Ellen Kushner is a novelist, performer, and public radio
personality. Her work includes the weekly notational public radio
series "PRI's Sound & Spirit with Ellen Kushner, "the recording"
The Golden Dreydl: a Klezmer 'Nutcracker' for Chanukah "(Ryykodisc
CD) and a live performance piece, "Esther: the feast of Masks. "Her
novels Swordpoint and (with Delia Sherman) The Fall of Kings share
a setting and quite a few characters with The Privilege of The
Swords." " She is a member of Terri Windling's Endicott Studio for
Mythic Arts and co-founder of the Interstitial Arts Foundation. She
lives in New York City and travels a lot, giving shows and
readings, lecturing and teaching. You can keep up with her
whereabouts and learn more about Riverside and its denizens at
www.EllenKushner.com
Her novel Thomas the Rhymer won the World Fantasy Award.
"From the Trade Paperback edition."
"It's beautifully written, breezy, quick, hysterically funny,
poignant and bloody and world-weary and heartrendingly naive by
turns. This is a fantastic book, a coming-of-age story, and I love
it with a quite deep and unreasonable love."--Elizabeth Bear,
author of Worldwired
"Winning high fantasy ... a welcome return to the romantic
Riverside world Kushner introduced in Swordspoint".""--"Publishers
Weekly"
"One of the most gorgeous books I've ever read: it's witty and
wonderful, with characters that will provoke, charm and
delight."--Holly Black, author of "Tithe" and "Valiant"
"A magical mixture of Dumas and Georgette Heyer. The dialogue
dazzles and so does the swordplay."--Kelly Link, author of "Magic
For Beginners"
"A swashbuckler for women--splendid!"--Tamora Pierce
"Unholy fun, and wholly fun...an elegant "riposte", dazzlingly
executed." - Gregory Maguire, NYT bestselling author of
"Wicked"
"From the Trade Paperback edition."
& quot; It's beautifully written, breezy, quick, hysterically
funny, poignant and bloody and world-weary and heartrendingly naive
by turns. This is a fantastic book, a coming-of-age story, and I
love it with a quite deep and unreasonable love& quot; . --
Elizabeth Bear, author of Worldwired
& quot; Winning high fantasy ... a welcome return to the romantic
Riverside world Kushner introduced in Swordspoint . & quot; --
Publishers Weekly
& quot; One of the most gorgeous books I've ever read: it's witty
and wonderful, with characters that will provoke, charm and
delight.& quot; -- Holly Black, author of Tithe and Valiant
& quot; A magical mixture of Dumas and Georgette Heyer. The
dialogue dazzles and so does the swordplay.& quot; -- Kelly Link,
author of Magic For Beginners
& quot; A swashbuckler for women -- splendid!& quot; -- Tamora
Pierce
" Unholy fun, and wholly fun...an elegant riposte, dazzlingly
executed. " - Gregory Maguire, NYT bestselling author of Wicked
From the Trade Paperback edition.
" It's beautifully written, breezy, quick, hysterically funny,
poignant and bloody and world-weary and heartrendingly naive by
turns. This is a fantastic book, a coming-of-age story, and I love
it with a quite deep and unreasonable love" .-- Elizabeth Bear,
author of Worldwired
" Winning high fantasy ... a welcome return to the romantic
Riverside world Kushner introduced in Swordspoint,""" --
"Publishers Weekly"
" One of the most gorgeous books I've ever read: it's witty and
wonderful, with characters that will provoke, charm and delight."
-- Holly Black, author of "Tithe" and "Valiant"
" A magical mixture of Dumas and Georgette Heyer. The dialogue
dazzles and so does the swordplay." -- Kelly Link, author of "Magic
For Beginners"
" A swashbuckler for women-- splendid!" -- Tamora Pierce
" Unholy fun, and wholly fun...an elegant "riposte," dazzlingly
executed." - Gregory Maguire, NYT bestselling author of "Wicked"
"From the Trade Paperback edition."
