Horwitz, Sarah Jean
Summary: Asperides, an ancient demonic talking sword, tricks Nack Furnival, a bumbling would-be knight, into battling a wicked sorcerer bent on summoning all the evils of the underworld.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Young Readers 2023
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Summary: "Nimue grew up an outcast. Her connection to dark magic made her something to be feared in her Druid village, and that made her desperate to leave. . . . That is, until Red Paladins slaughter her entire village, and Nimue's fate is forever altered. Charged by her dying mother to reunite an ancient sword with a legendary sorcerer, Nimue is now her people's only hope"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC WHEKagawa, Julie
Summary: One thousand years ago, a wish was made to the Harbinger of Change and a sword of rage and lightning was forged. Kamigoroshi. The Godslayer. It had one task: to seal away the powerful demon Hakaimono. Now he has broken free. Kitsune shapeshifter Yumeko has one task: to take her piece of the ancient and powerful scroll to the Steel Feather temple in order to prevent the summoning of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Inkyard Press 2019
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Summary: "Many years ago, Sir Aelfric and his nine companions saved the world, seizing the Dark Lord's cursed weapons, along with his dread city of Necrad. That was the easy part. Now, when Aelfric - keeper of the cursed sword Spellbreaker - learns of a new and terrifying threat, he seeks the nine heroes once again. But they are wandering adventurers no longer. Yesterday's eager heroes are today's weary...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orbit 2023
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Summary: Maddileh is a knight. There aren’t many women in her line of work, and it often feels like the sneering and contempt from her peers is harder to stomach than the actual dragon slaying. But she’s a knight, and made of sterner stuff. A minor infraction forces her to redeem her honor in the most dramatic way possible, she must retrieve the fabled Fireborne Blade from its keeper, legendary dragon...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tordotcom, Tor Publishing Group 2024
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Summary: In the wake of the demon uprising and two years of peace, a Civil war is in the offing, and Jarlaxle and a small group of friends go on an expedition in search of Doum'wielle, the last wielder of the powerful sword known as "Cutter", in hopes that she may be the key to unlocking the sword's potential.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SALMuir, Tamsyn
Summary: Nothing is as it seems in the halls of the Emperor, and the fate of the galaxy rests on one woman's shoulders. Harrowhark Nonagesimus, last necromancer of the Ninth House, has been drafted by her Emperor to fight an unwinnable war. Side-by-side with a detested rival, Harrow must perfect her skills and become an angel of undeath -- but her health is failing, her sword makes her nauseous, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tom Doherty Associates 2020
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC MUIHickman, Tracy.
Summary: A captain in the Obsidian Army discovers a magical sword that only he can use, and is purported to have been once used by the legendary Avatars.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tor 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HICStirling, S. M.
Summary: "Continuing their quest that began in The Golden Princess, two future rulers of a world without technology risk their lives seeking a fabled blade... Reiko, Empress of Japan, has allied herself with Princess Órlaith, heir to the High Kingdom of Montival, to find the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, the Grass-Cutting Sword, a legendary treasure of an ancient dynasty that confers valor and victory to its...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roc 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC STIAlexander, Lloyd.
Summary: Taran, Assistant Pig-keeper, and Prince Gwydion prepare for a fierce battle with Arawn-Death-Lord when he acquires the sword of Dyrnwyn, the most powerful weapon in the kingdom of Prydain.
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Publisher / Publication Date: H. Holt 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ALEWilson, F. Paul (Francis Paul)
Summary: Hired to find a legendary Japanese sword that had been stolen from the Hiroshima Peace Museum, Jack finds his task complicated by dangerous rivals for the sword and a pregnant teen who is carrying a child of destiny.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Forge 2008