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Fan, Nancy Yi

Sword Quest

267 pp. | HarperCollins | February, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-0-06-124335-6 $15.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-06-124336-3 $16.89
(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Jo-Anne Rioux. Wicked archaeopteryxes want to enslave the other birds, and only he who bears the Hero's Sword can stop them. Teen author Fan's nimble use of fantasy tropes and Christian symbolism doesn't prevent this quest from constantly contradicting its own pacifist message: "peace cannot be forced," says the Christ-like Wind-voice while fighting for the sword created to "bring peace to the world."
Reviewer: Dorrie Karlin

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