The Sword of the Lady: A Novel of the Change
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The New York Times bestselling leader continues his “epic of survival and rebirth” (Library Journal), chronicling a modern world lacking equipment.
Rudi Mackenzie has journeyed far across the land that was once the United States of America, hoping to find the source of the world-altering event that has come to be known as The Change. His final destination is Nantucket, an island overrun with forest, inhabited by a mere two hundred people who aver to have been transported there from out of time.
Only one odd stone house remains standing. Within it, Rudi finds a perfectly made sword waiting for him-and once he takes it up, nothing will ever be the same…
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Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
The Sword of the Lady (2009) is the sixth novel in the Change series, following The Scourge of God. In the previous volume, Rudi and his friends reached Iowa. They arrived in Valeria by train and stayed on the farm of Abel Heuisink. Then they took the train to Des Moines.
Ingolf reported to the Bossman, who was not pleased at the loss of his investment. Then the Bossman took several of the party as hostages and sent Rudi alone to recover his artwork. Rudi rode Epona over the river to the east.
In this novel, Rudi Mackenzie is the son of Juniper Mackenzie by Mike Havel. He is tanist — heir — of the Mackenzie Clan and the Lady’s Sword.
Edain Aylward Mackenzie is the son of Sam Aylward. He is Rudi’s best friend.
Mary and Ritva Havel are Rudi’s half-sisters. They are daughters of Mike Havel and Signe Larson. Mary and Ritva are also Dunedain Rangers.
Mathilda Arminger is the Crown Princess of the Portland Protective Association. Matti is Rudi’s anamchara and accompanies him on his quest.
Odard Liu is a Baron with the PPA. He is the son of Eddie Liu. Odard knows that his mother has conspired with the Prophet.
Knight-Brother Ignatius is a warrior-monk of the Order of Saint Benedict and of the Commonwealth of the Lady of Angels. He has seen a vision of the Virgin Mary while on the quest.
Ingolf Vogeler is a warrior from the Republic of Richland. He and his salvagers had traveled to Nantucket, but only Ingolf returned. He had brought word of the Sword across the continent to the Mackenzies.
Frederick Thurston is the younger son of the ex- President-All-purpose of Boise. He is accompanied by some Boise troopers that rallied around him after the treachery. Now Fred is going with Rudi to Nantucket, but he will return.
Virginia Kane was the daughter of a prominent rancher in the Powder River country, until the Church Universal and Triumphant killed him. She had been saved by Rudi and his friends. Now she is Fred’s sweetheart.
In this tale, Rudi and Edain are in the Wild Lands. They break up an ambush by Knifers and save three Southsiders. They are descendants of survivors from Chicago. Their tribe have lost most of their culture and know small about making their own weapons.
Rudi adopts the tribe and they help him bring Ingolf’s wagons back to Iowa. Along the way, Rudi and Edain teach them how to make bows and arrows, then train them as military archers. Southsiders listen to them sing and add the songs to their culture. Soon the Southsiders consider themselves part of the Mackenzie Clan.
Meanwhile, Mary and Ritva are trying to find a way to break Ingolf out of the Bossman’s prison. Then Captain Denson of the Iowa State Make the rounds has a conversation with Ingolf and offers to relief him from prison if he lures the CUT troops from Des Moines. When Ingolf agrees, Denson takes him out while his men kill the additional prisoners.
When Rudi reaches the Mississippi, Denson meets them on the east side of the river. He brings Ingolf with him. They cross the river and join the rest of the questors in Duluth.
Meanwhile, the Corvallis Meeting is fighting CUT invaders. The Prophet’s troops are converging on the Meeting lands from several directions. They cannot stop all the invader thrusts, but can disrupt the most treacherous.
So the PPA loses a castle and the Bearkillers lose a small more ground. Mount Angel assists the PPA and the Mackenzie archers back the Bearkillers. All are waiting for the questors to reach Nantucket.
This tale takes the quest across the northern route to the St. Lawrence river. On the way, they fight CUT troops and make friends. Then they run into the pirates.
The Product Description for this product set proclaims that it is “chronicling a modern world lacking equipment.” Rumor has it that the quote comes from a name who has not read this series. Another editorial reviewer states the situation much better: “a near future America where modern tech doesn’t work”.
These novels contain the tale of a world lacking ELECTRIC power and high compression. Despite a name’s warped concept of history — and archaeology — equipment existed long before development of electric power or even explosives. The people of this world are still able to work stone and metal, as well as low compression engines.
Physics works, excepting electricity and high compression. Chemistry also works, although compounds cannot explode. People have knowledge of all such matters, but some things do not work because of changes in physical laws.
This tale continues to become more fantastic. Yet the events seem to foreshadow a version of Tipler’s Omega Point. Can a final groupmind change the past? Read and delight in!
Highly recommended for Stirling fans and for anyone else who enjoys tales of physical changes, armed conflict, and persevering individuals. If anyone has not previously read this series, the initial volume is Dies the Fire. But this series also follows and ties into the Island in Time series.
-Arthur W. Jordin
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
I like this series… I knew going in that there was another book, so I expected it to take most of the book to get to Nantucket. But, I really like the ‘Island in the Sea of Time’ trilogy and I’m looking forwards to him tying the two series together. Based on the end of this book though, I’m not sure if that is going to take place. If the band just turns around and goes home, I’ll be terribly disappointed as there is so much potential in bringing the tale lines together.
Reader’s Rating: 4 / 5
I’ve read all of Stirling’s volumes in this series, starting with the original Nantucket trilogy. I really like these books and can’t wait for the next volume (or volumes) in this series. The one thing that bothers me is the take in art. It shows an average height guy with fleeting dark hair and wearing pants. Where’s Rudi? He’s got long red hair and wears his clan’s plaid as a kilt! Whose the dude on the take in, the publicist’s nephew? The target audience for this type of fiction is far to detail oriented to not notice this take in art deception.
Reader’s Rating: 4 / 5
Another enjoyable book from SM Stirling. The continuation of a hybrid post-holocaust/fantasy-quest novel, this book continues the journey of the hero and his companions in search of the numinous sword. Written well with excellent attention to detail, Stirling does a nice job of laying out a well developed alternative history. As in prior books, the presentation of a diverse but largely feudal North America is very entertaining. The handling of the fantasy-quest is reasonably excellent and leavened with some humor. The ending of this particular book contains a bit of murky Manicheanism which detracts from Stirling’s ability to give his books a realistic flavor. The stage is set for an appealing next installment.
Reader’s Rating: 4 / 5