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Art of Dueling: Salvatore Fabris' Rapier Fencing Treatise Of 1606
by Tomasso Leoni

ISBN 1891448234 (1-891448-23-4)
Hardcover, Chivalry Bookshelf

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The Italian Rapier has held a special place in the history of European swordsmanship. Famous for generations after his death, Salvatore Fabris became the personal fencing master to the equally famous King Christianus of Denmark. Towards the end of his career, and at the king's request, the great master set down the sum of his art in clear in a clear, concise manual of footwork, guards, attacks, defenses, and conterattacks with the rapier, used alone or with a dagger or cloak. A landmark work brought to English for the very first time, Tomasso Leoni offers a complete translation that accompanies the 200 17th century engravings. [via]
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The Arte of Defence: An Introduction to the Use of the Rapier
by William Wilson

ISBN 1891448188 (1-891448-18-8)
Softcover, Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal, Limited

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The Book Of Five Rings
by Miyamoto Musashi, William Scott Wilson

ISBN 4770028016 (4-7700-2801-6)
Hardcover, Kodansha Amer Inc

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Setting down his thoughts on swordplay, on winning, and on spirituality, legendary swordsman Miyamoto Musashi intended this modest work as a guide for his immediate disciples and future generations of samurai. He had little idea he was penning a masterpiece that would be eagerly devoured by people in all walks of life centuries after his death.

Along with The Art of War by Sun Tzu, The Book of Five Rings has long been regarded as an invaluable treatise on the strategy of winning. Musashi's timeless advice on defeating an adversary, throwing an opponent off-guard, creating confusion, and other techniques for overpowering an assailant was addressed to the readers of earlier times on the battlefield, and now serves the modern reader in the battle of life.

In this new rendering by the translator of Hagakure and The Unfettered Mind, William Scott Wilson adheres rigorously to the seventeenth-century Japanese text and clarifies points of ambiguity in earlier translations. In addition, he offers an extensive introduction and a translation of Musashi's rarely published The Way of Walking Alone. This gift-book edition also features original art by Musashi himself as well as new calligraphy by Japanese artist Shiro Tsujimura. [via]
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The Book of Five Rings: The Cornerstone of Japanese Culture
by Joseph Toledano, Rosemary Brant, Ashikaga Yoshiharu

ISBN 9654941724 (965-494-172-4)
Softcover, Astrolog Pub House

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The Book of the Sword
by Richard F. Burton

ISBN 142549448X (1-4254-9448-X)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co

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Eloquent, exceptionally erudite history of the "Queen of Weapons." Traces sword's origin from prehistory to its full growth during early Roman Empire. Discusses earliest weapons of stone, bone, horn and wood as well as variations: sabre, broadsword, cutlass, scimitar and more. Enhanced by nearly 300 excellent line drawings.
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- The Book of the Sword: ISBN 0486254348 (0-486-25434-8)
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By the Sword: A History of Gladiators, Musketeers, Samurai, Swashbucklers, and Olympic Champions
by Richard Cohen

ISBN 0812969669 (0-8129-6966-9)
Softcover, Random House Inc

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Napoleon fenced. So did Shakespeare, Karl Marx, Grace Kelly, and President Truman, who would cross swords with Bess after school. Lincoln was a canny dueler. Ignatius Loyola challenged a man to a duel for denying Christs divinity (and won). Less successful, but no less enthusiastic, was Mussolini, who would tell his wife he was off to get spaghetti, their code to avoid alarming the children.

By the Sword is an epic history of sword fightinga science, an art and, for many, a religion that began at the dawn of civilization in ancient Egypt and has been an obsession for mankind ever since. With wit and insight, Richard Cohen gives us an engrossing alternative history of the world.

