Swordspoint

Ellen Kushner

first published 1986 Arbor House, 1987 269 pages

"On the treacherous streets of Riverside, a man lives and dies by the sword. Even the nobles on the Hill turn to duels to settle their disputes. Within this elite, dangerous world, Richard St. Vier is the undisputed master, as skilled as he is ruthless--until a death by the sword is met with outrage instead of awe, and the city discovers that the line between hero and villain can be altered in the blink of an eye." (...

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À la pointe de l'épée paperback · 2021 · ACTUSF · 450 pages · 9782376863649
Swordspoint paperback · 2016 · Gollancz · 288 pages · 9781473214729
A punta de espada paperback · 2009 · Alamut · 288 pages · 9788498890198
À la pointe de l'épée paperback · 2008 · CALMANN-LEVY · 308 pages · 9782702139523
A punta de espada paperback · 2005 · Bibliópolis · 288 pages · 9788496173385
Swordspoint paperback · 2003 · Spectra · 368 pages
Swordspoint paperback · 1994 · Tor Books · 288 pages · 9780812536447
Swordspoint paperback · 1991 · Tor Books · 288 pages · 9780812517712
Swordspoint edition · 1989 · Tom Doherty Associates · 269 pages · 9780812543483
Swordspoint hardcover · 1987 · HarperCollins Publishers Ltd · 350 pages · 9780048233523
Swordspoint edition · 1987 · Arbor House · 269 pages

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