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Summary: An Excellent Fantasy Book
Review: This book was excellent. It details the story of young Harry Crewe, stolen from her home by the natives of Damar. Out in the desert, she finds she has a special destiny...
I really liked this book. The author really does well writing it.
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Summary: Hmm...
Review: I was searching along, search, search, search, in the library, when I stumbled upon a fantasy book called the Blue Sword. Fantasy happened to be my favorite genre at the time, so I picked it up and checked it out. It was the first book that I read by Robin McKinley, and I found out that I loved it. It was suspenseful, aciton packed, a nice love story, and just a great story line. It is about some girl (I'm so stupid that I've forgotten her name again) who gets caught up with a group of people believed to have magical powers of some sort, and she is found to be a hero, or so they believe. Is she a real hero? Will she return to her homeland after her adventures? Will she fall in love with the leader of the band, a king? This book was great, and if you find out that you love this book as much as I did, read the prequel, or The Hero and the Crown, which is about the hero that bequeathed the actual blue sword (haha, sort of) to Aerin or whatever her name is. I think Aerin is from the Hero and the Crown. Time to read The Blue Sword over again...YAY!!!
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Summary: Really a 4.5 rating
Review: The story felt like the following but in a fantasy world: --A British lady finds herself stationed with her foster parents and brother out in a far off African desert post. The lady finds herself swept away with the desert tribes by a brave, handsome, powerful desert king. She finds that legends and magic of old are calling to her as she rises to more than simply a hostage within the desert king's court. She finds herself a leader in a war against the invading horde of Northern armies that threaten not only the desert people but that of the British as well.-- Kind of a female, fantasy version of Lawrence of Arabia.
The story had a wonderful magical feel to it.
The story progressed very well, leaving no part feeling short-handed nor the writing long-winded.
Enjoyable characters with a sense of honor and loyalty
Wonderful setting with just the right touch of details and description.
My only complaint is similar to Hero & the Crown (story which takes place before this one in the world of Damar) in that the "love" story is forced and not built up throughout the book. Kind of like the author threw it in at the end just so the publisher could market the book as having action, adventure AND romance. OVERALL: I felt this book flowed better and was better written than the Hero & the Crown. If you can't read both books, it is totally worth reading this as a standalone novel. You won't be disappointed.
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Summary: My Review
Review: This book is my favorite book of all time.It is romantic,adventurous,and has a lot of fantacy in it.It really gives you a good description of Damar.It starts out a little slow, but then the pace really speeds up.It is a fantastic book for all ages. Anyone who likes fantacy should read this book.
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Summary: One of my all-time favorites!
Review: An intoxicating world is summoned by Robin McKinley's evocative writing. The Blue Sword concludes the historical fantasy of Damar. This story takes place a few centuries after Aerin and her adventures in The Hero and the Crown, but the same spirit haunts its sequel. Our heroine extraordinaire is Harry, an ordinary, bored orphan living Daria with a military officer and his family. A political meeting with the rogue king of the Hills leads to Harry's reluctant kidnapping. King Corlath, whose sixth sense, called kelar, tells him his people need Harry. So he trains her as a warrior as the Damarians/Darians prepare for war. Harry's loyalties are tested as she grows and flourishes in her new role as Harimad-sol and find she cannot follow Corlath. Her choice carries massive repercussions for both her people and Corlath's people, who she has come to honor. This is an amazing story that layers itself into a breath-taking trip of empowerment and adventure. One of my all-time favorite fantasies, I return to this book for it's comforting, entertaining qualities. Its prequel is much more intense and heavy with realism. Critically, The Hero and the Crown is the superior, but the feel-good and fairy tale aura of The Blue Sword is much more accessible than the rich, but mature world of Aerin.
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Summary: The Blue Sword
Review: Harry is a young girl who is sent of to live in the country of Damar. However, she does not stay in her new home for long. When Corlath, the king of Damar, sees Harry he is compiled to Kidnap her and turn her into a warrior. Harry soon begins to feel as if she belongs in her new life and she accepts her destiny to protect Damar. The Blue Sword is the sequel to The Hero and the Crown and I much preferred this book to it's prequel. Harry, like many of McKinley's heroines, is very likeable and Corlath is given much more development than McKinley's usual leading men. I really enjoyed the beginning of the book. Harry's adjustment to her new surroundings and her getting to know her kidnappers was very interesting. The book drags a bit in the middle but it quickly picks up the pace again and the end is satisfying. I don't really like McKinley's Damar series as much as some of her fairytale books but The Blue Sword is a great addition to any fantasy/romance fan's library.
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Summary: The story of Harrimad and Corlath will enchant all readers!!
Review: I love this book; it's one of my favorites. I thank my sister for recommending me The Blue Sword. I also read The Hero and the Crown, but the Blue Sword tops it by far. Corlath is one of the best male characters in a novel ever. He is much better than Tor and Luke! Though the landscape in this novel is unusual, it's very interesting and unique; it's one of a kind. Read this novel and see the magic for yourself!
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Summary: read this book!
Review: I read this book for the first time three years ago, and bought it recently. I would say it is one of the best books I've ever read. I would definatley recommend this book to anyone who likes to read. It is an amazing story of a girl who lives a life much like ours, until her father dies. She is shipped off to live in a colony in the country of Daria, called Damar by its natives. Whan the native king comes to negotiate with her foster father, he sees her for what she is: an extrodinarily gifted girl who could someday save his country. He kidnaps her, and that begins an adventure like no other, in which Harry (that's her name) must realize who and what she is, and accept her destiny.
Read this book! It is a definate must-have! You might want to read "The Hero and the Crown" first, though. It is prequel, and has a lot of important info.
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Summary: ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS EVERY WRITTEN!!!!
Review: I read this book sometime ago and had to get so I went and bought it. Now I read it a least every two months. I highly recomend you or anyone getting it to read! It is simply amazing!
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Summary: One of the best fantasy books I've ever encountered
Review: At first Harry Crewe is not so different than a number of heroines you've probably met in your reading adventures. She's an orphan who must make a new life in a new place. This is difficult for a girl who has never really seemed to fit in anywhere. She longs constantly for something she can't quite name. All that sounds typical, right? Well, it's what happens next that will make this a book you won't soon forget...and it's nothing even close to typical. Almost by accident, Harry catches the eye of Corlath, King of the Hillfolk, who cannot seem to forget the woman. He returns for her and carries her off across the desert. Harry finds the culture strangely second nature and herself connecting with the King as no one else appears able to. Harry is surprised when the King begins having her trained as a warrior, and downright shocked when she becomes one of the best warriors in her new country's history. As war looms on the horizon and Harry finds herself falling in love with her King, she risks his wrath and her life on a daring mission she was forbidden to undertake. And all that is only a scratch on the surface of a truly engaging fantasy novel that kept me on the edge of my seat from start to finish.
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