Sword fighting was an entertainment in ancient Rome, a sacred rite in medieval Japan, and throughout the ages a favorite way to settle scores. For centuries, dueling was the scourge of Europe, banned by popes on threat of excommunication, and by kings who then couldnt keep themselves from granting pardonsin the case of Louis XIV, in the thousands. Evidence of this passion is all around us: We shake hands to show that we are not reaching for our sword. A gentleman offers a lady his right arm because his sword was once attached to his left hip. Men button their jackets to the right to give them swifter access to their sword.

In his sweeping narrative, Cohen takes us from the training of gladiators to the tricks of the best Renaissance masters, from the exploits of musketeers to swashbuckling Hollywood by way of the great moments in Olympic fencing. A young George Patton competed in the 1912 Olympics. In 1936, a Jewish champion fenced for Hitler. Errol Flynn and Basil Rathbone were ardent swordsmen. We meet their coaches and the man who staged the fight scenes in Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, and James Bonds Die Another Day.

Richard Cohen has the rare distinction of being both a compelling writer and a champion sabreur. He lets us see swordplay as graceful and brutal, balletic and deadly, technically beautiful and fiercely competitivethe most romantic of martial arts. By the Sword is a virtuoso performance that is sure to beguile history lovers, sports fans, military buffs, and anyone who ever dreamed of crossing swords with Darth Vader. [via]
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- By the Sword : A History of Gladiators, Musketeers, Samurai, Swashbucklers, and Olympic Champions: ISBN 0375504176 (0-375-50417-6)
  Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
- By the Sword: A History of Gladiators, Musketeers, Samurai, Swashbucklers, and Olympic Champions: ISBN 0812969669 (0-8129-6966-9)
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Captain Alatriste
by Arturo Perez-Reverte, Margaret Sayers Peden

ISBN 0452287111 (0-452-28711-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA

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The first in a magnificent series of historical novels from the acclaimed, bestselling author of The Club Dumas and The Queen of the South.

Captain Alatriste is the story of a fictional seventeenth-century Spanish soldier who, after being wounded in battle during the Thirty Years' War, is forced to retire from the army. Now he lives the comparatively tame-though hardly quiet-life of a swordsman-for-hire in Madrid. Approached with an offer of work, Alatriste is told to go with another hired blade to an unfamiliar part of the city at midnight and wait. They are received by men who explain that they want Alatriste and his companion to ambush two travelers the following evening, stage a robbery, and give the men a fright. "No blood," they are told.

But then a third figure enters the room. He says the job requires some clarification: he increases the pay, and tells them that, instead, they must murder the two travelers. Then he reveals his identity: Emilio Bocanegra. It is a name synonymous with the Spanish Inquisition, the bloodiest name in Europe. This is a man whose requests cannot be denied.

But the following night, with the attack imminent, it becomes clear to Alatriste that these aren't ordinary travelers. And what happens next is only the first in a series of riveting twists and turns, with implications that will reverberate throughout the courts of Europe.

For anyone who loves the work of Arturo Pirez-Reverte-and those who have not yet discovered the delights of this extraordinary writer-Captain Alatriste is one of the most stylish, singular pleasures to come along in years. [via]
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  Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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The Complete Book of Swords
by Fred Saberhagen

ISBN 1568650094 (1-56865-009-4)
Hardcover, Doubleday Book & Music Clubs

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The Connoisseur's Book of Japanese Swords
by Kokan Nagayama, Kenji Mishina

ISBN 4770020716 (4-7700-2071-6)
Hardcover, Kodansha Amer Inc

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El Capitan Alatriste/ Captain Alatriste
by Arturo Perez-Reverte, Carlos Gimenez, Joan Mundet

