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The gilded chain : a tale of the King's Blades

In the magical land of Chivial, a grim school turns otherwise unwanted boys into the finest swordsmen in the realm, each bound to absolute loyalty to their ward--the king or whomever he designates.

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  • "In the magical land of Chivial, a grim school turns otherwise unwanted boys into the finest swordsmen in the realm, each bound to absolute loyalty to their ward--the king or whomever he designates."@en
  • "Swordsman Durendal of the fantasy land of Chivial investigates a monastery whose monks are immortal cannibals. Durendal is a member of a brotherhood of swordsmen, orphans raised by the king."
  • "As unwanted and rebellious boys, they find refuge in Ironhall...Years later they emerge as the finest swordsmen in the realm'A magical ritual of a sword through the heart binds each to his ward'if not the king himself, then to whomever else the monarch designates'with absolute loyalty.And the greatest Blade of them all was'and is'Sir Durendal. But a lifelong dream of protecting his beloved liege from enemies, traitors, and monsters is dashed to bits when Durendal is bonded till death to an effete noble fop at his king's orders. Yet Destiny has many strange and inscrutable plans for the young knight'for a mission, a contest, and, perhaps, a treasure await him in a faraway land. But he soon finds himself enmeshed in treason and foul intrigues, compelled to betray the king he had hoped to serve. The Blades have ways to protect their own, but death and madness haunt the path to salvation'and few ever return unscathed. As unwanted and rebellious boys, they find refuge in Ironhall...Years later they emerge as the finest swordsmen in the realm'A magical ritual of a sword through the heart binds each to his ward'if not the king himself, then to whomever else the monarch designates'with absolute loyalty. And the greatest Blade of them all was'and is'Sir Durendal. But a lifelong dream of protcting his beloved liege from enemies, traitors, and monsters is dashed to bits when Durendal is bonded till death to an effete noble fop at his king's orders. Yet Destiny has many strange and inscrutable plans for the young knight'for a mission, a contest, and, perhaps, a treasure await him in a faraway land. But he soon finds himself enmeshed in treasonand foul intrigues, compelled to betray the king he had hoped to serve. The Blades have ways to protect their own, but death and madness haunt the path to salvation'and few ever return unscathed."@en
  • "Sir Durendal, the leader of the King's Blades, the finest swordsmen in the magical land of Chivial, embarks on a quest for a glorious treasure that lies behind the walls of an ancient, isolated city where danger and death are everywhere."

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  • "Fantastic fiction"@en
  • "Fantastic fiction"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Fantasy fiction"
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en

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  • "La cadena dorada"
  • "La cadena dorada"@es
  • "The gilded chain : a tale of the king's blades"
  • "The gilded chain : a tale of the King's Blades"@en
  • "The gilded chain : a tale of the King's Blades"
  • "The gilded chain. [1]"@en
  • "The gilded chain : a tale of the King's blades"
  • "La forja de los héroes"
  • "La forja de los héroes"@es
  • "The gilded chain"@en
  • "The Gilded Chain"@en
  • "The gilded chain a tale of the King's Blades"@en
  • "L'insigne du chancelier"
  • "Gilded chain a tale of the king's blades"@en

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