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Original Title:	The Swordswoman
ISBN:	0812553519 (ISBN13: 9780812553512)
Edition Language:	English

The Swordswoman

Jessica Amanda Salmonson

Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 316 pages

Rating: 3.7 | 132 Users | 14 Reviews

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I finished reading my battered Science Fiction Book Club edition of The Swordswoman for the umpteenth time last night and thought to put down some thoughts on why this book garners four stars. I first read the book as a teen, during a time when I was discovering a number of female authors and strong female characters (including C.J. Cherryh and Phyllis Ann Karr to name two) and I was taken with Salmonson's character Erin of Thar.

The story concerns Erin Wyler, a young Earth woman who's dreamt of living a hero's life in another world. She's a loner, going in and out of institutions her whole life and never finding any amount of happiness except in studying martial arts. During a kendo match, she kills her opponent but his wounds reflect a metal blade, not the bamboo stick she was using. An obsessed paramedic discovers that both she and her opponent have had dreams about the same world, only from opposite points of view. Erin dreams of being the rebel who kills an evil tyrant; her opponent dreamed of being that tyrant. In that alternate world, however, Erin's alter-ego Merilia is the one killed so forces present in both worlds conspire to bring Erin to Endsworld to fulfill Merilia's destiny.

Salmonson bases the alternate reality, Endsworld, on Asian influences. The world is ruled by a warrior elite whose ranks are differentiated by the number of swords they carry. One-swords are cannon fodder, minimal training with a short sword - the i. Two-swords are better trained, carrying both i and mai, and run the gamut from merely competent to expert. Three-swords carry the oude - a great sword - and are wuxia style masters.

The story follows Erin as she arrives in Endsworld and her development from unwilling pawn to someone able to replace Merilia.

I've always found the story itself fast paced and interesting, and Salmonson puts enough "twist" into the usual hero epic to make it worth reading. But I also like the fact that the ending is not a "happily ever after" cop out or that we'll ever know the eventual fate of Erin. The ending screams out for a sequel (and I'd be happy to read it) but (as far as I know) Salmonson has never followed up with one.

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Title	:	The Swordswoman
Author	:	Jessica Amanda Salmonson
Book Format	:	Mass Market Paperback
Book Edition	:	Canadian Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 316 pages
Published	:	September 1988 by Tor (first published 1982)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Fiction. Science Fiction. Science Fiction Fantasy

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Ratings: 3.7 From 132 Users | 14 Reviews

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One of the oldies featuring a strong female character. It's a portal fantasy with an interesting framing device; okay story but unsatisfying for me to some extent (tastes will differ).

One of my all time favorites. First novel I ran across that had a wonderful strong woman protagonist. I've been hooked on the sub-genre (fantasy-woman heroic journey) since.

This was an entertaining book, but Salmonson's Tomoe Gozen trilogy is much, much better.

I read this a long time ago, but I remember really liking it. I may have to dig is out and reread it to see if my memory is doing it justice. I do recall being surprised at the main character being a woman and trained fighter, that was very cool to see.



I finished reading my battered Science Fiction Book Club edition of The Swordswoman for the umpteenth time last night and thought to put down some thoughts on why this book garners four stars. I first read the book as a teen, during a time when I was discovering a number of female authors and strong female characters (including C.J. Cherryh and Phyllis Ann Karr to name two) and I was taken with Salmonson's character Erin of Thar.The story concerns Erin Wyler, a young Earth woman who's dreamt of

I thought that I had read this book many years ago, but maybe hadn't, as reading it now I didn't remember a single thing about it. This is normally not the kind of book Iike, but do like Salmonson's writings so read it and liked it immensely.