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4 Nov 2017 The characters of Swordspoint were both a strength and a weakness. On the one hand the main characters, the swordsman Richard St Vier and

For years, fans have been asking her to record her own audiobook of Swordspoint. This stunning follow-up to Ellen Kushner's cult-classic novel Swordspoint is set in the same world of labyrinthine intrigue, where sharp swords and even sharper wits rule. 4 out of 5 stars Scholars with Teeth (and Tongues and Lips) Swordspoint is 10 hours and 54 minutes unabridged. Granted, I still have book 2, The Privilege Of The Sword in my audible wishlist, but that’s because Felicia Day is one of the narrators and I CANNOT RESIST. Disclosure: Purchased copy.

A graduate of Barnard College, she also attended Bryn Mawr College, and grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. Ellen Kushner unites her talents and insights as a writer, performer, and cultural maven in one sleek package: she is the author of acclaimed works of literary fantasy, an award-winning audio book narrator and stage performer, the creator and former host of public radio’s national series Sound & Spirit, and a popular teacher and lecturer. Ellen Kushner’s Riverside series begins with the cult classic Swordspoint, followed by the Locus Award winner and Nebula Award nominee The Privilege of the Sword; The Fall of the Kings, written with Delia Sherman; and, most recently, the collaborative prequel Tremontaine. Läs ”Swordspoint” av Ellen Kushner på Rakuten Kobo. On the treacherous streets of Riverside, a man lives and dies by the sword. Even the nobles on the Hill turn to duels to Hello, Sign in.

Swordspoint is a cult classic fantasy of manners (with elements of urban fantasy and heroic fantasy) written by Ellen Kushner in 1987. Later on, it saw two sequels: The Fall of the Kings (which was co-written with Delia Sherman) and The Privilege …

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My first novel, Swordspoint, was set in a city that remains nameless to this day.Despite that, I have never found it difficult to find my way there, and now have three novels and a growing collection of short stories set in that place. Swordspoint: A Melodrama of Manners is a 1987 LGBT fantasy novel by Ellen Kushner. It is Kushner's debut novel and is one of several books and short stories in the Riverside series.

Swordspoint, by Ellen Kushner, is a witty and unabashedly queer caper of a book. It is a quirky, quick thing full of precise violence and political intrigue written in a silvery voice. The book is low fantasy--set in a world that has never quite existed, but one which is thoroughly mundane and historically rooted; no magic or elves here, folks. Ellen Kushner’s Riverside series begins with the cult classic Swordspoint, followed by the Locus Award winner and Nebula Award nominee The Privilege of the Sword; The Fall of the Kings, written with Delia Sherman; and, most recently, the collaborative prequel Tremontaine. Award-winning author Ellen Kushner has created a world of unforgettable characters whose political ambitions, passionate love affairs, and age-old rivalries collide with deadly results. Swordspoint On the treacherous streets of Riverside, a man lives and dies by the sword. Even the nobles on the Hill turn to duels to settle their disputes.
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Ellen Kushner Wed Oct 28, 2015 10:30am 1 comment 1 Favorite [+] Publishing this fall from Serial Box, Tremontaine is a serial novel and prequel to Ellen Kushner’s Swordspoint and the rest of the

It is a quirky, quick thing full of precise violence and political intrigue written in a silvery voice. The book is low fantasy--set in a world that has never quite existed, but one which is thoroughly mundane and historically rooted; no magic or elves here, folks. Ellen Kushner’s Riverside series begins with the cult classic Swordspoint, followed by the Locus Award winner and Nebula Award nominee The Privilege of the Sword; The Fall of the Kings, written with Delia Sherman; and, most recently, the collaborative prequel Tremontaine. Award-winning author Ellen Kushner has created a world of unforgettable characters whose political ambitions, passionate love affairs, and age-old rivalries collide with deadly results. Swordspoint On the treacherous streets of Riverside, a man lives and dies by the sword. Even the nobles on the Hill turn to duels to settle their disputes. Discover Swordspoint as it's meant to be heard, narrated by Ellen Kushner, Dion Graham, Katherine Kellgren, Robert Fass, Nick Sullivan, Simon Jones.

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