He is constantly challenged to death-dances where rules, and oaths, no longer apply. By doing so, he made himself a target of men formerly his colleagues, now sworn enemies. Death-dances are few and far between the goal is simply to win within the confines of “the circle.”īut Tiger is an outcast, a man who attained the highest level of achievement at the training school he attended faster than anyone before him, only to voluntarily break all oaths in order to save Del. Tiger and Del have settled into semi-retirement to raise their daughter, establishing a school for those who wish to become sword-dancers, part of a highly ritualized rite in which specially trained sword-fighters are hired to settle feuds among rich and powerful desert princes. Sword-Bearer marks a return to the vivid world of Jennifer Roberson’s highly popular Sword-Dancer saga, featuring iconic characters Tiger-the South’s most famous and gifted sword-dancer-and Del, a Northern-born woman and expert sword-singer. A return to the vivid fantasy world of the highly popular Sword-Dancer saga, featuring iconic characters Tiger and Del.
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