Sword-breaker
Sword-breaker by Jennifer Roberson is a reprint edition published by DAW Books in 1991, featuring 460 pages in English. This fantasy novel follows the journey of Tiger and Del, who are accused of murdering a man revered by the Southern tribes as their messiah. As they flee across the perilous Punja desert, they are pursued by religious zealots and skilled assassins, facing numerous challenges along the way.
Readers will find a narrative that intertwines themes of magic and survival, as Tiger’s sword, Samiel, becomes a vessel for the spirit of the legendary sorcerer Chosa Dei. This powerful being threatens to reshape the world, compelling Tiger and Del to seek out Shaka Obre, Chosa Dei’s formidable adversary. However, locating this ancient wizard, who has been absent for centuries, may prove to be an insurmountable task for the duo, testing their resolve and magical abilities.
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Accused of murdering a man the Southern tribes believe to be their messiah, but who is actually the slayer of Del’s family, Tiger and Del flee across the deadly Punja desert, hunted by religious zealots and sword-dancer assassins. But evading death by assassins’ blades is only one of the challenges they face. For Tiger’s sword, Samiel, has been possessed by the spirit of the deadly sorcerer, Chosa Dei—a wizard out of legend with the power to unmake the entire world, a master of evil who seeks to mold Tiger into his ultimate weapon of destruction.
Tiger and Del have only one hope left—to find and gain the help of Chosa Dei’s equally powerful counterpart and sworn enemy, Shaka Obre. But Shaka Obre has not bee nseen in the world for hundreds of years, and it may be beyond even the combined magical abilities of Tiger and Del to find this wizard who is their only chance for salvation…
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