Reviews of the Books of Swords

as introduced by Fred Saberhagen in The First Book of Swords

Reviews Available:

The First Book of Swords
The Second Book of Swords
The Third Book of Swords

The First Book of Lost Swords: Woundhealer's Story
The Second Book of Lost Swords: Sightblinder's Story
The Third Book of Lost Swords: Stonecutter's Story
The Fourth Book of Lost Swords: Farslayer's Story
The Fifth Book of Lost Swords: Coinspinner's Story
The Sixth Book of Lost Swords: The Mindsword's Story
The Seventh Book of Lost Swords: Wayfinder's Story
The Last Book of Swords: Shieldbreaker's Story

An Armory of Swords

The First Book of Swords

The Second Book of Swords

The Third Book of Swords

The First Book of Lost Swords: Woundhealer's Story

The Second Book of Lost Swords: Sightblinder's Story

The Third Book of Lost Swords: Stonecutter's Story

The Fourth Book of Lost Swords: Farslayer's Story

The Fifth Book of Lost Swords: Coinspinner's Story

The Sixth Book of Lost Swords: The Mindsword's Story

The Seventh Book of Lost Swords: Wayfinder's Story

The Last Book of Swords: Shieldbreaker's Story

An Armory of Swords

This, as the name hints at, is a collection of short stories about the Twelve Swords. Only the first story is written by Fred Saberhagen himself. Seven other authors (including Tom Saberhagen, Fred's son) have contributed stories, and all eight tales are quite enjoyable, and written well within the context of the world of the Swords (i.e nothing too out-of-character about the Swords or the surroundings). Each is outlined below. Blind Man's Blade by Fred Saberhagen
Woundhealer by Walter Jon Williams
Fealty by Gene Bostwick
Dragon Debt by Robert E. Vardeman
The Sword of Aren-Nath by Thomas Saberhagen
Glad Yule by Pati Nagle
Luck of the Draw by Michael A. Stackpole
Stealth and the Lady by Sage Walker

Cut back to the Page of the Twelve Swords