If you listen hard, this sword will talk to you...
Baen and Edelweiss gave me the opportunity to read this book for review (thank you). It will be published September 5th.
This is the story of sword who is almost alive. It hungers for blood and war. And those who use it as weapon always seem to be fighting a war of some kind.
These people wrote the stories in this anthology are:
Contributors:
Zachary Hill
Larry Correia
Michael Massa
John F. Holmes
Rob Reed
Dale Flowers
Tom Kratman
Leo Champion
Peter Grant
Christopher L. Smith
Jason Cordova
Tony Daniel
Kacey Ezell
Michael Z. Williamson
The tale begins in ancient times in Asia. The first story is about the wife of the ruler whose home is being invaded while the ruler is out of town. She stands to fight with her warriors but when the enemy breaches the door and comes for her, she ends up alone before him. She fights but he cuts her hand off. She reaches behind her and comes up with an ancestor's weapon. She wasn't supposed to touch but she calls on her ancestors and attacks him with it. She wins... This story is my favorite.
The other tales are about the wars we've faced and future wars we may face. They talk of other worlds and other monsters. Almost all the warriors who carry the sword end up dead. But not before they've created a whole lot of death themselves.
The stories are savage and bloody but they kept my attention by continuing the story of the blade. The sword has been changed through the years as it gets chipped or broken in the fighting. By the end of the story it's almost indestructible. Too bad you can't say that about the people wielding it...
I'm Jo Ann Hakola, The Book Faerie, bookworm and bookseller. I have been selling books since January of 2000. It's a homebased business and I sell online only. Here is my website: http:www.bookfaerie.com I offer free shipping stateside. It's a one woman endeavor, and I love working for myself. I have over 6,000 books online now. I do book reviews from a reader's point-of-view and try to spread the magic of reading.
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