ISBN 8497935268 (84-9793-526-8)
Hardcover, Debolsillo

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"No era el hombre más honesto ni el más piadoso, pero era un hombre valiente"... Con estas palabras empieza El capitán Alatriste, la historia de un soldado veterano de los tercios de Flandes que malvive como espadachín a sueldo en el Madrid del siglo XVII. Sus aventuras peligrosas y apasionantes nos sumergen sin aliento en las intrigas de la Corte de una España corrupta y en decadencia, las emboscadas en callejones oscuros entre el brillo de dos aceros, las tabernas donde Francisco de Quevedo compone sonetos entre pendencias y botellas de vino, o los corrales de comedias donde las representaciones de Lope de Vega terminan a cuchilladas. Todo ello de la mano de personajes entrañables o fascinantes: el joven Íñigo Balboa, el impecable inquisidor fray Emilio Bocanegra, el peligroso asesino Gualterio Malatesta, o el diabólico secretario del rey, Luis de Alquézar. [via]
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El Senor De Los Anillos
by J. R. R. Tolkien

ISBN 8445071769 (84-450-7176-9)
Softcover, Planeta Pub Corp

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Minotauro 2002 edition. Printed in Spain. Book is in Spanish. Cover is same than the one shown in the listing. Very nice copy, pages clean and crisp. Paperback. Like new condition. [via]
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Eragon
by Christopher Paolini

ISBN 1417675527 (1-4176-7552-7)
Hardcover, Bt Bound

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Here's a great big fantasy that you can pull over your head like a comfy old sweater and disappear into for a whole weekend. Christopher Paolini began Eragon when he was just 15, and the book shows the influence of Tolkien, of course, but also Terry Brooks, Anne McCaffrey, and perhaps even Wagner in its traditional quest structure and the generally agreed-upon nature of dwarves, elves, dragons, and heroic warfare with magic swords.
Eragon, a young farm boy, finds a marvelous blue stone in a mystical mountain place. Before he can trade it for food to get his family through the hard winter, it hatches a beautiful sapphire-blue dragon, a race thought to be extinct. Eragon bonds with the dragon, and when his family is killed by the marauding Ra'zac, he discovers that he is the last of the Dragon Riders, fated to play a decisive part in the coming war between the human but hidden Varden, dwarves, elves, the diabolical Shades and their neanderthal Urgalls, all pitted against and allied with each other and the evil King Galbatorix. Eragon and his dragon Saphira set out to find their role, growing in magic power and understanding of the complex political situation as they endure perilous travels and sudden battles, dire wounds, capture and escape.
In spite of the engrossing action, this is not a book for the casual fantasy reader. There are 65 names of people, horses, and dragons to be remembered and lots of pseudo-Celtic places, magic words, and phrases in the Ancient Language as well as the speech of the dwarfs and the Urgalls. But the maps and glossaries help, and by the end, readers will be utterly dedicated and eager for the next book, Eldest. (Ages 10 to 14) --Patty Campbell [via]
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The Fellowship of the Ring
by J. R. R. Tolkien

ISBN 1850894140 (1-85089-414-0)
Hardcover, Ulverscroft Large Print Books

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Fencing Master
by Arturo Perez-Reverte

ISBN 1860464556 (1-86046-455-6)
Softcover, Harvill Pr

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In The Club Dumas, Arturo Pérez-Reverte explored the labyrinthine world of antiquarian book dealers, spicing his tale of mystery and murder with characters straight out of Paradise Lost and The Three Musketeers. Next came The Flanders Panel, a brilliant puzzle comprised of art, chess, and untimely death whose resolution lies in a painting by a Flemish master. In The Seville Communion, Pérez-Reverte turned his sights on the tangled politics of the Roman Catholic Church as an appropriate backdrop--for murder. In his fourth novel translated into English, the Spanish writer changes centuries (if not his focus on homicide), returning to the mid-1800s to follow the exploits of Don Jaime Astarloa, the eponymous fencing master.
The year is 1866 and revolution is brewing in Spain. The corrupt Bourbon queen, Isabella II, is slowly losing her grip on power as equally corrupt exiled politicians vie to be her successor in a new republic. Against this background of political upheaval, Don Jaime goes about his business, teaching a dying art to a dwindling number of students. This is a man who resists changing times; to a friend he explains, "I have spent my whole life trying to preserve a certain idea of myself, and that is all. You have to cling to a set of values that do not depreciate with time. Everything else is the fashion of the moment, fleeting, mutable. In a word, nonsense." But then Adela de Otero--a woman with a mysterious past and an amazing talent for swordplay--comes into his life, and Don Jaime's world is turned upside down. As always, Pérez-Reverte offers literary excellence, a thumping good mystery, and fascinating insight into an arcane practice, in this case, fencing. Though the 19th-century politics in the book may resonate more with a Spanish audience than with English readers, the moral at the heart of The Fencing Master is universal: "to be honest, or at least honorable--anything, indeed, that has its roots in the word honor." In this, Don Jaime and Arturo Pérez-Reverte both succeed. --Alix Wilber [via]
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The First Swords
by Fred Saberhagen

