By the Sword
By the Sword by Mercedes Lackey is a fantasy novel published by Astra Publishing House on February 5, 1991. This edition, part of a Book Club series, spans 496 pages and is presented in English. The story follows Kerowyn, the granddaughter of the sorceress Kethry and daughter of a noble house, who has been managing her family’s keep since her mother’s death. As her brother prepares to marry, Kerowyn looks forward to returning to her passions of training horses and hunting, but her plans are disrupted by a violent attack on her home.
Readers will find that Kerowyn’s life takes a dramatic turn when her father is killed, her brother is injured, and his fiancée is kidnapped. Driven by desperation, she embarks on a journey that reveals her true destiny, guided by the knowledge of a sorcerer’s involvement in the chaos. This narrative incorporates elements of epic and dark fantasy, as well as action and adventure, immersing readers in a richly crafted world filled with conflict and personal growth.
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Granddaughter of the sorceress Kethry, daughter of a noble house, Kerowyn had been forced to run the family keep since her mother’s untimely death. Yet now at last her brother was preparing to wed, and when his bride became the lady of the keep, Kerowyn could return to her true enjoyments – training horses and hunting.
But all Kerowyn’s hopes and plans were shattered when her anscestral home was attacked, her father slain, her brother wounded, and his fiancee kidnapped. Drive by desperation and the knowledge that a scorcerer had led the journey which would prove but he first step on the road to the fulfillment of her destiny.
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