Oath of Swords (1)

by David Weber

Book Overview

Whom the gods would recruit, they first tick off . . . Our Hero: The unlikely Paladin, Bahzell Bahnakson of the Horse Stealer Hradani. He s no knight in shining armor. He s a hradani, a race known for... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671876422
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Baen
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 0.8" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

This is quite a PLUS

I own the original paperback version of Oath of Swords - very well used and reread - one of my favorite books by David Weber. I bought this version because of the upgrade in size and especially because of the new novella which is part of the package. I was definitely not disappointed!

The New Novella is Absolutely Wonderful!

I first read Oath of Swords when it was published in the 1990's - and I still have the book! I purchased this reprint for the promise of the new novella. Promise delivered and then some... In his Forward, David Weber tells us that the story isn't set at a specific point in Bahzell's life, but that doesn't affect the reader's ability to enjoy the story. It also doesn't interfere with Weber's joyful universe bending. You will laugh out loud and shudder during the story's 145 pages. You will also arrive at the end wishing the tale continued for several hundred pages more. Weber adds some wonderful new characters to Bahzell's universe and fortunately leaves us with a promise we'll see them again. If you read Oath of Swords and liked it, please buy a copy of this reprint. Your collection of Bahzell's adventures won't be complete without it.

I finally found a copy

Bahzell Bahinakson was a Hradani Horse Stealer to be precise. His best intentions go astray and he finds himself running for his life with a friend who writes bad balads for Bahzell's listening enjoyment. Oh course there are also some demons, assasins and a dark God or two that also want him dead. Keep in mind this is nothing Bahzell can't handle he has the War God on his side. Sure this is just an ordinary book, but its a very fun ordinary book, I would not expect anything less from David Weber. Thery are comming out with a sequal in March so if you read this book and like it be sure to check out "The War God's own" and "Windbreakers Oath".

great book

I have been a fan of Mr. Webers Honor Harrington novels from the start. I doubted that he could do fantasy as well as his science fiction, but I tried this book anyway. It was great. It reminded me of the best Conan the Barbarian stories I read when I was younger. The only dissapointing thing about this book and the second book in the series is that there isn't a third and fourth book in the series. I have to admit Honor Harrington is a little repetitive these days. I really hope Mr. Weber comes back to this series. To leave it at only two books would be a real shame.

A Hard-SF Writer Turns Successfully to Fantasy

I've been talking this book and its sequel (The War God's Own) up to everyone I can find including the owner of the Genreflecting website. I was so impressed that I actually wrote Weber a letter--and that's something I've done only once before. Bahzell Bahnakson is a delightful new hero (though some readers may be just a tad put off by his Irish speech pattern)--loyal, bullheaded, true to his own sense of ethics, and not without a *mind* withal. There's plenty of action and humor, a vividly imaged world, well-drawn characters, and lucid, logical explanations of how and why gods and magic work. Even Tomanak Scale-Balancer, Bahzell's divine patron, is sympathetic--nowhere near as remote as some fantasy god-figures. My only complaint was that there was hardly any magic at all in the first third of the book! A good read, fast-paced, solidly plotted, and well written. Highly recommended.