ISBN 0312869169 (0-312-86916-9)
Softcover, Tor Books

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The First Swords were forged by the gods as pieces in a great game, to be scattered across the world for mortals to fight over. Each of the 12 Swords was infused with a unique, powerful ability: the Sword of Siege could reduce a castle to rubble; Coinspinner would bring its wielder phenomenal luck; Shieldbreaker could best any weapon, even another Sword; Sightblinder would make its wielder appear to others as someone either greatly loved or greatly feared. These three books--the First, Second, and Third Book of Swords, first published in 1983 and 1984 and combined here in one volume--follow the slippery Swords as they pass from hand to hand, from queen to commoner and back again.
This trilogy probably qualifies as a fantasy classic just because it's such a great story. And it's probably so well loved because Saberhagen is such a genius. But what really cements the Swords books in the fantasy canon is simply that they tell a smart, involving story without ever getting bogged down in details. Many current authors, with their endless sequels and flabby plot lines, could learn from Saberhagen's tight pacing. Just as his equally engaging Berserker stories are a must for SF fans, no fantasy reader should miss out on these well-executed (and addictive!) books. --Paul Hughes [via]
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A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries and in All Times Together With Some Closely Related Subjects
by George Cameron Stone

ISBN 0486407268 (0-486-40726-8)
Softcover, Dover Pubns

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This indispensable resource employs an dictionary-style format that makes it easy to locate material on an astonishing variety of weapons. Arquebuses, flintlocks, matchlocks, and other antique guns appear here, as well as German armor, French rapiers, Roman short swords, Turkish crossbows, Japanese bladed weapons, and more. Over 4,500 photographs and drawings, plus 875 figures.
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Harry Potter a L'ecole Des Sorciers / Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
by J. K. Rowling

ISBN 2070501426 (2-07-050142-6)
Softcover, Distribooks Inc

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Inheritance: 3-book Set
by Christopher Paolini

ISBN 0375836586 (0-375-83658-6)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books

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In the #1 New York Times bestselling novels Eragon and Eldest, fifteen year-old Eragon discovers his destiny as a Dragon Rider. With only an ancient sword and the advice of an old storyteller for guidance, Eragon and his dragon must navigate the dangerous terrain and dark enemies of an Empire ruled by a king whose evil knows no bounds. This beautiful boxed set includes books I and II in the Inheritance trilogy. [via]
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- Inheritance: 3-book Set: ISBN 0375836586 (0-375-83658-6)
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The Japanese Sword: A Comprehensive Guide
by Kanzan Sato, Joe Earle

ISBN 0870115626 (0-87011-562-6)
Hardcover, Kodansha Amer Inc

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The Last Book of Swords
by Fred Saberhagen

ISBN 0812505778 (0-8125-0577-8)
Softcover, Tor Books

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An unsuspecting fourteen-year-old warrior, Prince Stephen is forced into manhood when he uses Shieldbreaker to protect the universe from the greedy hands of Vikata the Dark King. [via]
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- The Last Book of Swords: ISBN 0312850018 (0-312-85001-8)
  Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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The Lord of the Rings
by J. R. R. Tolkien

