Sword-Born: A Novel of Tiger and Del

by Jennifer Roberson

Book Overview

Sword fighters Tiger and Del return in this new swashbuckling adventure filled with all the dramatic action, danger, magic, and the crackling repartee and verbal fireworks that characterize the bestselling Sword series.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0886777763
• ISBN13: 9780886777760
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: Daw Books
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

shame it had to end

Sword-Born: A Novel of Tiger and Del (The Sword-Dancer Saga)highly recommend to everyone that likes to read sci-fi novels. a very fast paced series full of everything from love to comedyto survival and the tribulations of man and woman

Sword-Dancer Convert

I began the Sword Dancer series just a couple of months ago, and bought all six volumes in one purchase. I had never read Jennifer Roberson novels until Sword-Dancer, but something about the story description on the back cover grabbed me. I had not read much in the Science Fantasy genre before, but I was ready to try something different. From that first volume, there have been no regrets. I love stories that take place in another time period, that involve cultural clashes, and if the choice of weapon to settle a disagreement is a sword, I'm in. This is no pirate story, although in Sword Born, Tiger and Del are captured by pirates and taken to what very well may be Tiger's homeland. What he discovers there about himself, in Skandi, strengthens his character, and entices the reader to want to know more about this SandTiger, not only why he was abandoned as an infant, but what his future holds for him, as much as Del does. Each book in the series is a stand alone story, but I recommend reading all of them. Jennifer Roberson appears to have done much research in creating the varied landscapes and locales in which Del and Tiger find themselves traversing. The story of the jivatmas (although in this volume the characters are without them, having lost them in the previous story), how they are created, how they bind to their maker, and how they relate to the one who wields them is quite unique. Swords with personality. The dialogue is real, sometimes funny, sometimes profound. I'm in the middle of her last book in the series, Sword Sworn. Ms. Roberson is an entertaining writer with heart and depth.

Sword-Born

I just finished Sword-Born and loved it. (took me only 3 day to read it!) I was lucky enough to have been able to read all 5 books in the sega one after an other. I now can't wait until Sword-Sworn is released. Diffently worth the money! :-) I really liked the history behind Tiger and Del, and how they joined and made their own together, without losing thier own sense of self worth and determation to complete the quests they had set for themselfs. Jennifer Roberson has a wonderful way of filling your mind with pictures not words. I felt that I was there next to Tiger and Del. I have read at lest 7 of J. Roberson's books and I haven't yet been disappointed in any of them.

No lapse!

As soon as you pick up 'SwordBorn' you get sucked in. It is as if you just put down 'SwordBreaker' 5 minutes before you started SwordBorn. The story does not have as many Dances as the previous ones but there is more mystery and tension. Tiger and Del still have their fun banter back and forth; especially on the first chapter. I highly suggest reading this book as well as the prior one. Jennifer Roberson is an amazing writer and it is always enjoyable to read anything she has written.

Have Sword Will Travel?

The Dynamic Duo, Tiger & Del are back and in trouble as usual. When a bloodthirsty,driven northern girl met easy going, happy-go-lucky southern boy it was a match made in hell. Little did they know that their relationship had what it takes to go the distance. When they fell in love, neither assasins, bounty hunters, afreet,holy wars, prophecies, gods, pirates or death could keep them apart. Now they are going in search of Tiger's heritage, which turns out to be a double-edged sword. On one hand there's his posible cold-hearted relatives, which he's not sure he wants. And on the other there's magic, which he considers a fate worse than death. Choices like these makes a man appretiate his lot in life. There are advantages to being an orphan.