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ellenkushner*(starred review) Kushner, Ellen. The Privilege of the Sword.
To save her family from impoverishment, Katherine Talbert accepts an invitation from her uncle, a.k.a. the Mad Duke Tremontaine, to join his household and be trained as his personal swordsman. During her education, Katherine gradually discovers a new sense of freedom in a society where women's futures are deetermined by their families rather than their own desires. Set in the same quasi-Regency world as Kushner's Swordspoint and The Fall of the Kings (cowritten with Delia Sherman), this novel introduces a fearless and resourceful heroine with a true heart and a keen-edged blade. Spiced with humor and spot-on period detail, this coming-of-age tale belongs in most fantasy and YA collections.
-- from the SF/Fantasy reviews by Jackie Cassada, Library Journal, July 2006 p. 70.
. . . and my deepest thanks to the Anonymous Donor who saw this and typed it out for me!
To save her family from impoverishment, Katherine Talbert accepts an invitation from her uncle, a.k.a. the Mad Duke Tremontaine, to join his household and be trained as his personal swordsman. During her education, Katherine gradually discovers a new sense of freedom in a society where women's futures are deetermined by their families rather than their own desires. Set in the same quasi-Regency world as Kushner's Swordspoint and The Fall of the Kings (cowritten with Delia Sherman), this novel introduces a fearless and resourceful heroine with a true heart and a keen-edged blade. Spiced with humor and spot-on period detail, this coming-of-age tale belongs in most fantasy and YA collections.
-- from the SF/Fantasy reviews by Jackie Cassada, Library Journal, July 2006 p. 70.
. . . and my deepest thanks to the Anonymous Donor who saw this and typed it out for me!
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Date: 2006-07-19 06:47 pm (UTC)I definitely look forward to reading about a swordfighting girl!
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Date: 2006-07-19 10:28 pm (UTC)