Author: S. M. Stirling
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Fantasy, Fiction, Science fiction
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9780451417350
9780451417367
0451417356
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In his novels of the Change, New York Times bestselling author S.M. Stirling presents "a devastated, mystical world that will appeal to fans of traditional fantasy as well as post-apocalyptic SF."* Continuing their quest that began in The Golden Princess, two future rulers of a world without technology risk their lives seeking a fabled blade...
Reiko, Empress of Japan, has allied herself with Princess Órlaith, heir to the High Kingdom of Montival, to find the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, the Grass-Cutting Sword, a legendary treasure of an ancient dynasty that confers valor and victory to its bearer.
Órlaith understands all too well the power it signifies. Her own inherited blade, the Sword of the Lady, was both a burden and a danger to her father, Rudi Mackenzie, as it failed to save the king from being assassinated.
But the fabled sword lies deep within the Valley of Death, and the search will be far from easy. And war is building, in Montival and far beyond.
As Órlaith and Reiko encounter danger and wonder, Órlaith's mother, Queen Mathilda, believes her daughter's alliance and quest has endangered the entire realm. There are factions both within and without Montival whose loyalty died with the king and whispers of treachery and war grow ever louder.
And the Malevolence that underlies the enemy will bend all its forces to destroy them.
*Publishers Weekly (starred review)
This book is part of the "Emberverse" series. Here are some other books from this series:
 | "The Given Sacrifice"
First published in 2013
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 | "Lord of Mountains"
First published in 2012
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 | "The Tears of the Sun"
First published in 2010
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 | "The Scourge of God"
First published in 2008
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 | "The Sunrise Lands"
First published in 2007
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 | "The Protector's War"
First published in 2005
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 | "Dies the Fire"
First published in 2004
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