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Sword of the Bright Lady by M.C. Planck

Sword of the Bright Lady

M.C. Planck

Pyr · Paperback · September 9, 2014

Christopher Sinclair goes out for a walk on a mild Arizona evening and never comes back.

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Who it’s for
A mild-mannered engineer faces gods, monsters, and swordplay in a fantasy adventure with an unusual edge.
Themes
Longing for home, Divine conflict, Survival
Pacing
Fast

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About this book

Christopher Sinclair goes out for a walk on a mild Arizona evening and never comes back. He stumbles into a freezing winter under an impossible night sky, where magic is real -- but bought at a terrible price. A misplaced act of decency lands him in a brawl with an arrogant nobleman and puts him under a death sentence. In desperation he agrees to be drafted into an eternal war, serving as a priest of the Bright Lady, Goddess of Healing.

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But when Marcius, god of war, offers the only hope of a way home to his wife, Christopher pledges to him instead, plunging the church into turmoil and setting him on a path of violence and notoriety. To win enough power to open a path home, this mild-mannered mechanical engineer must survive duelists, assassins, and the never-ending threat of monsters, with only his makeshift technology to compete with swords and magic. But the gods and demons have other plans. Christopher's fate will save the world... or destroy it.

Magic at a Price

A mild-mannered engineer faces gods, monsters, and swordplay in a fantasy adventure with an unusual edge.

Come here for

  • A homeward quest tangled in divine loyalties and an eternal war
  • Makeshift technology facing off against swords and magic

Expect

  • High-stakes fantasy adventure, from duels to demonic threats
  • A playful contrast between engineering instincts and a world ruled by magic

Where it sits

Military Fantasy55%
Epic Fantasy41%
Fantasy Adventure30%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Action & Adventure
  • Epic Fantasy
  • Fantasy Adventure
Authors
M.C. Planck
Publisher
Pyr
Published
September 9, 2014
Format
Paperback
Theme
Longing for home · Divine conflict · Survival
Reading lane
Action & Adventure