"Winning high fantasy ... a welcome return to the romantic
Riverside world Kushner introduced in "Swordspoint."""--Publishers
Weekly"
"One of the most gorgeous books I've ever read: it's witty and
wonderful, with characters that will provoke, charm and
delight."--Holly Black, author of "Tithe" and "Valiant"
"A magical mixture of Dumas and Georgette Heyer. The dialogue
dazzles and so does the swordplay."--Kelly Link, author of "Magic
For Beginners"
"A swashbuckler for women--splendid!"--Tamora Pierce
"Unholy fun, and wholly fun...an elegant "riposte," dazzlingly
executed." - Gregory Maguire, NYT bestselling author of
"Wicked"
"One of the most gorgeous books I've ever read: it's witty and
wonderful, with characters that will provoke, charm and
delight."--Holly Black, author of "Tithe" and "Valiant"
"A magical mixture of Dumas and Georgette Heyer. The dialogue
dazzles and so does the swordplay."--Kelly Link, author of "Magic
For Beginners"
"A swashbuckler for women--splendid!"--Tamora Pierce
"Unholy fun, and wholly fun...an elegant "riposte," dazzlingly
executed." - Gregory Maguire, NYT bestselling author of "Wicked"
Kushner's winning high fantasy with its sophisticated swordplay marks a welcome return to the romantic Riverside world she introduced in Swordspoint (1987). Coming-of-age gets complicated for winsome Lady Katherine Samantha Campion Talbert after she's shipped off to her uncle, the Mad Duke of Tremontaine (aka David Alexander "Alec" Tielman Campion), who reigns over a decadent world of erotic and political intrigue. At first Kate's frightened of becoming a swashbuckler, but after training with the duke's favorite lover, the dashing Richard St. Vier, and becoming friends with Marcus, Alec's devoted young assistant, she finds she's more than up for the task. Her skills are tested in her effort to avenge the rape of her best friend, Lady Artemesia Fitz-Levy, by one of her uncle's foes, Anthony Deverin (aka Lord Ferris, Crescent Chancellor of the Council of Lords). Kate's discovery that "Fear is enemy to the sword" and love is the key to triumph leads to surprising consequences. (Aug.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
"It's beautifully written, breezy, quick, hysterically funny,
poignant and bloody and world-weary and heartrendingly naive by
turns. This is a fantastic book, a coming-of-age story, and I love
it with a quite deep and unreasonable love."--Elizabeth Bear,
author of Worldwired
"Winning high fantasy ... a welcome return to the romantic
Riverside world Kushner introduced in Swordspoint".""--"Publishers
Weekly"
"One of the most gorgeous books I've ever read: it's witty and
wonderful, with characters that will provoke, charm and
delight."--Holly Black, author of "Tithe" and "Valiant"
"A magical mixture of Dumas and Georgette Heyer. The dialogue
dazzles and so does the swordplay."--Kelly Link, author of "Magic
For Beginners"
"A swashbuckler for women--splendid!"--Tamora Pierce
"Unholy fun, and wholly fun...an elegant "riposte", dazzlingly
executed." - Gregory Maguire, NYT bestselling author of
"Wicked"
"From the Trade Paperback edition."
& quot; It's beautifully written, breezy, quick, hysterically
funny, poignant and bloody and world-weary and heartrendingly naive
by turns. This is a fantastic book, a coming-of-age story, and I
love it with a quite deep and unreasonable love& quot; . --
Elizabeth Bear, author of Worldwired
& quot; Winning high fantasy ... a welcome return to the romantic
Riverside world Kushner introduced in Swordspoint . & quot; --
Publishers Weekly
& quot; One of the most gorgeous books I've ever read: it's witty
and wonderful, with characters that will provoke, charm and
delight.& quot; -- Holly Black, author of Tithe and Valiant
& quot; A magical mixture of Dumas and Georgette Heyer. The
dialogue dazzles and so does the swordplay.& quot; -- Kelly Link,
author of Magic For Beginners
& quot; A swashbuckler for women -- splendid!& quot; -- Tamora
Pierce
" Unholy fun, and wholly fun...an elegant riposte, dazzlingly
executed. " - Gregory Maguire, NYT bestselling author of Wicked
From the Trade Paperback edition.
" It's beautifully written, breezy, quick, hysterically funny,
poignant and bloody and world-weary and heartrendingly naive by
turns. This is a fantastic book, a coming-of-age story, and I love
it with a quite deep and unreasonable love" .-- Elizabeth Bear,
author of Worldwired
" Winning high fantasy ... a welcome return to the romantic
Riverside world Kushner introduced in Swordspoint,""" --
"Publishers Weekly"
" One of the most gorgeous books I've ever read: it's witty and
wonderful, with characters that will provoke, charm and delight."
-- Holly Black, author of "Tithe" and "Valiant"
" A magical mixture of Dumas and Georgette Heyer. The dialogue
dazzles and so does the swordplay." -- Kelly Link, author of "Magic
For Beginners"
" A swashbuckler for women-- splendid!" -- Tamora Pierce
" Unholy fun, and wholly fun...an elegant "riposte," dazzlingly
executed." - Gregory Maguire, NYT bestselling author of "Wicked"
"From the Trade Paperback edition."
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