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Woundhealer's Story

The First Book of Lost Swords

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Woundhealer's Story

By: Fred Saberhagen
Narrated by: Cynthia Barrett
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Returning to the milieu of his Swords trilogy, Saberhagen offers a new scenario. The gods have withdrawn from the human world and the 12 Swords of Power they had forged are now scattered, lost and hidden. The weapons are still coveted, though, by men like Baron Amintor, who has lost one kingdom and now sees them as the means to another. No scruples stop him from stealing the sword Woundhealer from the White Temple, where its powers were offered to cure all pilgrims. His bad luck, however, is to have crossed Prince Mark, who is desperate for Woundhealer's help in treating his blind, troubled son. The running battle between Mark and Amintor, their allies, their wizards, and their swords, is spun out in a light, pleasant adventure that benefits greatly from Saberhagen's narrative gifts as the various strands leapfrog forward, keeping the reader off balance but constantly intrigued.

©1986 Fred Saberhagen (P)2012 Audible, Inc. Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Royalty

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Cracking book, really fast paced with a nice story which doesn't involve mighty apocalyptic events. Unfortunately it was let down by the narration which is quite poor compared to the earlier books in this series (The Empire of the East Trilogy and The Swords Trilogy). The narration seems to be pitched at younger readers and her constant mispronunciations were particularly irritating. I still managed to enjoy the book.

Great story, really poor narration

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