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The Blue Sword

The Blue Sword

Book · Fantasy books · 10 mentions · 1 subreddit · discussed in r/Fantasy

Reddit take

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Pros

  • The Blue Sword by Robin Mckinley
  • Maybe The Blue Sword and The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley and the first three Earthsea books by Ursula K Le Guin.
  • I think TBS is *way* better than you're giving it credit for
  • The blue sword is a much more interior focused novel, lots of events happen, but it's all about how she feels, and how she isn't happy drinking orange juice everyday in luxury being wholly dependent on her brother and charity.
  • But I absolutely adore The Blue Sword. It was one of my favorites as a kid, and I have all the Good Book Feelings about it still.

Cons

  • whereas now the Blue Sword is chock full of all the chosen one/white savior stuff that we recognize uh, isn’t the best
  • TBS left me utterly cold.
  • I was super excited to read the other book in this world, “The Blue Sword,” but was unfortunately severely disappointed. I found “Hero and the Crown” to be FAR better in almost every way. And my reason is simply… “The Blue Sword” lacks A...

Sentiment

7 positive (70%) · 0 mixed (0%) · 3 negative (30%)

Trust + time weighted score: +42% · raw score 40%

What redditors said (10 of 10)

The Blue Sword by Robin Mckinley
positive · u/S****x · r/Fantasy · comment · Feb 23, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Maybe The Blue Sword and The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley and the first three Earthsea books by Ursula K Le Guin.
positive · u/W****r · r/Fantasy · comment · Dec 9, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I think TBS is *way* better than you're giving it credit for
positive · u/E****e · r/Fantasy · comment · Nov 28, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
whereas now the Blue Sword is chock full of all the chosen one/white savior stuff that we recognize uh, isn’t the best
negative · u/E****7 · r/Fantasy · comment · Nov 28, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
The blue sword is a much more interior focused novel, lots of events happen, but it's all about how she feels, and how she isn't happy drinking orange juice everyday in luxury being wholly dependent on her brother and charity.
positive · u/D****y · r/Fantasy · comment · Nov 28, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
TBS left me utterly cold.
negative · u/c****e · r/Fantasy · comment · Nov 28, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
But I absolutely adore The Blue Sword. It was one of my favorites as a kid, and I have all the Good Book Feelings about it still.
positive · u/F****r · r/Fantasy · comment · Nov 28, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I love them both but the blue sword is my favorite. I found her more relatable but it maybe was my stage of life when I first read it. I thought there was plenty of action and the pacing was fine.
positive · u/w****l · r/Fantasy · comment · Nov 28, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I was super excited to read the other book in this world, “The Blue Sword,” but was unfortunately severely disappointed. I found “Hero and the Crown” to be FAR better in almost every way. And my reason is simply… “The Blue Sword” lacks ANY conflict.
negative · u/K****9 · r/Fantasy · Nov 28, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
The Blue Sword – Robin McKinley (strong heroine, desert kingdom, and magical destiny)
positive · u/F****r · r/Fantasy · comment · Feb 16, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

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