The entire novel could be seen as the setup for one. Lawrence wattevans born 1954 is one of the pseudonyms of american science fiction and fantasy author lawrence watt evans another pseudonym, used primarily for science fiction, is nathan archer. The misenchanted sword the legends of ethshar book 1. Its the story of a young man who finds himself the owner of a sword with a complicated spell on it one thats sometimes beneficial, sometimes not. The old wizard wasnt exactly happy with valder, whod led his enemy to his hut. Its the story of a young man who finds himself the owner of a sword with a complicated spell on it one thats sometimes beneficial, sometimes not and his attempts to lead a decent, normal life. The misenchanted sword was the first novel in the ethshar series, and remains the most popular. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english. In many ways, he is an antithesis of most fantasy heroes. As an author, lawrence wattevans would have made a great computer programmer. Ethshar is the name of an imaginary land thats the setting for an openended series of fantasy stories by lawrence wattevans which is to say, me. Ive read about five books in this series and im very pleased to see that i can try the others on kindle. Wherein i speak of the misadventures of a man and his sword. Lawrence wattevans has 192 books on goodreads with 89305 ratings.
Unlike most constructed world fantasy the scope of the stories tends to be personal rather than cosmic. A legend of ethshar legends of ethshar kindle edition by wattevans, lawrence. Lawrence wattevans author of the misenchanted sword. Arlian had lived his entire life on the smoking mountain the stony ground, jagged peaks, and black glass were all he had ever known. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Born in arlington, massachusetts, as the fourth of six children, he made his first attempts at professional writing when he was eight. The misenchanted sword audiobook lawrence wattevans. The misenchanted sword legend of ethshar, book 1 by lawrence wattevans book cover, description, publication history.
He is now being hunted by the enemy column that may possibly include a demon warrior, a shatra, and a wizard, which is probably more than any man could handle. The sentient magic sword in warbreaker is pretty fun. Read the misenchanted sword a legend of ethshar by lawrence wattevans available from rakuten kobo. The misenchanted sword by wattevans, lawrence paperback. The misenchanted sword audiobook by lawrence wattevans. He creates a great protagonist valder, an ordinary, run of the mill exsoldier. The misenchanted sword, first of the the legends of ethshar fantasy novels by lawrence wattevans, details valders misadventures as he struggles to adapt his life around the power of his sword wirikidors enchantment. The misenchanted sword is the first of the legends of ethshar, followed by with a single spell. Covers on the right link to relevant pages generally where you can buy a copy, usually on amazon about some recent work, including audiobooks. The misenchanted sword by lawrence wattevans, 9781587152825, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
The misenchanted sword by lawrence wattevans overdrive. The misenchanted sword the legends of ethshar series, book 1. Even when major events happen they tend to be background to the personal stories. I wish that lwe released all of his ethshar books on audible.
The story revolves around the adventures of valder of kardoret, a scout first class in the ethsharitic army, who comes into possession of a powerful misenchanted sword in the last days of the great war. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. A couple of the individual pages have subpages of their own, with deleted scenes or explanations of cover art or whatever. The ethshar book series by lawrence wattevans includes books the misenchanted sword, with a single spell, the unwilling warlord, and several more. This has been my favorite book so far in the series and it was an enjoyable read. The misenchanted sword ebook by lawrence wattevans. This whole book is structured like a course in logic, i. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. The story revolves around the adventures of valder of kardoret, a.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the misenchanted sword the legends of ethshar book 1. The first novel in lawrence wattevans obsidian chronicles. Click to read more about the misenchanted sword by lawrence wattevans. This is an incredibly fun book, and my son asked me about it just the other day i used to read to them when they were kids and the book still stuck with him. Welcome to the misenchanted page, the website of lawrence wattevans, author of a bunch of stuff mostly fantasy, but also some science fiction, horror, comic books, nonfiction, etc. The misenchanted sword the legends of ethshar book 1 kindle edition by lawrence wattevans. Ethshar and the northern empire have been at war for hundreds of years. Theres plenty of room for adding characters, plots, nations, and all sorts of minutiae. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc. It presents a practical world where magic exists and is accepted as extraordinary but not fantastic or impossible. The misenchanted sword the misenchanted wiki fandom. Lawrence wattevans is the author of the misenchanted sword 4. He is well known for writing several popular book series, including the ethshar series, war surplus series, lords of dus series, obsidian chronicles series, and the annals of the chosen series.
All he wanted was a way to get back to his own side, but he found himself under a powerful spell, his life permanently entangled with the sword s magic magic that demanded he slay a hundred. This book tells how tobas of telven, an apprentice wizard whose master died before teaching him more than a single spell, came into his own. It is a light and evenly paced story of a fantasy world that mixes the magical and the mundane. The spell of the black dagger involves several of the characters from this book, while the spriggan mirror is a direct sequel. Ethshar and the northern empire have been at war for hundre. Want to know about all the ethshar novels, past, present, and future.
Judging the misenchanted sword by its cover youtube. The misenchanted sword valder was a scout lost behind enemy lines during the great war when he stumbled across the old hermit who enchanted his sword. Like the short stories the ethshar novels generally stand alone reasonably well, not needing to be read in a particular order, though particular cycles or chains are starting to emerge as more books are printed. Click on a title here and youll be taken to a page about that novel. Wattevans book, the misenchanted sword, is a welcome, fun, light, and intelligent exception. A description of tropes appearing in misenchanted sword. I assume that if youve found this page you probably already know something about ethshar, but just in case you dont. The misenchanted sword the free library of philadelphia. Its the story of a young man who finds himself the owner of a. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Originally published in september of 1985, it is the best selling of lawrence wattevans books. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the misenchanted sword. All of our paper waste is recycled within the uk and turned into corrugated cardboard.
The misenchanted sword by lawrence wattevans librarything. The misenchanted sword legend of ethshar, book 1 by lawrence. Books by lawrence wattevans author of the misenchanted. I recommend the misenchanted sword as the book to try. This has been my favorite book so far in the series and it was. If you like 1 month unlimited audiobook listening 12. The sword will kill 99 victims, the 100th will be the wielder. The misenchanted sword 1985 with a single spell 1987 the unwilling warlord 1989 the blood of a dragon 1991 taking flight 1993 the spell of the black dagger 1993 night of madness 2000 ithanalins restoration 2002 the spriggan mirror 2006 the vondish ambassador 2007 the unwelcome warlock 2010.
With a single spell is the second of the legends of ethshar, between the misenchanted sword and the unwilling warlord. This one ties in to sandersons cosmere novels, mentioned by divinearbelests reference to shardblades in the stormlight archive. Lawrence wattevans the misenchanted sword similar books. A legend of ethshar by lawrence wattevans 20, hardcover at the best online prices at. Below youll find a list of all the published novels. See the complete ethshar series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Lawrence wattevans is a renowned american novelist of fantasy, science fiction, high fantasy, and adult fiction novels. The misenchanted sword the legends of ethshar book 1 kindle edition by wattevans, lawrence. The misenchanted sword the first novel of the ethshar series is about valder, a scout of ethshar that has been trapped behind enemy lines after an offensive by the northern alliance.
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