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Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner

2 reviews

glf's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Probably the best book I've ever read. I think about it daily, reread it every year.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood

Moderate: Self harm

Minor: Drug abuse, Sexual violence, and Alcoholism

nicnevin's review

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Someone - in a review elsewhere - described Swordspoint as being fantasy as written by Jane Austen. That is wholly accurate as the book concentrates on the political intrigues of an unnamed city - of nobles who hire swordsmen to fight their own grievances whilst the poor squat in abandoned townhouses. 

The world is richly described and the relationship between Alec and Richard is endearing. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Self harm, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence