The Destiny of the Sword [Mass Market Paperback]

Dave Duncan (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Ballantine Books (1990)
• ASIN: B000K6LH42
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,966,958 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dave Duncan is a prolific writer of fantasy and science fiction, best known for his fantasy series, particularly The Seventh Sword, A Man of His Word, and The King's Blades. He and his wife Janet, his in-house editor and partner for over fifty years, live in Victoria, British Columbia. They have three children and four grandchildren.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Series, January 4, 2005

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lpollock "Lane" (Flower Mound TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Destiny of the Sword (Seventh Sword, Book 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

Let me start out with the fact that I've read this entire series at least 5 times. It is one of the most imaginatively entertaining series I have ever read. You just don't want to put these books down. The characters and engrossing and well developed. The plot moves quickly with well paced action and neither are over thought or cliche.

I can't rate this series high enough.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of the trilogy, December 8, 2002

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A. Caldwell "green sprout" (Ingleside, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Destiny of the Sword (Seventh Sword, Book 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

The Seventh Sword is an underread and underappreciated trilogy--a lot is going on under the surface of these three books, but the surface is such a readable story that it's accessible to anyone. The plot, as other reviewers have mentioned, is typical fantasy, but there are major, important differences which reveal themselves in this book and The Coming of Wisdom (2nd in the series). Every time I read these books, I'm swept up in the action, but I also see facets and symmetries I hadn't noticed before. This book, more than the first two, delves into the problems of idealism versus necessity, the proper use of power, what a person's identity really is (body, mind, beliefs, values, memories, reactions, desires?), faith and technology, how people grow and develop, and a lot more. The characters are unforgettable--anyone who's read these books will have an instant reaction to names like Katanji, Tomiyano, Thana, Tivanixi, or Jja.

Read these books, and read them again.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great fun and engrossing, June 7, 2000

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Ken Coar "Rodent of Unusual Size" (in 1.0 AU Solar orbit) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Destiny of the Sword (Seventh Sword, Book 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

Book 3 of The Seventh Sword [conclusion]

The final book in this series, 'Destiny' isn't as easily read on its own as the first and middle books ('The Reluctant Swordsman' and 'The Soming of Wisdom'). However, this is that rare thing: a trilogy conclusion that really concludes the story. It's an happy ending, no fear -- and it leaves you feeling good and fulfilled, so there's no need for Duncan to write more. (It *could* be done, of course, as McCaffrey did with 'Nerilka's Story,' but it isn't a foregone conclusion that it will be -- or even should be.) Excellent reading; a real page-turner.

This one's rated 'G' by me.