Tales of the King's Blades Series: Sky of Swords

Dave Duncan

Oct 2009 · Tales of the King's Blades Series Issue #3 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this ebook

The mightiest swordsmen in the relm, are bound by magic to defend their noble wards...to the death.

The King's Blades

The unloved child of the unscrupulous King Ambrose,Princess Malinda learned at an early age to fight for what was rightfully hers. Now, with the Kings abrupt death, civil war has become her grim destiny. Making her uncertain way through the blood labyrinth of schemesand betrayals, Malinda can trust none but the Blades of the Royal Guard. But the Blades themselves are in grave peril. And the young Queen faces the most crucialdecision of her life: a choice that will either redeem her kingdom from chaos...or bring ultimate destruction down upon it, her Blades, and herself.

Ratings and reviews

A fantastic foray into a crowded genre that takes a swashbuckling direction into the politics of kings and kingdoms. Characters jump off the page, and you can't help but be swept up in the intrigue and suspense each page presents. Do yourself a favor and pick up the first book, the Gilded Chain, and dive right into a world that you want to visit again and again.

About the author

Dave Duncan is an award-winning author whose fantasy trilogy, The Seventh Sword, is considered a sword-and-sorcery classic. His numerous novels include three Tales of the King's Blades -- The Gilded Chain, Lord of the Fire Lands, and Sky of Swords; Paragon Lost, a previous Chronicle of the King’s Blades; Strings, Hero; the popular tetralogies A Man of His Word and A Handful of Men; and the remarkable, critically acclaimed fantasy trilogy The Great Game.