Forging the Darksword
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4.3 • 45 Ratings
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- $3.99
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- $3.99
Publisher Description
From the bestselling authors of The Rose of the Prophet and The Death Gate Cycle, the first in a majestic saga of magic, fantasy, and adventure
In the enchanted realm of Merilon, magic is life.
Born without magical abilities and denied his birthright, Joram is left for dead. Yet he grows to manhood in a remote country village, hiding his lack of powers only through constant vigilance and ever more skillful sleight-of-hand.
Forced to kill a man in self-defense, Joram can keep his secret from the townspeople no longer: he has no magic, no life. Fleeing to the Outlands, Joram joins the outlawed Technologists, who practice the long forbidden arts of science. Here he meets the scholarly catalyst Saryon, who has been sent on a special mission to hunt down a mysterious “dead man” and instead finds himself in a battle of wits and power with a renegade warlock of the dark Duuk-tsarith caste.
Together, Joram and Saryon begin their quest toward a greater destiny—a destiny that begins with the discovery of the secret books that will enable them to overthrow the evil usurper Blachloch . . . and forge the powerful magic-absorbing Darksword.
Customer Reviews
A good read
This series is a good read if you are into fantasy.
A Wonderful read for any fantasy lover!
The story is in my opinion extremely well written. It starts of a little slow and was tough for me to get into but as I did I realized how much information they were feeding me, i quickly began to feel like I was a part of this story, standing alongside our macabre hero and his merry if somewhat gloomy band of followers. As the book ended I had a firm grasp on there world and was all to eager to pick up the second book. I hope if anyone is even considering this book that you give it a chance because it is truly captivating
-Zombie
An interesting take on fantasy fiction.
Though best known for blending post-apocalyptic and high-fantasy fiction in the Dragonlance series, Hickman and Weis have proven themselves rather capable, if somewhat predictable weavers of tales. The predictability is largely one of genre constraint and the setting is twisted mightily enough to allow the reader to overlook it. The characters are lively and well written. Typical for their style, they are different enough to be believable yet not so much that they feel like disjointed stereotypes. All in all, the little series is an interesting lens with which to look upon a typical fantasy setting and a fine read.