Swordspoint

Swordspoint: A Melodrama of Manners (1987) Ellen Kushner

While waiting for the last book in Sean Russell’s ‘The Swan’s War’ to arrive, I decided to indulge in a book I’ve read fairly recently and loved.

This book is just as gorgeous as I remember. The writing is absolutely lovely, drawing me into the story from the first sentence. The story is excellent, but it’s the writing that I love so much.

And as a bonus, there are additional short stories in the back of the book, so not only do you get to read just a little bit more, the book gets to surprise you with its ending, as you don’t realize it’s something. (Which is one reason why I like books with previews in the back. Not because I read the previews–I don’t–but because they allow the end of the book to sneak up on me, and there’s something satisfying about that.

Now I just have to find something else to read while I’m waiting for ‘The Shadow Roads’

Rating: 10/10

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