Summary: This is the story of Del, a northern sword master, and her search for her brother and the people who enslaved him. On her journey she meets Tiger, a southern sword dancer. They are opposites: she is all icy determination and focus similar to her northern land; he is easy going but fierce like the southern deserts. He falls for her and helps her through many trials to find her brother who is the last person alive from her family. On the way we learn what happened to her family and what she had to sacrifice to prepare for her quest to find her sibling. Tiger acts as her guide through the unfamiliar south and its people.
My Thoughts:
This is a good fantasy series. I read most of the books years ago when I was in college, and they hold up well enough. Nothing earth shattering, but sometimes a plain old sword and sorcery book is a fun read. I may read some more in the series before the year is up. We'll see.
Trivia:
Sword Dancer was a Belmont Stakes winning racehorse back in 1959.
Links:
Amazon
Jennifer Roberson at Wikipedia
Review at The Best Reviews
Bibliography of the edition I read:
Roberson, Jennifer. Sword-Dancer. New York:Daw, 1986.
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