Daughter of the Sword (A Novel of the Fated Blades, Bk. 1)

from Shrike58

How little of a fantastic element do you need to have a fantasy? This novel is really more of a historical and a police procedural as the impact of the enchanted swords that the action revolves around can often be subtle. The question being whether a given sword is really cursed, or whether over ...

from krazykiwi

I have to admit, the idea of a female cop inheriting a "cursed" sword certainly had me expecting a Witchblade derivative, and I was very pleasantly surprised (not that I don't like Witchblade, I adore it, but that is exactly why a pale copy would be disappointing). While there's a broad surface s...

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Daughter of the Sword is novel that blends several different genres together as it creates the story of three fated swords and the policewoman who's path they cross. Oshiro Mariko is the only female detective in Tokyo. She's placed under a lieutenant who wishes to squash her attempts to transfer ...

from ladycato

Man, this was a refreshing change for urban fantasy. A novel completely set in Tokyo and elsewhere in Japan, drenched in the culture, and one that doesn't seek for any romantic element. Mariko is a strong lead trying to earn respect as the only woman detective on Tokyo's force. Having a female le...

from T_K_Elliott

This book grew on me.I started by thinking that the quality of the writing made it a four-star book, dragging up the storyline from a lacklustre three stars. Like other reviewers, I found myself having trouble connecting to the main character, since just as we start to get to know Oshiro Mariko, ...