Kingdom of Royth

Richard Blade #9

by Jeffrey Lord

PIRATES AHEAD!

Blade is stranded on a raft in the middle of the ocean when he spots several survivors of a shipwreck. He takes them on board. Together, they weather a savage storm and kill a band of ferocious pirates who are in pursuit.

Slowly, a large merchant vessel approaches from the horizon. On board is the Grand Duke of the kingdom of Royth, brother to the King, accompanied by his daughter. Blade and friends are rescued by the Grand Duke, who then takes Blade into his confidence-- the waters in the surrounding area are completely overtaken by bloodthirsty buccaneers! Meanwhile, Blade happens to notice that the captain of the ship seems particularly pleased at the prospect of the pirate takeover. At the same time, the Grand Duke's daughter is taking serious notice of Blade.

What will happen? For both the Grand Duke and his lovely daughter, Blade is the only hope. But time is running out and the cold-blooded pirates are speedily approaching...

Genres: Fantasy, Pulp, Adventure

192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1974

About the author

A house pseudonym used by multiple authors including:
Manning Lee Stokes
Roland Green
Lyle Kenyon Engel
Ray Faraday Nelson
Richard D. Nolane
Christian Mantey
Arnaud Dalrune
Yves Chéraqui
Gerald Moreau
Paul Couturiau
Amelina Defontaine
Didier Le Gais
Yves Bulteau
Raymond Audemard
Nadine Monfils
Patrick Eris
Nemo Sandman

Reviews

[Clint A. Hall]

I first picked up book 29 of Richard Blade when I was probably in middle school. I didn't know it at the time, but it was wildly inappropriate for my age. Extreme, non-stop violence, vulgar, pornographic sex scenes...you know...everything a growing boy needs. So, naturally, i loved it.

I now pick up a new Richard Blade every time I see one in a used book store and currently have more than 20. Short, simple, clunky prose, a whirlwind of sex and blood. If Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote a James Bond porno fan fiction--you would have Richard Blade.

Fantastic fun to read about Blade kicking some pirate ass. (My 4 stars were given generously, using only other Blade stories as comparison)

[Richard]

Ninth adventure into Dimension X.

I fully enjoyed this installment. Blade awakens to find himself in the aftermath of a sea battle. Pirates stalk the waters and keep honest folks terrified to travel by sea.

Conveniently the pirates infest a large island in the middle of a land-locked sea. The pirates want to attack and overthrow the strongest opposing nation with treachery. Richard Blade has other plans.

This installment adds a bit of the supernatural. A priestess of an outlawed snake cult backs her boasts up. Hell-bent on world dominion.

Richard's story in H Dimension takes a new direction.

Recommended!

[Adam Wilson]

While this was, in my opinion, one of the better books of the Blade series that I have read so far in my slow journey through the Blade series it still is what it is, nothing incredible, just a quick men's adventure featuring James Bond heading to medieval times to completely turn some world upside down due to his incredible fighting skills and more incredible libido. Blade isn't King but it isn't terrible, just a fun adventure series.

[Paschalis]

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[Charles]

A decent read.

[Simon Gelling]

This has to be the worst Blade book of the series that I have read so far.Very boring and shallow.I just could not get into it.I did finish it though.

[Little Timmy]

Richard Blade travels to new worlds and never fails to find danger and love. Good quick men's adventure read. Recommended