The Rainbow Sword

Chronique D'Avebury #3

by Adrienne Martine-Barnes

The grandson of a woman kidnapped through time sets off to Byzantium at the bidding of the gods who desire that he confront and defeat a growing force of evil magic centered in that region.

Cover Art by Romas.

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction

212 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1988

Reviews

[TheMaidenReads · Rating 4 out of 5]

I got this book on a whim from my local second hand bookstore. I have never read either of the other books in the series, but if I eventually find them I definitely will. This book was well written, and if you can push past it the misogyny is honestly so funny.

I will say I have a gripe with the fact that the main relationship has a weird age gap, bit this book was from the 80's soooo

[Amber Hart · Rating 5 out of 5]

I always thought this was my least favourite in the series, as it was the least memorable, but on this third(fourth?) re-read I find myself understanding and loving Geoffrey & Helene's relationship and internal monologues much, much more.