ISBN 0048230871 (0-04-823087-1)
Hardcover, Allen and Unwin

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Let's face it--even some adults find Tolkien's mammoth fantasy a daunting mouthful but children now have this special seven-book box set of The Lord of The Rings to make the epic tale just that bit easier to chew on. Split into its seven constituent parts, these slim volumes tell the ageless tale of young Frodo's quest to destroy The Ring and defeat the forces of evil. It's beautifully presented in a black presentation box with the movie logo and an illustration on the side and the spines of the books also form the movie logo. A contemporary look and plenty of "cool appeal" will grab kids' interest and ensure they don't miss out on reading this classic of the genre. --Jonathan Weir [via]
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The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King/Two Towers/Fellowship of the Ring
by Alan Lee, J. R. R. Tolkien

ISBN 0618260587 (0-618-26058-7)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin

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Three-volume boxed set edition lavishly illustrated in full color by Alan Lee

One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them

In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, The Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth still it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell, by chance, into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins.

From his fastness in the Dark Tower of Mordor, Sauron's power spread far and wide. He gathered all the Great Rings to him, but ever he searched far and wide for the One Ring that would complete his dominion.

On his eleventy-first birthday, Bilbo dissapeared bequeathing to his young cousin, Frodo, the Ruling Ring, and a perilous quest: to journey across Middle-earth, deep into the shadow of the Dark Lord and destroy the Ring by casting it into the Cracks of Doom.

The Lord of the Rings tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the wizard, the hobbits Merry, Pippin and Sam, Gimli the Dwarf, Legolas the Elf, Boromir of Gondor, and a tall, mysterious stranger called Strider.
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Medieval Combat: A Fifteenth-Century Illustrated Manual of Swordfighting and Close-Quarter Combat
by Hans Talhoffer

ISBN 1853675822 (1-85367-582-2)
Softcover, Motorbooks Intl

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268 illustrations 6 x 9 This brilliant and attractive new book makes one of the most influential fencing manuals of the middle ages available in English for the first time. The authentic fifteenth-century techniques of master-of-arms Hans Talhoffer are illustrated in detail, presenting not only a unique historic record but also a visual guide for modern practitioners. This unparalleled guide to medieval combat, illustrated with 268 contemporary images, provides a glimpse of real people fighting with skill, sophistication and ruthlessness. Mark Rector, the editor and translator of this work, is an actor, playwright, stage combatant and fight choreographer. He is a founder of the Chicago Swordplay Guild and Associate Director of Swordplay Symposium International. [via]
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Medieval Swordsmanship: Illustrated Methods and Techniques
by John Clements

ISBN 1581600046 (1-58160-004-6)
Softcover, Paladin Pr

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From the author of Renaissance Swordsmanship comes the most comprehensive and historically accurate view ever of the lost fighting arts of Medieval knights, warriors and men-at-arms. Based on years of extensive training and research in the use of European swords, it contains highly effective fighting techniques for the sword, sword & shield, long-sword, great-sword, pole-arm and more. And with more than 200 illustrations and rare historical documents, it is a scholarly reference as well as a hands-on training guide for martial artists of all levels. [via]
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Pillars of Monarchy: An Outline of the Political and Social History of Royal Guards 1400-1984
by Philip Mansel

ISBN 0704324245 (0-7043-2424-5)
Hardcover, Interlink Pub Group Inc

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Princess Bride
by William Goldman

ISBN 0345348036 (0-345-34803-6)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group

