The Sword Maiden (Hardcover) [Hardcover]

Susan King (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Signet; No Additional Listings Printed edition (2001)
• ISBN-10: 073942114X
• ISBN-13: 978-0739421147
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,590,979 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The weak sister of the trilogy, December 3, 2001

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This review is from: The Sword Maiden (Mass Market Paperback)

This book is not a bad read, but I did not find it as compelling as the Swan Maiden or the Stone Maiden. The legend itself was not as gripping as the other two, and I did not find the main characters as complex or interesting. Life in the Scotland of the time is as well drawn as I have come to expect in Susan King's stories, but everything else seemed less fully-featured. Still, a mediocre Susan King is better than many other authors' best. If you haven't read The Swan Maiden or The Stone Maiden, try them first,but if you are without something to read on a rainy day or a chilly evening, this one is okay company.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Too Much Emphasis on Job Descriptions..., June 18, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: The Sword Maiden (Mass Market Paperback)

Lachlann and Eva could have been very interesting, and the overall plot wasn't too bad, but for heaven's sake, I want dialogue between a hero and heroine that tells a story, not a line or two thrown in just to remind us that there ARE characters in this book, while the author relates page after page ...after page, of smithy work. I appreciate her knowledge of the craft, but I didn't like it as the focal point for the ENTIRE book. This was much more about smithy work than a love story.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent story of first love, November 15, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Sword Maiden (Mass Market Paperback)

Excellent!! A tender story of "first love" that mixes history and legends. It's beautifully written, with a great subplot about Joan of Arc. I loved the smith hero and the feisty sword-weielding heroine, and there is lots of action and swordplay to keep the story moving. Intelligent, well-crafted, good story.