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Young noble Luthien Bedwyr is too privileged to understand that his once-proud land, Eriador, suffers under the demonic oppression of Wizard-King Greensparrow. Until the day Luthien seeks justice for a friend's murder-only to become a fugitive fleeing the king's monstrous cyclopian soldiers. Befriended by the irrepressible "highwayhalfling" Oliver deBurrows, and enlisted by an ancient, mysterious mage, Luthien's exile will become an enchanted quest to steal a mystic prize from a dragon's show more hoard.Suddenly, Eriador's enslaved humans, elves, and dwarfs begin to rally around rumored tales of a freedom fighter who strikes Greensparrow's foul unknown hero who wields a legendary sword and magic warrior who is invisible but who casts the "Crimson Shadow.". show lessTags
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I liked the hero vs. villain aspects of this book and the action sequences are always great in a Salvatore book. For me, this didn't have the quality or depth of his earlier Drizzt novels, but it was still very enjoyable.
This book certainly brings together plenty of grand adventure, with a steam-breathing giant turtle, a dragon, a demon, a mine full of dwarves, a good wizard, a bad wizard, and lots of elves and cyclops, a perfect adventure for a young renegade princeling and a rogue bandit. I was not fond of the over-detailed play by play battle scenes, and the adventure may have been more effective with more development, tighter editing, and fewer fantasy elements, but for a fast-reading pulp fantasy novel this one was not bad. The plot was laid out smoothly and was well paced, and the story was easy enough to follow even with all the complicated twists and flourishes.
El joven Luthien Bedwyr se rebela contra el vicioso gobierno del Rey Greensparrow y sus crueles señores magos.
Nov 11, 2022Spanish
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R. A. Salvatore was born in Leominster, Massachusetts on January 20, 1959. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Communications and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English from Fitchburg State College in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. He began writing seriously in 1982 and became a full-time writer in 1990. His first novel, The Crystal Shard, was show more published in 1988. His other works include The Halfling's Gem; Sojourn; The Legacy; Starless Night; Vector Prime; and The Two Swords. He is also the author of numerous series including The Dark Elf Trilogy; Paths of Darkness; The Hunter's Blades Trilogy; The Cleric Quintet; Saga of the First King; Neverwinter Saga and TheSundering. He made The New York Times Best Seller List with his title's Charon's Claw, Night of the Hunter: Companions Codex, 1, Rise of the King and Vengeance of the Iron Dwarf. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Sword of Bedwyr
- Original publication date
- 1994
- People/Characters
- Luthien Bedwyr; Oliver deBurrows; Katerin O'Hale; Greensparrow (Wizard-King); Brind'Amour
- Dedication
- To Betsy Mitchell, for all of her support and input, for showing me new potential and new directions. Enthusiasm truly is infectious.
And a special thank-you to Wayne Chang, Donald Puckey, and Nancy Hanger. In a business ... (show all)as tough and competitive as this, it's comforting to be working with such talented and dedicated people - First words
- Ethan Bedwyr, eldest son of the Earl of Bedwydrin, stood tall on the balcony of the great house in Dun Varna, watching as the two-masted, black sailed ship lazily glided into the harbor.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"Tell them that they are not alone."
- Blurbers
- Brooks, Terry; Hickman, Tracey
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