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  • The Sword of the South

  • By: David Weber
  • Narrated by: Nick Sullivan
  • Length: 23 hrs and 15 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (752 ratings)

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The Sword of the South

By: David Weber
Narrated by: Nick Sullivan
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Publisher's summary

Number one in a new epic fantasy series by 28-time New York Times and international best seller David Weber, set within his Bahzell Bahnakson/War God universe.

A swordsman who has been robbed of his past must confront an evil wizard, with a world at stake.

Know thyself. It's always good to know who you are, but sometimes that's a little difficult. Kenhodan has no last name because he has no past...or not one he remembers, anyway. What he does have are a lot of scars and a lot of skills - some exhilarating and some terrifying - and a purpose. Now, if he only knew where he'd gotten them and what their purpose was....

Wencit of Rm, the most powerful wizard in the world, knows the answers to Kenhodan's questions, but he can't or won't share them with him, except to inform him that he's a critical part of Wencit's millennium-long battle to protect Norfressa from conquest by dark sorcery. Bahzell Bahnakson, champion of Tomank, doesn't know those answers, and the War God isn't sharing them with him, except to inform Bahzell that the final confrontation with the Dark Lords of fallen Kontovar is about to begin, and that, somehow, Kenhodan is one of the keys to its final outcome.

Wulfra of Torfo doesn't know those answers, either, but she does know Wencit of Rm is her implacable foe and that, somehow, Kenhodan is one of the weapons he intends to use against her...assuming she can't kill both of them first.

But, in the far northern port city of Belhadan, an 11-year-old girl with a heart of harp music knows the answers to all of Kenhodan's questions...and dares not share them with anyone, even the ancient wild wizard who loves her more dearly than life itself.

It's not easy to face the future when you can't even remember your own past, but if saving an entire world from evil sorcerers, demons, devils, and dark gods was easy, anyone could do it.

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Can't wait for next one.

Loved it very much especially Kenhodan and his former identity. I wonder about him and Gwynna.

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I liked it

Love it, good story, well read. Found myself making time to listen. That is my measure of a good audio book.

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Great continuation of a excellent series

I really liked how this sequel tied wencit, his history and the actual story together. It also set the scene for further sequels with Gwenna and Kenhoden. I missed a little bit the explanation of why and how the dire cat arrived, The missing years between Leana's marriage to Bahzell and the arrival of Kenhoden would mke a nice interlude.

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There is such a thing as too powerful.

I don't know that a 5th book with the same characters from the first 4 and a few new ones added can work. They are just too powerful and it gets hard to challenge them. Something every DM who has tried to run a game for 10th level and up has discovered. "You did how much damage with that fireball?!?" I think the world is worth further exploration but he needs a new perspective and new heroes to pick up the battle cry. The old ones have grown too powerful to be interesting.

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Weber has done it again

great story and performance I will have to read the war God books now also.

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Great story

Lots of fun from my favorite author. The only way to improve it is to write a sequel

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fun story

not epic but worth the time. i look forward to more in the same series.

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Entertaining and a promising start

The characters are great and the long awakening seems awesome. I just hope theres a lot more where it came from.

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A great listen!

This story returns to the small group quest, similar to the first book. It has explains a lot about the characters and has plenty of character interaction, making more human than the massive field battles of the previous book. Since the first book caused me to fall in love with the series, I consider this a wonderful development.

I also love this narator. The characters' voices come alive, adding the their humanity.

The story resolves nicely but overal saga has a lot to be resolved. I can't wait for the next book!

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A new chapter

This us clearly a new chapter in the War God's own series. While some previous characters are present, new stars also emerge. My only regret is that the next book in the series isn't yet available.

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