“ has more hairpin turns and slippery twists than a mountain road in a snowstorm. continues to create memorable heroines.” - Phoenix Gazette
“ Sword-Dancer shows a quantum leap in storytelling.
This relationship between equals, their growing partnership, is even more fascinating than the sword and sorcery adventure which serves as its framework.” - SFRA “The fragility in relationship…is beautifully developed. “Exciting swordplay, elegant prose, and detailed relationships make this latest sword-and-sorcery fantasy a must-read.” - Romantic Times
This is surefire entertainment from an author destined for greatness in the fantasy genre.” - Rave Reviews A fascinating fantasy novel that works on many levels at once.” - Barnes & Noble Explorations “Jennifer Roberson has such confidence in this series and such knowledge of her characters that she is in the position many story tellers would envy. A good choice for fantasy collections.” - Library Journal “Not only a welcome continuation of the adventures of an engaging pair of heroes, but a solid introduction to first-time readers. Yet even as Tiger learns more about his gifts, Del comes face to face with the daughter she left behind so many years before.įans of Roberson’s bestselling series should enjoy this wildest of rides alongside the Sandtiger and Delilah. Now, with the world around them falling victim to a malignant Northern-born magic, Tiger gathers Del and his adult son, Neesha, to end the magic threatening the world-and discovers, along the journey, yet another element of magecraft within himself. He is constantly challenged to death-dances where rules, and oaths, no longer apply. By doing so, he made himself a target of men formerly his colleagues, now sworn enemies. Death-dances are few and far between the goal is simply to win within the confines of “the circle.”īut Tiger is an outcast, a man who attained the highest level of achievement at the training school he attended faster than anyone before him, only to voluntarily break all oaths in order to save Del. Tiger and Del have settled into semi-retirement to raise their daughter, establishing a school for those who wish to become sword-dancers, part of a highly ritualized rite in which specially trained sword-fighters are hired to settle feuds among rich and powerful desert princes. Sword-Bearer marks a return to the vivid world of Jennifer Roberson’s highly popular Sword-Dancer saga, featuring iconic characters Tiger-the South’s most famous and gifted sword-dancer-and Del, a Northern-born woman and expert sword-singer.
A return to the vivid fantasy world of the highly popular Sword-Dancer saga, featuring iconic characters Tiger and Del.
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