Daggerbound

Description:

DELUXE EDITION--a beautiful hardcover featuring bright pink sprayed edges, a foil case stamp and endpapers.

New York Times bestselling author T. Kingfisher returns to the charming fantasy world of Swordheart in this delightful and unexpected new romantic adventure.

Learned Edmund, a disillusioned scholar, is transporting yet another precious relic from one stuffy temple to a different stuffy temple. Another great adventure for the ages...

But when Edmund is set upon by bandits, in desperation, he breaks the cardinal rule and grabs for the relic, an ancient sword. To his surprise, instead of unsheathing a rusty, ancient weapon, an alarmingly handsome man appears, wielding daggers of blue steel and cutting the thieves down.

This man is the Dervish, an immortal warrior who's been trapped for centuries in a sword of enchanted steel, and is angry as hell about it. He hates the curse that put him there, and he wants to hate Edmund, just as he has hated every wielder before him.

But the damned scholar is just so sweet and clever and kind. And while the Dervish may be able to protect Edmund from bandits, cultists, dragons, and strange inhuman diplomats, he may find it much harder to protect his own heart.

Brief description: T. KINGFISHER (she/her) writes fantasy, horror, and occasional oddities, including Nettle & Bone, What Moves the Dead, Thornhedge, A House with Good Bones, and A Sorceress Comes to Call. Under a pen name, she also writes bestselling children's books. She lives in New Mexico with her husband.

Review Quotes:

Praise for Daggerbound:

"Gleefully romantic, wise, funny, and human in the most clear-sighted, kind/angry way. T Kingfisher is filling the hole Terry Pratchett left in our hearts."--KJ Charles, author of The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen

"I absolutely loved this book and would die (or at least commit a dangerous burglary) for Dog Violet. Delightful found-family road trip with an exasperated living sword, a sweet nerd, and the most unexpectedly charming enormous bug I've ever encountered." --Naomi Kritzer, author of Obstetrix

Praise for the works of T. Kingfisher:

"Kingfisher is a master."--Travis Baldree, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Legends & Lattes

"Such a pleasure to read."--The New York Times

"T. Kingfisher's delicate, bittersweet style of fantasy is like nothing else on shelves at the moment."--Paste

"Kingfisher never fails to dazzle."--Peter S. Beagle, Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Award-winning author of The Last Unicorn

"Prepare to be delighted and enchanted."--NPR

"A true comfort read."--The Washington Post

"Absolutely delightful and full of charm and truth."--Naomi Novik, New York Times bestselling author of A Deadly Education and Uprooted