have the next two books and look forward to more from this author. This review is written with a GPL 3.0 license and the rights contained therein shall supersede all TOS by any and all websites in regards to copying and sharing without proper authorization and permissions. Crossposted at Bookstooge.booklikes.blogspot.wordpress.com by express permission of this reviewer Synopsis A young blade is bound to a foppish nobleman, only to find he's just a pawn in the politics of the kingdom. He is then rebound to the King, has a series of adventures in a foreign land, comes home and ends up as Prime Chancellor, only to have his adventures in foreign lands come back to haunt him in the worst way. And Ambrose, the king, is still playing politics. My Thoughts When I finished Lord of the Firelands, I didn't see how Duncan could write another novel that was as good, much less better. Well, I was wrong and glad of it. This was a corker of a novel. It dealt almost exclusively with Chivian politics and characters and we find out a lot more about the workings of Ambrose the King and his attitude towards the Blades, the Kingdom, just about everything. In this book we follow Blade Durendal, as he is used, abused and treated like an object instead of a man by his king. We get to see how Durendal must reconcile his magical bonding [which allows him to in no way harm the king] with his strong sense of right and wrong. The issue at hand is immortality, but at such a cost that Durendal knows it is evil. We see him from the start of his Blade years until his retirement and at each point along the way he must be so imaginatively creative in his thinking and doing that it was a true feat of mental gymnastics. It was a joy to read. This was a straight up adventure story seasoned with a little fighting, a little politics, a little magic and a little romance. Highly recommended! Rating: 4.5 of 5 Stars Author: Dave Duncan " nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
Appartiene alle SerieThe King's Blades (Tales of the King's Blades 1)
As unwanted and rebellious boys, they find refuge in Ironhall....Years later they emerge as the finest swordsmen in the realm--A magical ritual of a sword through the heart binds each to his ward--if not the king himself, then to whomever else the monarch designates--with absolute loyalty.And the greatest Blade of them all was--and is--Sir Durendal. But a lifelong dream of protecting his beloved liege from enemies, traitors, and monsters is dashed to bits when Durendal is bonded till death to an effete noble fop at his king's orders. Yet Destiny has many strange and inscrutable plans for the young knight--for a mission, a contest, and, perhaps, a treasure await him in a faraway land. But he soon finds himself enmeshed in treason and foul intrigues, compelled to betray the king he had hoped to serve. The Blades have ways to protect their own, but death and madness haunt the path to salvation--and few ever return unscathed. As unwanted and rebellious boys, they find refuge in Ironhall....Years later they emerge as the finest swordsmen in the realm--A magical ritual of a sword through the heart binds each to his ward--if not the king himself, then to whomever else the monarch designates--with absolute loyalty. And the greatest Blade of them all was--and is--Sir Durendal. But a lifelong dream of protcting his beloved liege from enemies, traitors, and monsters is dashed to bits when Durendal is bonded till death to an effete noble fop at his king's orders. Yet Destiny has many strange and inscrutable plans for the young knight--for a mission, a contest, and, perhaps, a treasure await him in a faraway land. But he soon finds himself enmeshed in treasonand foul intrigues, compelled to betray the king he had hoped to serve. The Blades have ways to protect their own, but death and madness haunt the path to salvation--and few ever return unscathed. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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I will be reading the next in the series. ( )