Dave Duncan

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Title: The Gilded Chain: Description:
Sir Durendal, the leader of the King's Blades, the finest swordsmen in the magical land of Chivial, embarks on a quest for a glorious treasure that lies behind the walls of an ancient, isolated city where danger and death are everywhere. The grim Ironhall nurtures unwanted boys, transmuting them by muscle-building, weapons-training and fearsome magic ritualizing into an elite corps of swordsmen, each spiritually bonded to defend a master unto death. Bound first to an outrageous fop, then to a Henry VIII look-alike monarch, rebellious knight Durendal pursues adventure and the horrifying secrets of immortality. Duncan's people are marvelously believable, his landscapes deliciously exotic, his swordplay breathtaking. Initially, the narrative disconcertingly alternates between dashing young Durendal and righteous Chancellor Roland, but all soon becomes satisfyingly clear. "Durendal," the sword that legendary Roland used to smite his Saracen enemies in France's national epic, binds swordsman and statesman into one irresistable hero in this handsomely crafted commentary on honor and betrayal.

Title: Impossible Odds: A Chronicle Of The King's Blades: Description:
A pair of inexperienced youths are detailed to protect a deposed duke, only to find that not everything is at it seems. With their new found partner True, a white sister, they set out to restore the duke's lands and promptly find trouble. They fight the undead and the very much alive, bravely, in order to protect their ward.