The Sword of Rhiannon

author: Leigh Brackett
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.49
book published: 1949
rating: 3
read at: 2015/05/15
date added: 2015/05/15
shelves: sword-and-laser
review:
'The Sword of Rhiannon' was a book club pick for the month. I've been wanting to read some Leigh Brackett, so I gave it a shot, once I could track down a not-so-easy to find copy.

When Matt Carse, Earthman, archaeologist, and adventurer, has a chance to buy a rare sword from the distant past of Mars, he gets more than he bargains for. He finds himself sucked into the past of his planet, where there is water, and more than one warring clan. He finds himself enslaved aboard a galley on one of the seas of Mars. He also finds himself trying to find his place among the strange tribes of Mars. Add to that, the pesky side effects of his sword, and he's in for a real adventure.

It reads like classic swashbuckling pulp sf. I was in the mood for such a thing, so it filled the bill nicely. By the end, I was ready for it to be over. There are elements of the story that are definitely from a different time, and it's curious that based on that that the book was written by a woman, but it's still a fun page turning romp, and I wouldn't mind reading more Brackett.


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