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Lord of the Fire Lands: A Tale of the King's Blades (Hardcover)

by Dave Duncan (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Avon Books (1 Oct 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0380974614
  • ISBN-13: 978-0380974610
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.7 x 3.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,970,391 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"Exceptional.... Duncan can swashbuckle with the best, but his characters feel more deeply and think more cleverly than most, making, his novels, especially this one, suitable for a particularly wide readership."
-- "Publishers Weekly (*Starred Review*)
"Duncan is an expert at producing page-turning adventure
-- "Locus


Synopsis

Having just finished five years of training to become deadly "blades"--the finest swordsmen in the land--Wasp and Raider refuse to bind themselves to the king during the graduation ceremonies and become outlaws and head for the dreaded "Fire Lands" to redeem themselves in battle.

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5.0 out of 5 stars excellent characters, 17 Jan 2001
By J. Riordan "jamjar11" (Caterham UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lord of the Fire Lands:: A Tale of the King's Blades (Mass Market Paperback)
having read his seventh sword series years ago I knew that I would eventually read dave duncan again and I have not been disappointed this series of books has a great compelling story and only shows its true colours after you have read all three. the different view points of the history/events which happen come alive when read(seen)through different eyes. well worth the money and I look forward to more if poss!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Superior stuff, 24 Sep 2008
This review is from: Lord of the Fire Lands:: A Tale of the King's Blades (Mass Market Paperback)
Dave Duncan is quite frankly above the rest. Lord of the Fire Lands continues the King's Blades tales started with The Gilded Chain but this is not about Durendal alone anymore. We turn our attention to Wasp and Raider, two Blades about to be bound around the time Durendal was abroad in the first book. When confident Raider refuses to be bound, his loyal not to mention terrified friend Wasp refuses along with him and thus we embark on Raider's story to Ambrose and Wasp about his past. This is largely a tale of Baelmark (remember the savage pirate nation, the Baelish Wars?), the country that Raider (Radgar) is from. As always Duncan is creative with his structure and even though I was a bit unsure of it at first I think it works here. He uses storytelling, which becomes the main narrative, for about half of the book, relating Radgar's past and the leadup to his entering Ironhall. Then we move to the present, when Radgar and Wasp travel to Baelmark.
It is exciting, both in a political and an action-centred way. There is magic and intrigue, swords and monsters and characters that you actually care about as well.
Of course then we come to the twist (don't worry there is a warning about this at the start of the novel, I'm not giving anything major away): the ending contradicts the ending of The Gilded Chain entirely! This is weird at first but I promise you it is sorted out very well in the third book 'Sky of Swords', which is equally worth reading.
Dave Duncan is first-rate and I have rarely read such a treat as Lord of the Fire Lands.
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