![]() ![]() ![]() And Harry is a bit of a White Saviour (we learn Harry has mixed race ancestry late in the book, but culturally she is wholly British). It falls prey to Orientalism in the way that it romanticises Daria. But there is much to lift The Blue Sword above the pack, despite its flaws. So far, so typical for a YA novel: heroic young woman comes of age and saves the day when none of the adults will listen to her. She is kidnapped by Corlath, king of the Hillfolk, after his magic Gift prompts him to do it, trains as a warrior and ultimately saves the day by defeating the Northern demon-king. The tomboyish Harry slowly falls in love with the wilds of Daria (as the Empire calls it) and learns that she is not the only Homelander who feels that way. First published in 1982 it tells the story of Harry Crewe, an orphan sent to the farthest reaches of the British Empire, where her brother, Richard, is serving in the military. Robin McKinley‘s The Blue Sword is one of my all-time favourite novels, and a comfort book that I pull out for regular re-reading. ![]() ![]() With a chestnut warhorse, a pet leopard, a magic sword and the ability to make desert kings fall hopelessly in love with me while I saved the world. Harimad-sol – laprun minta and damalur-sol. Growing up as a child, I always wanted to be Harry. ![]()
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