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Title: Sword-Dancer by Jennifer Roberson ISBN: 0-88677-376-8 Publisher: DAW Books Pub. Date: September, 1986 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.19 (37 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: A little too rough around the edges...
Comment: I certainly enjoy whirlwind fantasy books, where long descriptions of identifying every leaf on every tree and going into great depth of everyone's outfits over and over again take a back seat to fast paced action. "Sword-Dancer" is definitely one of these action over substance books that seems to come up a bit short. The characters are overly cliched, especially Tiger, a typical male who often doesn't know what he wants. Try to get Del in bed or chase after all the other women in the book? Del - the mysterious woman of the north has been attempted to be put together as a strong female lead but comes across as being robotic and predictable. She's cold yes, but as the Sandtiger states in the novel itself, she doesn't have an EDGE... as soon as one event ends another begins, with very little time to breathe and even in the most impossible situations they manage to scoot by and get to the next area awaiting yet another confrontation and often another section where Tiger comes close to his death.
There's no dragons or other fantasy creatures and not very much magic or mystery either, Tiger is Del's hired sworddancer to get her to a desert town where she will supposedly find her brother. The whole book is based upon her not wanting to let go of this seemingly impossible quest, and halfway through the book I found myself just wanting them to find the guy and get it over with, as yet another ridiculous and farfetched situation was taking place. Even with all the drawbacks, I was enjoying it until they threw in Theron, a northernor who is hunting Del to challenge her to a sword dance. As they finally 'step into the circle' he's whisked away by the only true magical type creature to rear its head. It seemed little more than a plot device thrown in to pad the novel a bit. All was forgotten until the anti-climatic ending where I was hoping atleast Tiger would get the girl and all would be well, but no Theron shows back up again even more powerful this time (cliche cliche) and Sandtiger has to save Del's bacon. Finally its all over with, Tiger still doesn't get the girl, and there's a rough setup for the next part in what became a series.
Now, even though my review has been pretty much panning "Sword-Dancer" so far, I still must admit the novel was a nice diversion. It was light and fast paced (even though several parts were simply agonizing), and made for a quick read. Enjoyable in places, yes, but the ridiculous tacked on ending left me a little cold. Still, I don't regret reading it but don't expect anything with depth, because you will be extremely disappointed.
Rating: 5
Summary: Loved the whole series!
Comment: I started this series in the middle, and after I finished the second book had to get the other three! It took me six months to find the first book, and I have to say it was worth the wait! It has lots of what I love to read: the characters grow and change, they aren't static and dull throughout the whole series. It's a love story, with each person having faults (realistically, you wouldn't expect two people to NEVER fight would you?) and bringing their own unique skills to the relationship. There's adventure, without too much dependence on magic. The hero isn't a wizard, nor is he perfect... which is what makes him realistic! Now I just HAVE to get the newest book... have been waiting for eight LONG years for another one, and was just about to conclude that it wouldn't happen! if you like your books to be Black and White, Good vs. Evil, where the weather is always perfect, the hero has no faults, and everything is wrapped up with a nice "And they all lived happily ever after." DON'T read this book! If you want your fantasy with realism, read it and enjoy!
Rating: 5
Summary: And it keeps getting better!!!
Comment: At first I was wary of a book where a strong female (who can do "man's work") and a chauvanistic man were the main characters. But soon after starting Sword-Dancer, all thoughts of cliche and eye rolling were left behind.
Sandtiger (Tiger) and Delilah (Del) are two of the most richly painted and realistic fantasy characters in any novel out there. Not only that, the world around them, right down to the words used in the native language, is vibrantly detailed and so real as almost to be touched!
You want to join Del and Tiger on every quest they embark on, and you want to know more about the enigmatic Del, woman sword-dancer from the North...as well as Tiger, the slave who won his freedom in the South.
The best part is watching the two amazingly rich characters reach a compromise of sorts...Del's icy exterior begins to melt, and Tiger's stubborn machismo breaks down as he realizes Del's skill. The bond beginning to forge between Del and Tiger in the first novel in the series is one that strengthens, beats the test of time, romance, danger, competition, and aquivi (read it, you'll understand!).
This is an amazing beginning to a truly breathtaking series...it is DEFINITELY worth reading from the first page of Sword-Dancer to the last page of Sword-Sworn. And maybe you, like me, will even get a little misty-eyed when you have to part ways with a world as amazing as this.
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Title: Sword-Breaker by Jennifer Roberson ISBN: 0886774764 Publisher: DAW Books Pub. Date: July, 1991 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Sword-Born: A Novel of Tiger and Del (The Sword-Dancer Saga) by Jennifer Roberson ISBN: 0886778271 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: March, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Sword-Sworn by Jennifer Roberson ISBN: 0756400996 Publisher: DAW Books Pub. Date: 04 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Lion Throne by Jennifer Roberson ISBN: 0756400104 Publisher: DAW Books Pub. Date: October, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Legacy of the Wolf: Chronicles of Cheysuli Omnibus Two: Book Three, Legacy of the Sword: Book Four, Track of the White Wolf by Jennifer Roberson ISBN: 0886779979 Publisher: DAW Books Pub. Date: 12 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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