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The Princess Bride is a true fantasy classic. William Goldman describes it as a "good parts version" of "S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure." Morgenstern's original was filled with details of Florinese history, court etiquette, and Mrs. Morgenstern's mostly complimentary views of the text. Much admired by academics, the "Classic Tale" nonetheless obscured what Mr. Goldman feels is a story that has everything: "Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Poison. True love. Hate. Revenge. Giants. Hunters. Bad men. Good men. Beautifulest ladies. Snakes. Spiders. Beasts of all natures and descriptions. Pain. Death. Brave men. Coward men. Strongest men. Chases. Escapes. Lies. Truths. Passion. Miracles."
Goldman frames the fairy tale with an "autobiographical" story: his father, who came from Florin, abridged the book as he read it to his son. Now, Goldman is publishing an abridged version, interspersed with comments on the parts he cut out.
Is The Princess Bride a critique of classics like Ivanhoe and The Three Musketeers, that smother a ripping yarn under elaborate prose? A wry look at the differences between fairy tales and real life? Simply a funny, frenetic adventure? No matter how you read it, you'll put it on your "keeper" shelf. --Nona Vero [via]
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The Privilege of the Sword
by Ellen Kushner

ISBN 1931520208 (1-931520-20-8)
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Unholy fun, and wholly fun . . . an elegant riposte, dazzlingly executed.Gregory Maguire
Spiced with humor and spot-on period detail.Library Journal (starred review)
Sent to live with her uncle, Katherine imagines a rich and luxurious life. Her dreams evaporate when she discovers her uncle wants her to be something never before seen: a swordswoman.
Ellen Kushner is the author of Swordspoint.
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Renaissance Swordsmanship: The Illustrated Use of Rapiers and Cut-And-Thrust Swords
by John L. Clements

ISBN 0873649192 (0-87364-919-2)
Softcover, Paladin Pr

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The Return of the King
by J. R. R. Tolkien

ISBN 1594130043 (1-59413-004-3)
Softcover, Large Print Pr

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The prequel to The Lord of the Rings-The Hobbit-is now a major motion picture directed by Peter Jackson THE GREATEST FANTASY EPIC OF OUR TIME While the evil might of the Dark Lord Sauron swarms out to conquer all Middle-earth, Frodo and Sam struggle deep into Mordor, seat of Sauron's power. To defeat the Dark Lord, the One Ring, ruler of all the accursed Rings of Power, must be destroyed in the fires of Mount Doom. But the way is impossibly hard, and Frodo is weakening. Weighed down by the compulsion of the Ring, he begins finally to despair. The awesome conclusion of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, beloved by millions of readers around the world. [via]
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Samurai Sword a Handbook
by J.M. Yumoto

ISBN 0804805091 (0-8048-0509-1)
Hardcover, Tuttle Pub

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The Secret History of the Sword: Adventures in Ancient Martial Arts
by J. Christoph Amberger

ISBN 1892515040 (1-892515-04-0)
Softcover, Action Pursuit Group

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The Sword and the Centuries: Or Old Sword Days and Old Sword Ways
by Hutton, Alfred, F.S.A., Cyril G. R. Matthey

ISBN 185367513X (1-85367-513-X)
Softcover, Motorbooks Intl

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Swords and Hilt Weapons
by Peter Connolly, Michael D. Coe

ISBN 1555842909 (1-55584-290-9)
Hardcover, Grove Pr

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Swordspoint
by Ellen Kushner

ISBN 0553585495 (0-553-58549-5)
Softcover, Bantam Books

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A tale of romance and adventure in a Renaissance fairy land features Richard St. Vier, the most sought-after among the mercenary swordsmen enlisted by the nobles to fight their battles. Reissue. [via]
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The Two Towers
by J. R. R. Tolkien

ISBN 1850894191 (1-85089-419-1)
Hardcover, ISIS Large Print Books

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The Unfettered Mind: Writings of the Zen Master to the Sword Master
by Takuan Soho, William Scott Wilson

ISBN 4770029470 (4-7700-2947-0)
Hardcover, Kodansha Amer Inc

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In a life-and-death situation of being sword-tip to sword-tip with the enemy, where should the swordsman put his mind?

