The Privilege of the Sword (Riverside, #2)

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Welcome to Riverside, where the aristocratic and the ambitious battle for power in the city s ballroom, brothels and boudoirs Into this alluring world walks Katherine, a well bred country girl versed in the rules of conventional society Her mistake is thinking that they apply For Katherine s host and uncle, Alec Campion, aka the Mad Duke Tremontaine, is in charge here and to him, rules are made to be broken When Alec decides it would be amusing for his niece to learn swordplay than to follow the usual path to marriage, her world changes forever Blade in hand, it s up to Katherine to navigate a maze of secrets and scoundrels and to gain the self discovery that comes to those who master the privilege of the sword. New Read Books The Privilege of the Sword (Riverside, #2) Author Ellen Kushner – kino-fada.fr readers who have not encountered the previous books set in Kushner s Riverside could read this one first with no confusion or diminishment of pleasure One doesn t need to know the characters back or forward history as Katherine encounters them, we do too, through her descriptions both trenchant and humane Though it must be said certain lines and situations inevitably will resonatewith readers familiar with the previous Riverside stories Kushner begins with sixteen year old Katherin readers who have not encountered the previous books set in Kushner s Riverside could read this one first with no confusion or diminishment of pleasure One doesn t need to know the characters back or forward history as Katherine encounters them, we do too, through her descript...The book is set a dozen or so years after Swordspoint, one of my very favorite fantasy stories Alec Campion, the Mad Duke of Tremontaine, summons his young niece to the city He promises to alleviate her family s financial situation if she ll obey his one command she must dress only in men s clothing and learn to fight There are many fantasy books about young, na ve girls who learn to swordfight and defy convention, and most of them are terrible even the Alanna series has some serious faults The book is set a dozen or so years after Swordspoint, one of my very favorite fantasy stories Alec Campion, the Mad Duke of Tremontaine, summons his young niece to the city He promises to alleviate her family s financial situation if she ll obey his one command she must dress only in men s clothing and learn to fight There are many fantasy books about young, na ve girls who learn to swordfight and defy convention, and most of them are terrible even the Alanna series has some serious faults This is not one of those books Kate is initially far from pleased at her new situation, and the gradual growth of her appreciation for dueling is believable The story starts frothily, with characters new and old whipping about, all having a grand old time double crossing each other But as it progresses, Privilege of the Sword becomesabout intimate power struggles and the right to personal freedom than just political infighting Kate s character also deepens, and while she retains a ...The one where Mad Duke Alec brings his 15 year old niece, Katherine, to the city to make a swordsman of her Very fine when it comes to Katherine s personal life less successful in other areas.Katherine is adorable, and her reactions rang very true to me I especially liked how it felt for her to put on men s clothes for the first time, and how she gradually gained enthusiasm for her fate Her sexual awakening was done very well, too I enjoyed seeing the dark side of sex and marriage I have a The one where Mad Duke Alec brings his 15 year old niece, Katherine, to the city to make a swordsman of her Very fine when it comes to Katherine s personal life less successful in other areas.Katherine is adorable, and her reactions rang very true to me I especially liked how it felt for her to put on men s clothes for the first time, and how she gradually gained enthusiasm for her fate He...About fifteen years after Swordspoint, young Katherine is sent from the country to her uncle the mad Duke, who has a nefarious but possibly brilliant plan to turn her into the first swordswoman.Okay, so, it went something like this First 100 pages Restless twitching, sighing, picking of fingernails God, Ellen Kushner, are you seriously telling me you re letting me down in this universe twice Next 100 pages Oh Oh E...i liked this book a lot better than the first one tbh, in my opinion the characters made muchsense and again, the diversity is aFollowing the resounding success of my Locus Quest, I faced a dilemma which reading list to follow it up with Variety is the spice of life, so I ve decided to diversify and pursue six different lists simultaneously This book falls into my LOCUS FANTASY list.As the Locus Sci Fi Award winners list treated me so kindly, I figure I ll trust those same good folk to pick me some stars in their sister list, the Locus Fantasy Award winners.While I was working my way through the list of Locus Sci Fi Following the resounding success of my Locus Quest, I faced a dilemma which reading list to follow it up with Variety is the spice of life, so I ve decided to diversify and pursue six different lists simultaneously This book falls into my LOCUS FANTASY list.As the Locus Sci Fi Award winners list treated me so kindly, I figure I ll trust those same good folk to pick me some stars in their sister list, the Locus Fantasy Award winners.While I was working my way through the list of Locus Sci Fi Award winners, I decided to dip a toe into the sister list for Locus Fantasy winners I ordered a trio of books from authors I d never read before Lavinia, Paladin of Souls andThe Privilege of the Swordand this came second out of the three.At heart, it s a traditional coming of age tale for our teenage heroine, Katherine, a ...Like Swordspoint, which I also loved, this novel is an extremely entertaining read that manages to provoke farthought than I would have expected from a book that s such pure fun I think what I loved so much about The Privilege of the Sword is that it manages to grant the reader the very real narrative pleasure of the comedy of manners and the swashbuckling revenge tale while at the same time illuminating the gender and class politics at the very foundations of these genres This knowing a Like Swordspoint, which I also loved, this novel is an extremely entertaining read that manages to provoke farthought than I would have expected from ...Be honest have you ever fantasized about your previously unknown, aristocratic, super duper wacky cool uncle taking you, his niece, under his wing and teaching you swordplay And using the subsequent skills to defend yourself and your friends from the villainous creeps of the world Your secret dream will come true for the four precious hours your face is stuck to the pages of this book.Initially, I was enticed by the thrilling synopsis and the promise of a teenage girl s sword slashing freedom Be honest have you ever fantasized about your previously unknown, aristocratic, super duper wacky cool uncle taking you, his niece, under his wing and teaching you swordplay And using the subsequent skills to defend yourself and your friends from the villainous creeps of the world Your secret dream will come true for the four precious hours your face is stuck to the pages of this book.Initially, I was enticed by the thrilling synopsis and the promise of a teenage girl s sword slashing freedomlike sword thrusting For me that was most of the suspense Katherine s uncle makes a deal with her family he will pay off all their debts if they send their youngest daughter to learn swordplay We follow Katherine s journey, which culminates into only two major duels but those are the payoffs, not the bu...There are some things I liked very much about this book The moment of the main character s first sexual awakening is both hilarious and yet also believable there are moments of brilliant wit and biting sarcasm there are scenes of such vicious depravity and cruelty that one s breath is taken away and there are a few moments of tender love One problem many sequels have true sequels, in which previous characters appear in a new story is that characters one has learned to love or hate, or who i There are some things I liked very much about this book The moment of the main character s first sexual awakening is both hilarious and yet also believable there are moments of brilliant wit and biting sarcasm there are scenes of such vicious depravity and cruelty t...I was into this book as much as Artemisia and Katherine were into The Swordsman Whose Name Was Not Death.The ending was a bit abrupt, but not out of character I would ve wanted aintricate ending and a fewchapters But I m...

The Privilege of the Sword (Riverside, #2)
  • English
  • 18 June 2018
  • Paperback
  • 378 pages
  • 0553382683
  • Ellen Kushner
  • The Privilege of the Sword (Riverside, #2)