The Second Book of Swords (Mass Market Paperback)

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Tor Fantasy; Reissue edition (August 15, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812519345
• ISBN-13: 978-0812519341
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #918,044 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a mixture of magic and mythology [no spoilers], December 16, 2004

By	Oscar "DaRK KNighT" (St. Louis, MO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Second Book Swords (Mass Market Paperback)

"The Second Book of Swords" is the second novel in "The Book of Swords" trilogy approximately five years following the prior book. It has an interesting storyline involving an assortment of deities supplemented with a variety of creative magical weaponry.

The book splits time between Ben, Mark, and Baron Doon. I find Mark a more engaging personality and am mildly disappointed Ben dominated the storytelling even though he is a decent character. The enigma of Baron Doon helps build suspense throughout but some of my favorite characters, Sir Andrew and Draffut, make only brief appearances.

An amazing ending, confirming if the swords can destroy a god or goddess, leads to what should be an exciting final novel. I do not care for the mixture of Greek and Roman names for the gods and goddesses, I would prefer to stick with one mythological theme. A detailed map of the significant terrains would have been useful.

I would recommend this series to any fan of the fantasy genre.

Thank you.

2.0 out of 5 stars slapdash, July 10, 2008

By	browser - See all my reviews

This is fifth-rate Tolkein involving magical swords, rapacious Templars, two wizards, the odd dragon, and a few intrepid adventurers. You've read it all before in better novels by more skilled authors. The whole book reads as if it were written at a furious pace in order to satisfy a book contract. If you have time to pass, really need some fantasy, don't mind an infantile plot and plodding dialogue and have no other choices, then pick up this book. If you want a more immersive and inventive fantasy epic, look elsewhere -- perhaps something by Feist, Eddings or Brooks.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Part of one of my most favorite trilogies, September 4, 2004

By	David C. Raine "David Raine" (United States of America) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Second Book of Swords (Paperback)

This is the second book in Saberhagen's classic Swords Trilogy.... I re-read this trilogy at least once every other year because I can never enough of it. Once you pick the book up, you won't be able to put it down, so plan on having many sleepless nights.