This is the first question posed in the first of three essays written by a Zen master for the guidance of samurai swordsmen. Among the other questions that arise are the difference between the right mind and the confused mind, what makes life precious, the nature of right-mindedness, the Buddhist paradigm of form and consciousness, and what distinguishes the True Mind. So succinct are the author's insights that these writings have outlasted the dissolution of the samurai class to come down to the present as sources of guidance and inspiration for captains of business and industry, as well as those devoted to the practice of the martial arts in their modern forms.

The history of the sword in Japan goes back to antiquity. Zen and its meditative practices also have a long history, but it was not until the rule of the Tokugawa shoguns, beginning in the early 1600s, that the techniques of swordsmanship fused with the spirit of Zen. And if one man can be said to have been the prime mover in this phenomenon, it was none other than Takuan Soho, confidant and religious instructor to an emperor, to a great sword master, and to the heads of the most important sword schools of the time.

Takuan's meditations on the sword in the essays presented here are classics of Zen thinking. [via]
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Wizard's First Rule
by Terry Goodkind

ISBN 0765300273 (0-7653-0027-3)
Softcover, St Martins Pr

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Science fiction: intrigue, futuristic events, danger, creativity. [via]
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Woundhealer's Story
by Fred Saberhagen

ISBN 0812523563 (0-8125-2356-3)
Softcover, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom

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El Capitan Alatriste
by Arturo Pérez-Reverte

ISBN 8466309578 (84-663-0957-8)
Softcover, Suma de Letras, S.L.

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Diego Alatriste is a swordsman in a dangerous and corrupt 17th Century Spain, who, after being wounded in battle during the Thirty Years' War, is forced to retire from the army. Now he lives a relatively tame, though hardly quiet, life of a swordsman-for-hire in Madrid. When he is hired by the Holy Inquisition to kill two mysterious travelers, guests of the British ambassador, he knows he is in serious trouble. Description in Spanish: "No era el hombre más honesto y piadoso pero era un hombre valiente.."Con estas palabras empieza El Capitán Alatriste, la historia de un soldado veterano de los tercios de Flandes que malvive como espadachín a sueldo en el Madrid del siglo XVII. Sus peligrosas y apasionantes aventuras nos sumergen sin aliento en las intrigas de la Corte de una España corrupta y en decadencia, las emboscadas en callejones oscuros entre el brillo de los aceros, las tabernas donde Francisco de Quevedo compone sonetos entre pendencias y botellas de vino, o los corrales de comedias donde las representaciones de Lope de Vega terminan a cuchilladas. [via]
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El Capitan Alatriste/ Captain Alatriste
by Arturo Perez-Reverte, Carlota Perez-Reverte

ISBN 8420483532 (84-204-8353-2)
Softcover, Santillana USA Pub Co Inc

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Diego Alatriste is a swordsman in a dangerous and corrupt seventeenth-century Spain, where his services are requested to settle debts or restore a family's reputation. When he is hired by the Holy Inquisition to kill two mysterious travelers, guests of the British ambassador, he knows he is in serious trouble. A hard-to-put-down story. [via]
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La Comunidad Del Anillo
by J. R. R. Tolkien

ISBN 844507573X (84-450-7573-X)
Softcover, Booket

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En la adormecida e idilica Comarca, un joven hobbit recibe un encargo: custodiar el Anillo unico y emprender el viaje para su destruccion en las Grietas del Destino. Acompanado por magos, hombres, elfos y enanos, atravesara la Tierra Media y se internara en las sombras de Mordor, perseguido siempre por las huestes de Sauron, el Senor Oscuro, dispuesto a recuperar su creacion para establecer el dominio definitivo del Mal. [via]
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El Esiritu Del Fuego
by Terry Goodkind

ISBN 8448032322 (84-480-3232-2)
Softcover, Planeta Pub Corp

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El Maestro De Esgrima
by Arturo Perez-Reverte

ISBN 8495501554 (84-95501-55-4)
Softcover, Suma de Letras, S.L.

