Sword of the Lamb

{{Short description|Science fiction novel by American author M. K. Wren}}

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Sword of the Lamb is a science fiction novel by American author M. K. Wren published by Berkley Books in 1981.

Plot summary

Alexand, first born of the House of Dekoven Woolf seeks liberty for his people.

Reception

Greg Costikyan reviewed Sword of the Lamb in Ares Magazine #9 and commented that "Sword of the Lamb is neither great literature nor good SF, but it is a 'page-turner.'"{{cite journal | last=Costikyan | first=Greg | authorlink=Greg Costikyan | title=Books | journal=Ares Magazine | publisher=Simulations Publications, Inc. | date=July 1981 | issue=9 | page=23}} James Nicoll stated: "The writing is competent enough, pacing and wandering infodumps aside."{{cite web |url=https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/sword-of-the-lamb |title=Sword of the Lamb |last=Nicoll |first=James |work=jamesdavisnicoll.com |date=May 20, 2014}}

Reviews

  • Review by Baird Searles (1981) in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, July 6, 1981
  • Review by Bob Mecoy (1981) in Future Life, November 1981
  • Review by Debbie Notkin (1982) in Rigel Science Fiction, #3 Winter 1982
  • Review by Keith Soltys (1982) in Science Fiction Review, Summer 1982
  • Review by Denise Gorse (1986) in Paperback Inferno, #62

References