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King of Swords

The Starfolk, Book 1

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King of Swords

By: Dave Duncan
Narrated by: Nick Podehl
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About this listen

Rigel has always known he is not quite human, but the only clue to his origin is the otherworldly bracelet he has worn since childhood. His search for his parentage leads him to the Starlands, where reality and fantasy have changed places. There he learns that he is a human-starborn cross, and his bracelet is the legendary magical amulet Saiph, which makes its wearer an unbeatable swordsman.

Fighting off monsters, battling a gang of assassins seeking to kill him, Rigel finds honorable employment as a hero. He knows that he must die very soon if he remains in the Starlands, but he has fallen hopelessly in love with a princess and cannot abandon her. Through the imaginative landscape of the Starlands, Rigel's quest leads him to encounter minotaurs, sphinxes, cyclops, and more fearsome creatures in Dave Duncan's latest fantasy series.

©2013 Dave Duncan (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, Inc. Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction

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To put it simply, this was dull. Despite the various cool magical amulets and ideas, it was like alice went down the rabbithole only to find tedium

Interesting concepts poorly used

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