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In 1866 Spain, Don Jaime is an old-fashioned fencing master, unaware of the political conspiracies around him. A mysterious and beautiful woman enters his life, asking to be instructed in this old gentlemen's art. Once he accepts, he is thrown into an entangled plot of intrigue and death. [via]
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El Maestro De Esgrima
by Arturo Reverte Perez

ISBN 8466301763 (84-663-0176-3)
Softcover, Distribooks Inc

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In 1866 Spain, Don Jaime is an old-fashioned fencing master, unaware of the political conspiracies around him. A mysterious and beautiful woman enters his life, asking to be instructed in this old gentlemen's art. Once he accepts, he is thrown into an entangled plot of intrigue and death. [via]
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El Maestro De Esgrima/the Fencing Master
by Arturo Perez-Reverte

ISBN 8420441988 (84-204-4198-8)
Softcover, Santillana USA Pub Co Inc

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La Princesa Prometida
by William Goldman

ISBN 8427030975 (84-270-3097-5)
Softcover, Martinez Roca S A Ediciones

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El Senor De Los Anillos
by J. R. R. Tolkien

ISBN 8445071408 (84-450-7140-8)
Softcover, Planeta Pub Corp

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El Senor De Los Anillos Ii: Las Dos Torres
by J. R. R. Tolkien

ISBN 9684461135 (968-446-113-5)
Softcover, Hermes Editorial

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El Senor De Los Anillos/the Lord of the Rings
by J. R. R. Tolkien

ISBN 8445070320 (84-450-7032-0)
Hardcover, Planeta Pub Corp

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Die Zwei Turme II
by J. R. R. Tolkien

ISBN 3608935428 (3-608-93542-8)
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Der Bund ist zerbrochen, Gandalf verloren. Frodo und Sam sind fort, nur Merry und Pippin bleiben mit Boromir zurück. Da werden sie von einem Orkheer überfallen. Boromir verteidigt die Freunde bis zu seinem eigenen Tod, doch die Hobbits werden gefangengenommen. Aragorn, Legolas und Gimli nehmen ihre Spur auf. Merry und Pippin gelingt die Flucht, und sie kommen in einen geheimnisvollen Wald, wo sie Baumbart treffen, einen uralten, baumähnlichen Riesen vom Geschlecht der Ents. Er erkennt die Gefahr, die Mittelerde droht, und sammelt sein Volk, um Saruman anzugreifen. Aragorn, Legolas und Gimli treffen überraschend auf Gandalf, der nicht tot ist, aber verändert. Sie begeben sich an den Hof von Rohan, einem pferdeliebenden Volk, entlarven Schlangenzunge, Sarumans Spion, der König Thoden in seiner Gewalt hatte. Vor Helms Klamm schlagen sie eine unvergessliche Schlacht Gimli und Legolas wetteifern, wer die meisten Orks tötet Gimli gewinnt. Sie erreichen Sarumans Festung Isengard, entdecken, daß sie bereits von den Ents zerstört worden ist, und finden Merry und Pippin, beide unversehrt. Sie befreien Saruman, nachdem sie seinen Zauberstab zerbrochen haben. Zur gleichen Zeit nähern sich Frodo und Sam Mordor. Gollum, angezogen von dem Ring, folgt ihnen. Sie fangen ihn ein und machen ihn zu ihrem Führer. Gollum bringt sie zu den geheimen Stufen, dem Zugang zum Land Mordor. Dieser finstere Ort wird von Kankra bewacht, einer Riesenspinne, die Frodo mit ihrem Stachel vergiftet. Sam beschließt schweren Herzens, den Ring zu nehmen und die Quest alleine zu beenden. Doch da belauscht er ein Gespräch der Orks und erfährt, daß Frodo nicht tot ist, sondern nur bewußtlos. [via]
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