The Sword of the Lady: A Novel of the Change
- ISBN13: 9780451462909
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
The New York Times bestselling author continues his “epic of survival and rebirth” (Library Journal), chronicling a modern world without technology.
Rudi Mackenzie has journeyed far across the land that was once the United States of America, hoping to find the source of the world-altering event that has come to be known as The Change. His final destination is Nantucket, an island overrun with forest, inhabited by a mere two hundred people who claim to… More >>
The Sword of the Lady: A Novel of the Change
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Eric R.
I’ve read all of Stirling’s volumes in this series, starting with the original Nantucket trilogy. I really love these books and can’t wait for the next volume (or volumes) in this series. The one thing that bothers me is the cover art. It shows an average height guy with short dark hair and wearing pants. Where’s Rudi? He’s got long red hair and wears his clan’s plaid as a kilt! Whose the dude on the cover, the publicist’s nephew? The target audience for this type of fiction is far to detail oriented to not notice this cover art deception.
Rating: 4 / 5
R. Albin
Another enjoyable book from SM Stirling. The continuation of a hybrid post-holocaust/fantasy-quest novel, this book continues the journey of the hero and his companions in search of the numinous sword. Written well with good attention to detail, Stirling does a nice job of laying out a well developed alternative history. As in prior books, the presentation of a diverse but largely feudal North America is very entertaining. The handling of the fantasy-quest is quite good and leavened with some humor. The ending of this particular book contains a bit of murky Manicheanism which detracts from Stirling’s ability to give his books a realistic flavor. The stage is set for an interesting next installment.
Rating: 4 / 5
Uri Landau
nothing more need’s to be said.
if you know the Writer you know what I mean and if you don’t
it’s about time you did.
enjoy
Rating: 5 / 5
Cherenth
I love this. It starts to explain what happened in 1998. Definite buy! If you haven’t read this series yet, DO IT!. Also, those who are saying it is the weakest are failing to see the big picture – its not just his quest that matters – its who he gathers and how he does it.
Rating: 5 / 5
Horace W. Heck Jr.
I’ve read most of Mr. Stirling’s books in the last 7 years. This is some doing since I believe he can write almost faster than I can read. My all time favorite is Conquistador (and I’m still hoping for a sequel) but the Change series is a close second.
This series started out as part science fiction and has morphed over the next 4 volumes to a disaster/survival epic and has now added – apparenly – elements of magic and virtual fantasy (Astrid and company). I can hardly wait to see where it goes from here.
Mr Stirling’s writing is very beautiful, thoughful and literate. He is one of my two favorite authors at the moment; the other, Alastair Reynolds, having a very different style but who also manages to inform on every single page.
Rating: 5 / 5