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The Sword

by Deborah Chester · 2000

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Two men. One is a prince of royal blood. The other is a half-breed, part human, part elf. But the part that is human is also royal.Two women. One is a princess, pampered and protected. The other lives in the forest, the leader of a band of rebels. She too has elven blood.

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This is their story — the tale of love and hate, courage and cowardliness, and magic both dark and light.

Genre
fantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thisepic fantasyepic fantasyMore like thisLess of thisadventureadventureMore like thisLess of thisscience fictionscience fictionMore like thisLess of thisromanceromanceMore like thisLess of this
Themes
elveselvesMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adultyoung adult
Length
medium · 393 pages

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