Swords: The First Book of Swords (Paperback)

from morandia

A blast from the past. I read this series many years ago and I'm enjoying it as much this time around as I did the first time!

from Velmeran

Great read, as always. This is a well written and interesting tale of gods, humans, and some great weapons!

from JeremyPreacher

This is another book that I read young enough that I can't be really objective about it. However, it holds up to a reread well enough, which is always a huge relief.The First... is an oddly structured book. Mark, whose conception we see in the prologue, and the Swords (which... likewise) are the ...

from Karlstar

This was the start of a very interesting concept series - a series about a set of very magical swords, each with its own unique power. Each sword had the potential to raise kingdoms and perhaps even threaten the gods who created them, what would happen if anyone collected too many? This was a ver...

from BrainFireBob

This book is the introduction to the world of the Swords and the bored gods. On the one hand, very '70s- impressionistic, quickly written, drawing heavily on archetype characters. But Saberhagen, the man behind Berserker, makes these things his own. In the beginning the gods are bored- and they...