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Epic Fantasy

By the Sword

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  • 1991 first published
  • 650 pages
  • 8 editions
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By the Sword is a 1991 epic fantasy novel by Mercedes Lackey, C. J. Cherryh and Leslie Fish. Readers will find themes of magic, mercenary troops, swords and Valdemar.

30 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 8 editions.

At about 650 pages, most readers finish it in 11–12 hours.

About By the Sword

Granddaughter of the sorceress Kethry, daughter of a noble house, Kerowyn had been forced to run the family keep since her mother's untimely death. Yet now at last her brother was preparing to wed, and when his bride became the lady of the keep, Kerowyn could return to her true enjoyments - training horses and hunting.But all Kerowyn's hopes and plans were shattered when her anscestral home was attacked, her father slain, her brother wounded, and his fiancee kidnapped. Drive by desperation and the knowledge that a scorcerer had led the journey which would prove but he first step on the road to the fulfillment of her destiny.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Fantasy
  • Magic
  • Valdemar, Imaginary place
  • Fantasy fiction
  • Mercenary troops
  • Swords
  • Valdemar
  • Space warfare
  • Wizards
  • Epic fantasy

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Quick answers

Who wrote By the Sword?

By the Sword was written by Mercedes Lackey, C. J. Cherryh and Leslie Fish and first published in 1991.

What genre is By the Sword?

It is usually shelved as Epic Fantasy.

How long is By the Sword?

The median edition has 650 pages, about 11–12 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to By the Sword?

Readers who like it often enjoy Stone of Tears, Soul of the Fire and The Wise Man’s Fear.

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